Comparison

LightCompass vs UMBRAL

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

Head to head
About

LightCompass

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Know where the light will be - before you get there. LightCompass shows you exactly where the sun, the moon, and the Milky Way will be for any place, any date, any time. Drop a pin, scrub the timeline, and plan the shot before you leave home. No manual to study: open the map and you are planning within minutes. PLAN ON THE MAP - Sun and moon paths drawn over the exact spot you are going to shoot, for any date and time - Sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour at a glance - Moon phase and illumination, plus Milky Way arch and Galactic Center visibility - A time slider to scrub through the day and watch the light move SEE IT IN AR - Point your iPhone at the scene and preview the sun and moon paths over the live camera image - Compass calibration flow for reliable on-location alignment TRUST THE TERRAIN (Terrain 3D pack) - Real elevation data builds the actual horizon around you - Sunrise and sunset corrected for the ridgeline, so you know when the light clears the mountain - not the flat horizon - A 3D terrain map with sunrise and sunset direction lines from where you stand FIND THE ALIGNMENT (Alignment pack) - Reverse search: choose where you want the sun or moon to appear, and LightCompass finds the dates and times it will be exactly there CATCH THE EVENTS (Celestial pack) - Solar and lunar eclipse details - Meteor shower calendar - Star trail planning CALCULATE THE SHOT - Depth of field, hyperfocal distance, and field of view calculators - Camera settings guidance for the scene you are planning - Meters or feet, your choice SAVE AND REMEMBER - Save locations and shooting plans - Add a plan to your calendar with a reminder, so you are on location before the light is SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING - The core app is a single one-time purchase - Three optional expansion packs - Alignment, Celestial, and Terrain 3D - are one-time purchases too, with a complete bundle available - No subscription. Ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads - Every astronomical calculation runs on your device - The only network requests fetch public map and elevation data, which is cached for offline use Whether you are chasing golden hour in the city, waiting for moonrise behind a peak, or lining up the Galactic Center over a lighthouse, LightCompass tells you where the light will be - so you can be there first.

About

UMBRAL

Features
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Premium, high-quality photos that reflect your taste. UMBRAL is a camera and photo editor for people with taste, who care how a photo feels. Choose a Look, see it live in the viewfinder, and press the shutter. Light, color and texture already feel premium and considered, never over-processed, and every photo is kept in full, high quality. Photos you already love can get the same finish too. Start free. Every Look can be previewed and used to shoot. Photos made with the free Looks save to your phone each day, up to a daily allowance. Photos made with Pro Looks wait safely in your UMBRAL Library until you unlock UMBRAL Pro, then save in full quality. A FEW PREMIUM LOOKS, EACH TUNED WITH TASTE β€’ A focused collection of Looks instead of an endless wall of filters. Each one is a different kind of premium, so you can choose the one that matches your taste. β€’ See your Look live before you shoot, and keep the same high-quality result in the finished photo. β€’ Rich, natural color and tone that stay polished. FINISH IT LIKE A PRINT β€’ Fine-tune light, color and grain while each Look keeps its character. β€’ Add a frame, your own signature, or a quiet date stamp. β€’ Your photos are never cropped to fit a template. What you frame is what you keep. YOUR PHOTOS, YOUR TASTE β€’ Import photos from your library, apply one Look across a whole set, and adjust any single photo later. β€’ A personal Library of everything you have made, in one calm place. β€’ Your photos stay on your device. UMBRAL PRO UMBRAL Pro adds the complete Look collection, fine-tuning for light, color and grain, premium frames and signature styles, and high-quality saving without limits: everything you need for premium photos that reflect your taste. Choose an annual or monthly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time purchase. Prices for your region are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. A one-time purchase does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://kernelbeam.com/camera/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LightCompass4 screens
UMBRAL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: UMBRAL at 16.0 against LightCompass's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. LightCompass sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and UMBRAL sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
LightCompass versus UMBRAL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightCompassUMBRAL
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB332 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJI HOON LEE禹丞 ι™ˆ

In-app purchases

5 purchases

LightCompass

One-time5
  • Alignment Finder$1.99
  • Celestial Pack$2.99
  • Terrain 3D Pack$2.99
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  • LightCompass Pro$4.99
  • Complete Bundle$8.99
4 purchases

UMBRAL

Subscriptions3
  • UMBRAL+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • UMBRAL+ Yearly$19.991 Year
  • UMBRAL+ Yearly1 Year trial3 variants$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • UMBRAL+ One-Time Purchase$29.99

Questions

Is LightCompass free?
LightCompass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UMBRAL free?
UMBRAL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LightCompass or UMBRAL have ads?
Neither LightCompass nor UMBRAL shows ads.

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