Lumy vs Video Compressor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lumy
Track sunrise, sunset, and golden hour for optimal outdoor activities and photography. This app offers personalized profiles, weather forecasts, and on-device data processing for privacy. Plan your day with natural light in mind.
- Personalized activity profiles (Modes)
- Sunrise, sunset, and golden hour tracking
- Moon phase and rise/set times
- 7-day weather forecasts
- On-device data processing
- Apple Watch complications and Live Activities
- Customizable notifications
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Lumy is a modern sun tracker + outdoor activity planner. - Perfect lighting for photos or videos? Done. - Sunrise hike or sunset walk? Easy. - Outdoor yoga or sunlight breaks? Covered. Whether you’re chasing golden hour* or keeping an eye on moon phases for a night under the stars, Lumy helps you make the most of natural light. Now redesigned from the ground up - Lumy feels more personal, purposeful, and in sync with how we live. Introducing Modes: Switch between profiles like Daily, Photography, or Meditation to shape Lumy around your routine. See only what matters to you. Lumy also supports iOS’s State of Mind feature, offering sunlight suggestions based on your mood entries in the Health app - a gentle nudge to step out and connect with nature. And with weather forecasts for the next seven days, you can plan with confidence. Lumy calculates all sun and moon data entirely on-device. No tracking. No server calls. Only the weather needs internet. Lumy works seamlessly across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and HomePod. One purchase, full family access. Features - Modes: Switch profiles based on your needs... from weekday planning to weekend golden hour. - Sun + Moon Tracking: Accurate data, solar compass, and future predictions. - Season Info: Both astronomical and meteorological seasons. - Remainders: Custom repeatable notifications. - Apple Watch: Complications, Double-tap, and Live Activities. - Widgets + Control Center: Quick access via Smart Stack and more. - Interaction Upgrades: Time travel slider, Quick Access Button, fluid animations. - Visual Feel: Simulated light, shimmering glows, and enhanced Classic visuals. - Accessibility: VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and more. - Privacy First: Fully offline (except weather). Your data stays with you. - Localization: Available in Japanese, Chinese, French, and German. Lumy helps photographers, outdoor lovers, and wellness seekers stay in sync with the sun and moon. *What's Golden Hour? Golden Hour (or Magic Hour) is the short time after sunrise or before sunset when the light is soft, warm, and perfect for capturing stunning photos or videos. Sun Information Available: Sunrise, Sunset, First Light, Last Light, Golden Hour, Blue Hour, Astronomical Twilight, Nautical Twilight, Civil Twilight, Solar Noon, Solar Midnight. Moon Information Available: Moonrise, Moonset, Altitude, Azimuth, Transit, Transit Elevation, Weekly Moon Phase, Next Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter. Got feedback or suggestions? We’d love to hear from you! Reach out at hello@waplestuff.com.
Video Compressor
Reduce video file sizes by precisely controlling dimensions, frame rate, and quality. Optimize videos for sharing online or via email, with real-time file size estimation and preview capabilities.
- Reduce video file size
- Control dimensions, frame rate, and quality
- Real-time file size estimation
- Preview video compression results
- Delete hidden pixels
- HEVC re-encoding support
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Use Video Compressor - HD, to compress your videos and reduce their file size. Precisely control the dimensions, frame rate and quality to achieve the perfect result. The key points of the application: • Reduce the size to a minimum before sending the video online or sharing it by email. • Real-time estimation of the file size of the destination video, with the ability to preview the result. • Simply use the sliders, or access more options if necessary. • Delete hidden pixels if your video contains them ( "Clean Aperture" information). • Impose a square pixel format to get a smaller video. • If your device supports it, choose to re-encode your video in HEVC format taking half as much space as H264 format. • Choose a specific bitrate if necessary. • Reduce the dimensions, but also increase them if necessary. • Reduce the frame rate, but also increase it if necessary. • Exclusive functionality of a single frame mode to display only one frame in the video. The Input video can be imported from your device in several ways. The modified version (if there is one) or the original version of the video are both available. The camera can be used directly to record a video if needed. You can also connect your device to your computer in order to drag and drop specific videos (Files feature). The output video can be exported in several ways. Create a new video in the Photo app or in the Files app. Directly modify the input video by adding an edited version. Share the video to another application. This application can run, on your iPhone and your iPad, as a standalone application, a Photo Extension, or as an Action Extension (from the compatible applications like the Photo app). Portrait and Landscape orientations are supported in all screens. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. You will find the original and intuitive user interface, common to all our videos applications. These applications have been featured many times by Apple and various websites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Compressor at none against Lumy's 3. Video Compressor also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and review sentiment (97% vs 79%). Lumy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 22). On rating, 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
Lumy costs $7.99 and Video Compressor $1.99 up front. Lumy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Video Compressor asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Lumy against 4.8 for Video Compressor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lumy has 2.4K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Lumy's written reviews are positive against 97% of Video Compressor's.
Lumy ships an update every 3 days, Video Compressor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lumy | Video Compressor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.8 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews | 96.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raja Vijayaraman | Francis Bonnin |
Customer experience
Lumy
Video Compressor
Bugs and requests
Lumy
Reported bugs
4 issues- Widgets not working or displaying incorrect information
- Complications not updating properly on Apple Watch
- Crashes and freezes on certain iOS versions
- Location services not functioning as expected
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options for widgets and complications
- Ability to manually set location
- Integration with other weather/astronomy apps
- Expanded information on moon phases and celestial events
- Improved Apple Watch complications and support
Video Compressor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lumy
- A Little Light (Small Tip)$0.99
- More Light (Medium Tip)$3.99
- All the Light (Huge Tip)$9.99
Video Compressor
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lumy free?
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