KiruLaya vs LumiWave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
KiruLaya
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KiruLaya is a premium, on-device music player for the collection you already own โ built to play it honestly, at its very best. TRUE HIGH-RESOLUTION SOUND โข Plays your local audio in high resolution โ FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, AAC, MP3 and more โข An honest output meter shows the real sample rate reaching your ears โ gold when it's bit-perfect, never faked โข True gapless playback โ no silence between tracks โข ReplayGain for consistent loudness, read from your own tags โข A 5-band parametric EQ, adjustable live YOUR LIBRARY, BEAUTIFULLY ORGANISED โข Album-aware โ groups by album-artist, handles compilations and classical โข Queues, playlists, and context-aware repeat โข The now-playing screen gently takes on your artwork's colour โข Full background and lock-screen playback VIDEO โ AUDIO โข Add a video and KiruLaya keeps just its soundtrack โ bit-identical, no re-encode โ so your favourite live sets, concerts and talks live in your music library as clean audio. BREATHE โ A PRANAYAMA PACER โข A calm pranayama breathing pacer that plays right over your music. Choose your rhythm, press play, and breathe โ then return to your listening without ever leaving the app. โข A quiet, one-of-a-kind companion for a mindful moment between tracks. HONEST ABOUT YOUR STORAGE โข A clear Storage view shows exactly what KiruLaya uses on your device โ referenced files, kept copies and duplicates โ with nothing hidden. โข Most imports play in place from your originals, so your library adds almost no space. Free it up any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN โข Everything stays on your device โ no account, no sign-up, no upload. โข No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your music, and how you listen, are yours alone. Just you and your music.
LumiWave
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LumiWave is a music player that lets you see your music, no matter where it comes from. โ One playlist across every source Files on iCloud Drive, Google Drive and other cloud services, local audio on your iPhone, and Apple Music (including tracks in your library imported from CDs) โ LumiWave brings them together into a single playlist built around your mood, not around where each track came from. โ Visualizers that react to sound The playback screen is more than artwork and a play button. Five visualizers move in real time with your music: - CG: reactive particles and waveforms - Bottle: liquid fills as playback progresses - Creature: little creatures gather when you tap - Slide: your chosen photos or playlist artwork slowly pan and zoom - Aquarium: a school of fish swims to the music and gathers when you tap to drop food Pinch out for full-screen mode: nothing but the visualizer and minimal controls, so you can sink into the music. For late-night listening, focus sessions, or just changing the mood of a room. โ Honest about audio The more striking the visuals, the more the sound has to be trustworthy. LumiWave treats the audio path with care. - Supports WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, AAC and MP3 (up to 192kHz / 24-bit) - Plays imported files at their original quality - Lossless and Hi-Res tracks are clearly badged, with format, sample rate and bit depth shown - Playback comes first: under load, rendering quality drops automatically to protect the sound โ Privacy No account, no servers. Imported audio, playlists, photos and settings stay on your device, and audio analysis runs locally. Nothing is collected. โ Visualizer Pro (one-time purchase) All playback features, the CG and Slide visualizers, playlists and quality display are free. A one-time Pro purchase โ not a subscription โ unlocks the Bottle, Creature and Aquarium visualizers and any Pro features added later. You can preview the Pro visualizers for free before buying. Music, set free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KiruLaya at none against LumiWave's 1. LumiWave's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. LumiWave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KiruLaya asks for nothing beyond the download.
KiruLaya ships an update every 3 weeks, LumiWave every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KiruLaya | LumiWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satheesh Kumar Mahalingam | PAOSystem |
In-app purchases
KiruLaya
No in-app purchases
LumiWave
- Visualizer Pro$4.99









