Comparison

StreamPad vs Lumen Playground

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StreamPad

Transform your phone into a customizable macro pad for your computer. Trigger keyboard shortcuts, media controls, and app actions with a single tap over your local Wi-Fi network. No cloud or internet connection needed.

Highlights
  • Customizable button grid
  • Multiple pages for organization
  • Instant Wi-Fi pairing
  • Media controls
  • Custom keyboard shortcuts
  • Local network operation
Features
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Stream Pad turns your phone into a customizable macro pad for your Mac or Windows computer - no cloud, no account, no internet required. Install the free Stream Pad Companion app on your computer, connect your phone over the same Wi-Fi network, and trigger keyboard shortcuts, media controls, and app actions with a single tap. FEATURES - Fully customizable grid of buttons, icons, and colors, edited from the Companion dashboard on your computer - Multiple pages for organizing different sets of shortcuts - Instant Wi-Fi pairing via QR code - no typing IP addresses - Media controls (play/pause, volume) and custom keyboard shortcuts - Works entirely on your local network - everything stays between your phone and your computer Stream Pad is self-hosted: your macros, layouts, and button presses never leave your home network.

About

Lumen Playground

Features
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Lumen Playground is the living SwiftUI catalog for Lumen UI, a cross-platform primitive design system. Search the public component library, exercise real native controls, and compare Lumen's semantic light and dark themes directly on iPhone or iPad. Every example is built with the same LumenUI package available to application developers. Explore: • Foundations, actions, forms, feedback, data display, navigation, and native presentations • Interactive loading, disabled, selected, validation, overlay, and empty states • Native Dynamic Type, VoiceOver semantics, focus behavior, and platform conventions • Shared Lumen icons, colors, spacing, typography, and visual treatments • Direct links to implementation documentation and public support The catalog works without an account and does not include advertising, analytics, tracking, or data collection.

Screenshots

StreamPad4 screens
Lumen Playground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lumen Playground at every 2 weeks against StreamPad's every 2 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StreamPad ships an update every 2 months, Lumen Playground every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
StreamPad versus Lumen Playground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStreamPadLumen Playground
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuc Tran DinhSantiago Molina Orozco

In-app purchases

None

StreamPad

No in-app purchases

None

Lumen Playground

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StreamPad free?
StreamPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lumen Playground free?
Lumen Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StreamPad or Lumen Playground have ads?
Neither StreamPad nor Lumen Playground shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StreamPad or Lumen Playground?
StreamPad ships an update every 2 months, and Lumen Playground every 2 weeks. Most recently, StreamPad was updated on October 21, 2026 and Lumen Playground on October 17, 2026.

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