Marca vs Lumi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marca
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Read more. Scroll less. Ten minutes a day adds up to about 9 books a year. Marca tracks every book, keeps your daily streak, and can lock the apps that eat your evenings until you've read. TRACK EVERY BOOK - Add a book in seconds: search, scan the barcode, or type it in - Shelves for your TBR, what you're reading, finished and set aside - Ratings, notes, and the quotes worth keeping - A yearly reading challenge - Home Screen widgets with the book you're reading BUILD THE HABIT - A tiny daily goal in minutes or pages (10 minutes to start) - A calm reading timer, with a Live Activity on your Lock Screen - A streak that forgives one missed day a week - One reminder a day, at the time you pick READ FIRST (APP BLOCKER) - Pick the apps that eat your evenings - They stay locked until you've met today's reading goal, then open until midnight - Something urgent? Two 5-minute passes a day - Free for 1 app. Marca+ locks as many as you like, and Strict mode removes the passes - Built on Apple's Screen Time: Marca never sees which apps you chose SEE YOUR READING - Books, pages, hours and streaks - How many days reading opened your apps - Your month in books, and a card for every finished book, ready to share MARCA+ Read First without limits, the full insights (genre, format, pace), every theme, unlimited quotes and a second daily goal. - Yearly: a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, then the yearly price shown in the app - Monthly, or pay once for lifetime access - Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm. Subscriptions, including after the free trial, renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No feed. No ads. Your reading stays on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://adabastudio.github.io/marca/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://adabastudio.github.io/marca/privacy.html
Lumi
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Meet Lumi, a calm and private home for your reading life. Keep track of the books you want to read, follow your current progress, record focused reading sessions, save meaningful quotes, and see how your reading develops over time. No social feed. No public profile. No pressure. Just you, your books, and Lumi—the friendly reading ghost keeping your place. KEEP YOUR LIBRARY ORGANIZED Add books by searching online, scanning their barcode, or entering them manually. Organize books as: • To Read • Reading • Finished • Did Not Finish Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks in one personal library. TRACK EVERY READING SESSION Start a reading timer whenever you pick up a book. Lumi records how long you read and lets you update your pages, percentage, or audiobook position when you finish. Pause, resume, or end your session directly from your Lock Screen with Live Activities. YOUR CURRENT BOOK, ALWAYS CLOSE Keep your current read visible with beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Depending on your widget, you can: • See your current book and progress • Start a reading session • Log pages quickly • Follow your daily reading goal • Display a favorite quote SAVE QUOTES WORTH REMEMBERING Collect quotes and highlights from every book you read. Add the page, chapter, or audiobook timestamp, mark favorites, and revisit them whenever you need a little inspiration. UNDERSTAND YOUR READING See useful insights without turning reading into a competition. Explore: • Books finished • Pages and minutes read • Current and longest streaks • Monthly reading activity • Favorite genres • Reading formats • Yearly goal progress FIND YOUR NEXT BOOK Lumi creates simple, explainable recommendations based on the authors and genres you already enjoy. Discover: • More from authors you love • Books related to your favorite genres • Suggestions from your own To Read list • Trending books and new releases TRACK REREADS PROPERLY Reading a favorite again? Start a new reading attempt while preserving your original dates, sessions, and statistics. Every read gets its own history. IMPORT YOUR EXISTING LIBRARY Bring your books with you by importing a Goodreads or StoryGraph CSV file. You can also export your entire Lumi library, reading history, and quotes whenever you choose. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Lumi requires no account. Your library is stored locally on your device. Lumi Pro users can optionally keep their data synchronized privately through iCloud. Your reading activity is never public. START FOR FREE Use Lumi free with up to 10 books, reading sessions, progress tracking, online search, barcode scanning, basic widgets, quotes, recommendations, and reading insights. Lumi Pro unlocks: • Unlimited books, quotes, and tags • All Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Interactive progress widgets • Live Activities • Private iCloud synchronization • Full reading insights • Complete personalized recommendations • Goodreads and StoryGraph imports • Additional themes and customization Your books deserve a quiet place of their own. Welcome to Lumi. --- Privacy Policy: https://www.ivantrj.com/app-privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lumi at daily against Marca's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Marca sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lumi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Marca ships an update every 11 days, Lumi daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marca | Lumi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adrien Guinard | Ivan Trajanovski |
In-app purchases
Marca
- Marca+ Monthly$4.991 Month
- Marca+ Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Marca+ Lifetime$49.99
Lumi
- Lumi Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Lumi Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









