Comparison

Luma Almanac vs Visit Admission Notes

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

Head to head
About

Luma Almanac

Features
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Make time something to look forward to. Luma is a calm, beautifully designed countdown app for meaningful dates, personal memories, and the natural rhythms around you. See what is coming next at a glance, without turning life into another to-do list. COUNT DOWN TO WHAT MATTERS Create countdowns for birthdays, anniversaries, and any date worth anticipating. Add an exact time and time zone, make an event repeat every year, attach a note, and keep all your important dates organized in one place. SEE YOUR TIME CLEARLY Browse a unified timeline grouped by today, the next 7 days, this month, and later. Completed one-time events move into the archive view automatically, where you can see how much time has passed. Upcoming events can also be archived and restored manually. GET REMINDED AT THE RIGHT MOMENT Choose reminders for 30 days, 7 days, 1 day, or the morning of an event. Use one reminder or several, so important dates do not slip by. MAKE IT PERSONAL Give an event its own color theme or background photo. Create a polished countdown card to share with friends or save to Photos, with your event artwork carried through every detail. KEEP THE MEMORY After a special day, add notes and photos to your memory journal. Memories are organized into yearly albums, making meaningful moments easy to revisit. FOLLOW THE SKY AND SEASONS Look ahead to the next sunset, full moon, major meteor shower, and public holiday. You can also see the current day of the year for a wider view of time as it passes. KEEP THE NEXT MOMENT IN SIGHT Add a small or medium Luma widget to your Home Screen. Choose a specific event or display your next three events, and let the widget refresh automatically. CALM AND PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No social feed. No advertising or tracking. Your countdowns, event photos, and memories are stored locally on your device. FEATURES - Birthday, anniversary, and custom date countdowns - Exact event times, time zones, and yearly repeats - Unified upcoming timeline and event archive - Multi-stage reminders - Event notes, photos, and color themes - Memory journal with yearly albums - High-resolution shareable countdown cards - Day-of-year progress - Current moon phase and countdown to the next full moon - Local sunrise and sunset times - Countdowns to major annual meteor showers - Location-aware public holidays - Customizable small and medium Home Screen widgets - Voice input for titles, notes, and memories FREE TO START, YOURS FOR A LIFETIME Luma is free to download and includes up to three countdowns, automatic event styling, same-day reminders, natural-event views, and Home Screen widgets. The optional Luma+ Lifetime in-app purchase unlocks unlimited countdowns, event photos and all color themes, advance reminders, the memory journal, and high-resolution share cards. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Location access is used to calculate local sunrise and sunset times and identify public holidays for your area. Sunrise, sunset, and holiday information require an internet connection.

About

Visit Admission Notes

Features
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It is easy to forget an important question once an appointment begins. Medication notes, referral letters, test results and receipts can also end up in different places. Visit & Admission Notes helps you organize what you want to say, what you want to ask, your medications and the things you need to bring. Keep separate records for yourself and family members, then prepare for appointments and hospital stays with a clear checklist. Key features • Record appointment dates, providers, departments, purposes and follow-ups • Organize concerns and questions for each visit • Keep a current medication list and photos of your medication notebook • Save photos of referral letters, test results and receipts • Plan hospital admissions with a packing checklist • Record visit expenses and view totals • Keep each family member’s records separate • Create visit preparation sheets and person-based PDF summaries • Export visit and expense lists as CSV • Back up and restore all records and photos as a ZIP file • Set local reminders for visits and admissions • Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or the device passcode • Switch between Japanese, English and Chinese No account is required. Information you enter is stored on your device and is not automatically sent to the developer’s servers. A PDF, CSV or backup leaves the app only when you choose to save or share it. This app organizes information entered by the user. It does not diagnose conditions, make treatment or medication decisions, or provide medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your health and treatment. Email:CnhookWuaizhen@gmail.com

Screenshots

Luma Almanac3 screens
Visit Admission Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Luma Almanac at none against Visit Admission Notes's 1. Visit Admission Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Visit Admission Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Luma Almanac asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luma Almanac ships an update every 3 weeks, Visit Admission Notes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Luma Almanac versus Visit Admission Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuma AlmanacVisit Admission Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB91 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer阳阳 杜福州市鼓楼区荣荣森网络科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

Luma Almanac

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Visit Admission Notes

One-time1
  • Lifetime PRO (Lifetime Version)$5.99

Questions

Is Luma Almanac free?
Luma Almanac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visit Admission Notes free?
Visit Admission Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Luma Almanac or Visit Admission Notes have ads?
Neither Luma Almanac nor Visit Admission Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luma Almanac or Visit Admission Notes?
Luma Almanac ships an update every 3 weeks, and Visit Admission Notes every 9 days. Most recently, Luma Almanac was updated on October 29, 2026 and Visit Admission Notes on October 31, 2026.

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