Comparison

Lumy vs The Phenom App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

The Phenom App

This app serves as a global intelligence tool for collecting, analyzing, and reporting on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and other unexplained events. Users can report sightings with real-time data, and others can corroborate these reports. It aims to promote cooperation and education on anomalous phenomena through evidence-based analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time sighting alerts
  • Upload photos and videos
  • Location-based reporting
  • Corroborate user reports
  • View global sightings map
  • Access to detailed website resources
Features
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The Phenom App is the tool for experiencers. For the first time, the world is willing to listen. Congressional hearings. Declassified footage. Career scientists and military witnesses saying out loud what experiencers have lived with for decades. But disclosure only counts if the accounts behind it hold up. That is the gap The Phenom App closes. It turns what happened to you into a record that survives scrutiny: sealed the instant you capture it, and impossible to quietly alter afterward. If you have seen something, this is where it goes on the record. BUILT FOR EXPERIENCERS, NOT FOR CONTENT Your phone seals each recording at the moment you make it, with your location, heading, altitude and motion locked in alongside the video. Anyone can verify afterward that the file is the original and that it came from your device. Your account stops being an anecdote and becomes data. WHAT THE PHENOM APP RECORDS - Tamper evident video, sealed with a cryptographic signature as you capture it. Built on C2PA, the content authenticity standard backed by Adobe, the BBC and major camera makers. - Synchronized GPS location, compass heading, altitude and motion, captured continuously while you film and carried inside the sealed file. - Precise timestamps, so your account can be placed alongside other accounts of the same night. - A data overlay you can show or hide on playback. Your original footage is never altered. TRIM WITHOUT LOSING THE PROOF Shorten a clip and The Phenom App seals it again, with the original still on record. Nothing about its history goes missing. MORE THAN LIGHTS IN THE SKY The Phenom App is built for the full range of the unexplained: UAP encounters, contact and experiencer accounts, paranormal activity, cryptids, and magnetic, infrasound and ultrasound anomalies. YOU ARE NOT ALONE Post what you recorded to a community that takes it seriously, see what others have documented, and add your record to an archive built to outlast the ridicule. YOU STAY IN CONTROL Sign in with Apple or Google. Save a draft and finish it later. Keep a recording to yourself or post it. Delete your account from inside the app. The witnesses were never the problem. The record was. Make yours count.

Screenshots

Lumy4 screens
The Phenom App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lumy at 79% against The Phenom App's 25%. Lumy also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 6). The Phenom App's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads and iOS requirement 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

The Phenom App is free to download; Lumy costs $7.99 up front. Lumy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. The Phenom App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lumy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lumy has 2.4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Lumy's written reviews are positive against 25% of The Phenom App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumy ships an update every 3 days, The Phenom App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Lumy versus The Phenom App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumyThe Phenom App
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better4.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews79.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB96 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRaja VijayaramanPhenom LLC

Customer experience

Lumy

All ratings2,410 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews687 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative11.5%

The Phenom App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

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

The Phenom App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lumy

One-time3
  • A Little Light (Small Tip)$0.99
  • More Light (Medium Tip)$3.99
  • All the Light (Huge Tip)$9.99
None

The Phenom App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumy free?
Lumy costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is The Phenom App free?
The Phenom App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lumy or The Phenom App?
Lumy is rated higher. Lumy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while The Phenom App averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Lumy or The Phenom App have ads?
Neither Lumy nor The Phenom App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumy or The Phenom App?
Lumy ships an update every 3 days, and The Phenom App every 3 months. Most recently, Lumy was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Phenom App on October 24, 2026.

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