Lumy vs Spectre Camera
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.
Spectre Camera
This app uses AI to create stunning long exposure photographs, making it easy to capture professional-quality shots. Remove crowds, create light trails, and achieve silky smooth water effects effortlessly.
- AI-powered long exposures
- Crowd removal
- Light trail creation
- Silky water effects
- Live Photos and video support
- Automatic scene detection
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Apple iPhone App of the Year, 2019 Introducing Spectre, from the makers of Halide, one of the top camera apps in the App Store. Spectre uses AI to help you make amazing long exposure photographs. Spectre can remove crowds, turn city streets into rivers of light, make waterfalls look like paintings, and much more. Until now, it was difficult to take long exposures: from keeping the camera steady to guessing the amount of light you need. Spectre takes care of all of that! WHAT YOU CAN DO • MAKE CROWDS DISAPPEAR: Spectre helps take photos of crowded, touristy places. Simply set a medium or long duration and take a shot to erase the crowd from a location. Capture the those special moments like you remember them. • RIVERS OF LIGHT: At night, AI scene detection automatically switches modes to draw beautiful light trails, for stunning nighttime city photography or light painting. • GORGEOUS WATER: Capture waterfalls, ocean waves, fountains and more with beautiful ghostly water. LIVE PHOTOS AND VIDEO Spectre’s intelligent computational shutter takes hundreds of shots over the span of a few seconds, and saves them in an accompanying live photo. That means you can pick a different frame as your photo, apply live-photo effects, and even use the long exposure as a live-wallpaper! ENDLESS SMARTS Spectre is a packed with powerful technology from by the team that brought you Halide. From machine learning-based scene detection to computer vision aided image stabilization, Spectre is jammed full of impressive technologies to get the best possible image. DESIGNED FOR HUMANS Spectre is meticulously designed. Its dark UI is gentle on the eyes when you shoot at night. Gorgeous glowing highlights infuse it with a unique style. Custom typefaces and iconography combined with unique, smooth controls make it as tactile and delightful as an actual physical camera. Like its sister app Halide, the app is easily usable with one hand, even on the largest iPhones. HIGH-TECH SHOWCASE Build with the latest tech, Spectre isn't just a long exposure camera — it’s the cutting edge technology showcase of one of the App Store’s foremost camera apps, Halide. Here’s just a few of the latest technologies that we use in Spectre: - DCI-P3 Wide Color Pipeline - Live Photos - Metal Graphics Acceleration - Tripod Detection - Siri & Shortcuts - AI Stabilization - Machine Learning & CoreML - Computer Vision COMPATIBILITY: Spectre’s smart Automatic Scene Detection requires iOS 12. AI-based stabilization features are available on iPhone 6S and later.* For the best experience, we recommend iPhone 8 or later. On iPhone 6, Spectre captures in lower resolution. ABOUT US We’re Ben and Sebastiaan, two friends living in the San Francisco Bay Area that love building fantastic apps for photography. We hope you love Spectre! We’d love your feedback to make it even better or any reports of bugs you run into. You can always contact us directly via email: support@halide.cam, on our Twitter: @halidecamera or Instagram: @halideapp Don’t forget to share your amazing results by tagging them with #SpectreShot so we can share them on our growing social media accounts!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spectre Camera at Free against Lumy's $7.99. Spectre Camera also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Lumy's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (79% vs 46%). On ratings volume, 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
Spectre Camera is free to download; Lumy costs $7.99 up front. Lumy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Spectre Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lumy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 2.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Lumy's written reviews are positive against 46% of Spectre Camera's.
Lumy ships an update every 3 days, Spectre Camera every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lumy | Spectre Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.3 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better | 45.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 2.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #13 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raja Vijayaraman | Lux Optics Incorporated |
Customer experience
Lumy
Spectre Camera
User reviews
Lumy
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Beautifully designed
- 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🎨 Elegant and visually appealing
- ⏱️ Provides valuable time-sensitive information
- 📱 Seamless integration with Apple Watch
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🌍 Limited location support
- 🕰️ Inaccurate or outdated information in some cases
- 🔌 Battery drain issues on Apple Watch
- 🧭 Compass/direction information not always reliable
Spectre Camera
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🔍 Captures great long exposure shots
- 👍 Convenient and intuitive
- 🎨 Allows for creative photography
- 💡 Innovative features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Blurry images even with stabilization
- 🔋 Battery draining issue
- 🤔 Limited exposure time options
- 🤷♀️ Inconsistent performance
- 💰 Paid features not worth the cost
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
Spectre Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes on some devices
- Compatibility issues with older iPhones
- Focusing and stabilization problems
Requested features
5 requests- Longer exposure time options
- More manual control over settings
- Raw image format support
- Apple Watch remote support
- Improved low-light performance
In-app purchases
Lumy
- A Little Light (Small Tip)$0.99
- More Light (Medium Tip)$3.99
- All the Light (Huge Tip)$9.99
Spectre Camera
- Spectre Pro$4.99
Questions
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