Lumy vs FrameSeeker
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.
FrameSeeker
Plan your photography by visualizing light conditions and terrain. See sun, moon, and Milky Way positions, golden hour, and twilights. Scout locations with 3D terrain and camera field of view simulations before you go.
- Sun, Moon, and Milky Way positioning
- Golden hour and twilight visualization
- 3D terrain mapping
- Camera field of view simulation
- Depth of field and hyperfocal distance
- Share and view community photos
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FrameSeeker is the ultimate camera and drone shot preplanning app. It tells you where the light will be, so you can be there before it happens. Pick any spot on the map and stand in it. The viewfinder renders real terrain at a real focal length (16 mm to 800 mm, on your sensor) so you can see whether the ridge blocks the sunrise before you drive four hours to find out that it does. THE LIGHT • Sun, Moon and Milky Way positions for any place and any date • Golden hour, blue hour and the three twilights, on a timeline you can scrub • Rise and set solved against the actual horizon, not a flat one • Solar and lunar eclipses, rendered where they happen THE CAMERA • Field of view for any focal length and sensor, full frame to Micro Four Thirds • Depth of field and hyperfocal distance • Stand at eye level or on the summit — no clamped pitch, no clamped altitude THE MAP • 3D terrain from real elevation data, offline once downloaded • Photorealistic 3D tiles where you want detail (FrameSeeker Plus subscription) • Region packs, so a valley in the Dolomites works without signal THE PEOPLE • Share the frames you make, pinned to where you stood • See what others shot nearby, and in what light • Hold a place with your best-liked photograph there • Public or private, per photograph, always your choice Your photographs carry their coordinates. FrameSeeker shows you that, and lets you keep any of them to yourself. FRAMESEEKER PLUS SUBSCRIPTION FrameSeeker Plus is an auto-renewable subscription: $2.99 per month. Everything else in FrameSeeker is free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beneaze.github.io/frameseeker-legal/en/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FrameSeeker at Free against Lumy's $7.99. Lumy's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
FrameSeeker is free to download; Lumy costs $7.99 up front. Lumy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and FrameSeeker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lumy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lumy has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lumy ships an update every 3 days, FrameSeeker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lumy | FrameSeeker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #22 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Raja Vijayaraman | Benedikt Lezius |
Customer experience
Lumy
FrameSeeker
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
FrameSeeker
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
FrameSeeker
- FrameSeeker Plus$0.991 Month









