SpinDoodly vs Lumisan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpinDoodly
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SpinDoodly turns simple finger gestures into mesmerizing rotating art. Drag, swirl, and let the canvas spin — every stroke sweeps into hypnotic patterns you can't stop watching. Two modes, endless possibilities: SPIN DOODLE Continuous strokes that bend and curl as the canvas rotates beneath your finger. Add spikes for sharp radial bursts. Add drips for melting lines that fall outward. Mirror with symmetry to instantly turn one stroke into 2, 4, 8, even 16 perfectly aligned reflections. SPRAY DOODLE Spray paint with dots, oriented lines, or stamp shapes (stars, hearts, hexagons, flowers, and more). Adjust spread with the Fibonacci dial to layer perfectly distributed patterns — phyllotaxis-style spirals straight from nature. KEY FEATURES • 16-fold symmetry — turn a single stroke into a kaleidoscope • Rainbow color cycling — hue shifts automatically as you draw • Adjustable spin speed and direction • Custom colors with full color picker • Light and dark themes • Pause, undo, and clear at any time • Save your art as video to share or keep • Optional one-time purchase to remove all ads PERFECT FOR • Calm, focused creative time • Visual meditation and stress relief • Kids and adults alike • Anyone who loves spirograph, kaleidoscopes, or mandalas • Showing off mesmerizing time-lapse art on social No accounts. No tracking. Just spin and create. Free to play with optional Remove Ads purchase. Privacy-respecting — see our privacy policy for full details.
Lumisan
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Turn photos and illustrations into something that glows. Lumisan reads the brightness, edges, and saturation in your image to find where the light should live — then blends in a soft glow, sparkling patterns, or holographic color shifts. From a subtle highlight to a full holographic wash, it's built for real photos and artwork, not just neon stickers. Everything is processed on your device. Nothing is ever uploaded. Five simple steps get you there: Style → Area → Light → Finish → Save. STYLE – 30 ready-made presets, one tap away – Save your favorite settings as a My Style and reuse them on any image AREA — CHOOSE WHERE IT GLOWS – Auto-detect highlights, edges, and saturation – Pick a color with the eyedropper and glow only that color (up to 4 colors) – Invert the selection to glow everything except what you picked LIGHT – Adjust glow amount, spread, and color to taste – 50 pro-level parameters covering spread width, core sharpness, light rays, and background darkening – Full custom glow color PATTERNS – Prism — rainbow light bending through your image – Holo & Glitter — rainbow, ice, lattice, sparkle, and stardust, in hearts, stars, and more – Halftone — dots, lines, and grids for a printed-poster look FINISH – Frames: none, even border, instant-photo style, or circle – Paper textures: plain, aged, or canvas – Add a signature in 5 fonts EDIT WITH CONFIDENCE – Undo/redo up to 64 steps – Auto-saves your progress — pick up right where you left off – Import directly from any app's share sheet EXPORT – Original, 2048, 1440, 1080, or custom size – Re-rendered at your chosen resolution, so fine patterns and glitter never get crushed – Save straight to Photos or share anywhere Great for: – Eye-catching posts for Instagram and TikTok – Turning fan art or portraits into something special – Giving photos a poster or zine-style finish Every preset and the full editing/saving flow are free to try. Lumisan PRO (a one-time purchase — no subscription) unlocks all 50 detail parameters, full custom glow colors, colors 2–4 for masking, signatures, My Styles, and your last 30 edits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lumisan at none against SpinDoodly's shown. Lumisan also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). SpinDoodly's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SpinDoodly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lumisan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SpinDoodly ships an update weekly, Lumisan daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpinDoodly | Lumisan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sam Matthews | Yuma Satoi |
In-app purchases
SpinDoodly
- Remove Ads$1.99
Lumisan
- PRO, one payment$7.99








