Comparison

Lumisan vs HDR LOGO

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

Head to head
About

Lumisan

Transform your photos and artwork with stunning glow and light effects. This app intelligently detects image elements to apply custom light, patterns, and color shifts. Edit with confidence using extensive undo/redo and auto-save features, then export in various resolutions.

Highlights
  • 30+ ready-made presets
  • Customizable glow amount, spread, and color
  • Pattern effects (prism, holo, glitter, halftone)
  • Image area selection for glowing
  • Frames and paper textures
  • Undo/redo up to 64 steps
  • Export in multiple resolutions
Features
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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 – 64 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 64 detail parameters, full custom glow colors, colors 2–4 for masking, signatures, My Styles, and your last 30 edits.

About

HDR LOGO

Features
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◇◇◇ Make logos and graphics shine with HDR brightness — brighter than standard white on supported HDR displays ◇◇◇ HDR Logo is an app for creating luminous HDR logos, graphics, icons, artwork, and images. Turn a standard SDR image into HDR in seconds and create bright highlights that appear to shine directly from the screen. Import your image and let HDR Logo automatically find the brightest areas, or paint the highlights you want to enhance manually. Choose from five simple brightness presets, compare the original SDR image with the HDR result, and export. SDR → HDR Convert standard SDR images and graphics into HDR without complicated photo-editing tools. No curves, color grading, exposure controls, or technical HDR setup — just a fast and simple workflow. MAKE IT SHINE Give logos, symbols, icons, light sources, and other elements a luminous HDR appearance. From a subtle shine to an intense, glowing result, choose how much your image should stand out. BRIGHTER THAN WHITE HDR displays can reproduce highlights beyond standard interface white. HDR Logo uses this additional brightness to create highlights that can appear to emit light from the screen itself. ◇ AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL Automatically detect the brightest areas of your image or paint exactly where you want HDR. Get an instant result or take control when working with detailed logos and graphics. CHOOSE THE BRIGHTNESS Choose from five simple HDR brightness presets and instantly preview the result. Go from natural brightness to intense luminous highlights — without complicated sliders. BEFORE ↔ AFTER Compare the original SDR image and HDR result side by side. See the difference immediately and choose the brightness that works best for your image. → EXPORT HDR Export your finished HDR image for supported HDR displays. BUILT FOR LOGOS & GRAPHICS HDR Logo is made for designers, creators, brands, developers, and anyone creating visual content for modern HDR screens. • Convert SDR images to HDR • Create HDR logos and graphics • Make logos shine and glow • Create highlights brighter than standard white • Detect bright areas automatically • Paint HDR areas manually • Choose from five brightness presets • Compare SDR and HDR • Preview HDR on supported displays • Export finished HDR images From a subtle shine to highlights that appear to glow directly from the screen — HDR Logo makes creating HDR graphics simple.

Screenshots

Lumisan4 screens
HDR LOGO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HDR LOGO at none against Lumisan's 1. HDR LOGO also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Lumisan's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Lumisan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HDR LOGO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumisan ships an update every 5 days, HDR LOGO daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Lumisan versus HDR LOGO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumisanHDR LOGO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuma SatoiAnastasiia Trofimova

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lumisan

One-time1
  • PRO, one payment$7.99
None

HDR LOGO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumisan free?
Lumisan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HDR LOGO free?
HDR LOGO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lumisan or HDR LOGO have ads?
Neither Lumisan nor HDR LOGO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumisan or HDR LOGO?
Lumisan ships an update every 5 days, and HDR LOGO daily. Most recently, Lumisan was updated on November 4, 2026 and HDR LOGO on October 31, 2026.

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