Comparison

Lumen vs AETHERIS

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

Head to head
About

Lumen

Features
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Lumen is a privacy-first smart camera. Shoot, watermark, scan, and lightly edit — all on your device. We don’t upload your media to our servers. Capture • Photos and video with timer, grid, and level • Live Photos to keep motion around the shutter • Burst and preview-before-save for quick picks Watermarks you can preview • Stamp time, place, or custom text • Live preview in the viewfinder • Great for work check-ins and everyday memories Scan & documents • QR codes and barcodes — copy or open links • Document scan with text extraction (OCR) • Scan history stays on this phone Smart modes & Pro • Night multi-frame fusion for low light • Portrait background blur • Pro: exposure, ISO, white balance, AE/AF lock Light edit & share • Filters plus brightness, contrast, saturation • Postcard, stamp, and grid templates • Edit and share in a few taps Local-first privacy Lumen processes photos and videos on your device. Location is used only when you enable Save location or a location watermark. We do not upload your media to our servers. For daily moments, field notes, or quick document text — Lumen keeps shooting simple and private.

About

AETHERIS

Features
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AETHERIS 是一台可以握在手里的胶片相机。 它不是又一个"滤镜开关",而是一台有重量、有阻尼、会呼吸的机器。 转盘转起来有段落感,换卷有声,镜头在你手里轻轻浮动 —— 拍照这件事重新变慢了一点。 【九卷胶片,每一卷都有脾气】 从通透的日光卷到偏青的夜色卷,九种颜色各自独立调校。 没有一键美颜,也没有"AI 修图"这种偷懒的按钮 —— 每张照片就是你按下快门那一刻真实的光线。 【真正的手动,如果你想用】 挂到 M 档,快门、ISO、对焦、白平衡全部自己决定。 不想管它们也没关系,默认交给你一段准确的曝光,只管构图。 【3D 机身,可以转着看】 整台机器是立体的:机身涂装能换,光线跟着角度走,每一处刻字都是嵌进去而不是贴上去的。 【照片留在你的手机里】 所有处理都在本机完成,照片一张也不上传。 没有账号、没有云、没有社区、没有广告 —— 也没有人在看你拍了什么。 慢一点拍照。

Screenshots

Lumen4 screens
AETHERIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AETHERIS at every 2 days against Lumen's fortnightly. Lumen's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Lumen ships an update fortnightly, AETHERIS every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Lumen versus AETHERIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumenAETHERIS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer勇滨 黄俊 李

In-app purchases

None

Lumen

No in-app purchases

None

AETHERIS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumen free?
Lumen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AETHERIS free?
AETHERIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lumen or AETHERIS have ads?
Neither Lumen nor AETHERIS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumen or AETHERIS?
Lumen ships an update fortnightly, and AETHERIS every 2 days. Most recently, Lumen was updated on October 25, 2026 and AETHERIS on October 27, 2026.

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