Comparison

Luminair vs Lighticians Apollo Control

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

Head to head
About

Luminair

This professional lighting control platform offers advanced DMX and smart light management for designers, filmmakers, musicians, and artists. It supports multiple DMX universes, RDM, and HomeKit integration, allowing for complex scene creation and playback.

Highlights
  • Multi-universe DMX control
  • RDM support
  • Apple HomeKit integration
  • Fixture Cloud library
  • DMX FX Engine
  • Sound Active mode
  • Luminair Remote for Apple Watch
Features
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Luminair is a professional-grade lighting control platform that gives lighting designers, filmmakers and TV professionals, musicians, artists and other enthusiasts advanced control over DMX-enabled lights, as well as "Smart" lights via Apple HomeKit. Control any light... Luminair's Fixture Cloud library contains over 30,000 fixture profiles. Luminair 4 adds a wide range of user-requested features like multi-universe support, RDM support, user interface improvements, Universal Search, support for Apple HomeKit, and so much more. Move beyond the lighting console! Join us and see why Luminair has been setting the standard for mobile lighting control since 2008! Access all iPadOS, iOS, and macOS versions under a single subscription plan. Try it FREE for 2 weeks, with all features unlocked, and no obligation. See offer details below. Highlights: - 1 to 4 DMX Universes (512-2048 Channels, depending on Subscription level) - 1 Art-Net DMX Input Universe for creating Snapshot scene recordings from another lighting console - RDM Support over Art-Net - Works with any Art-Net or sACN E1.31 compliant DMX interface - Transmits Art-Net, sACN E1.31, and/or and KiNET over built-in Wi-Fi hardware - Supports DMX over Bluetooth with LumenRadio BLE CRMX devices, MoonLite and TimoTwo - Supports wired ethernet with 3rd-party adapters - Advanced document viewer allows you to save projects in iCloud, 3rd-party services like Creative Cloud and Dropbox, plus external disks and flash drives - LTP faders with fully-configurable scene parameters - DMX FX Engine with a Movement generator, Oscillator, Color Looping, Random Color/Intensity and more - Palette/preset based movement system allows you to control and edit movements of multiple moving lights together in unison - Sequences allow you to play back scenes with customized fade and hold times - Sound Active mode allows for music controlled light shows using the built-in microphone, or external sound sources - Innovative tap-to-bump gesture allows you to quickly bump the levels of a scene while holding it's button, releasing those levels when let go - Supports simultaneous control of DMX and HomeKit lights in the same project - Touch ID powered Lockdown mode allows you to lock specific parts of the Luminair user interface - Includes Luminair Remote for Apple Watch (on iPhone devices) - Supports various external control methods as MIDI, MIDI over Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi, Geofences, OSC Input - Additional support for 4 Universes, Scheduling, DMX Input Triggers, iBeacons, MSC, MTC, and HomeKit Button Triggers available with Luminair Pro Subscription - 64-bit app with a scalable UI that uses the latest Apple technologies like iCloud, Core Animation, Core MIDI and more Please visit us at https://luminair.app for full details. IMPORTANT: Luminair requires external DMX or HomeKit hardware to control lights, but can also be used in an "offline" mode for building projects and as a learning tool. Access Luminair Standard or Luminair Pro with monthly or annual subscriptions. You will be automatically billed through Apple every 30 days for monthly subscriptions or every 365 days for yearly subscriptions until you cancel your subscription. The first billing will occur after the one-time free trial period of 2 weeks. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription can be managed and the auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the App Store Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription during the free trial period. Privacy Policy: https://luminair.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://luminair.app/terms

About

Lighticians Apollo Control

This app offers advanced wireless control for LED lighting fixtures, allowing users to precisely mix colors and manage settings. It's designed for both professional lighting technicians and beginners, enabling easy creation of sophisticated lighting setups.

Highlights
  • Wireless LED light control
  • Precise color mixing
  • Save and share projects
  • Unified control interface
  • Fixture patching and library
  • sACN E1.31 connectivity
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Lighticians Apollo Control — the next generation lighting control app designed for experienced lighting professionals and newcomers alike. Effortlessly control cutting edge LED lights and mix color wirelessly. Gaffers, cinematographers, lighting professionals, and lighting enthusiasts want precise control over every aspect of their fixtures. Lighticians Apollo Control is the next generation wireless lighting app designed both for experienced lighting professionals as well as newcomers to the field. This app introduces a powerful yet easy new way to mix color when driving the most cutting edge LED lights. Lighticians Apollo Control enables you to directly control your lights using sACN E1.31 over WiFi, save your favorite settings, and share projects with colleagues using AirDrop or Email. Even without any experience using a conventional lighting console, you will be able to enjoy creating beautiful lighting setups with Lighticians Apollo Control. UNIFIED LIGHTING CONTROL INTERFACE • Expressive hue/saturation wheel controls enable mixing from the perfect pastel all the way to super saturated deep colors • Precision white light controls with green/magenta slider and accurate CTO/CTB direct adjustments • Popover controls for quick and interactive tweaking • Save your favorite colors as swatches for future use • Manufacturer-specific and direct parameter controls available COLOR SCIENCE • Robust and accurate color mixing algorithm that always derives the best quality of light possible • Carefully tuned white light algorithms to enhance white light quality • Virtualization of color parameters available within the color wheel interface including color temperature, green/magenta tint, hue, saturation, and intensity making these parameters available to all light-modes that have color capabilities DIRECT LIGHTING CONTROL “SCRATCHPAD" • Dashboard view of lights and their state • Drag and drop collections to organize and quickly access multiple lights at once PROJECTS • Organize all patching, lighting metadata, and network connectivity in one place • Share projects using standard iOS techniques including AirDrop and email — ideal for rigging gaffer handoffs • Projects can be built prior to being connected to a network to prepare for installations and rigging PATCHING • Add lights to your project using a calendar style interface • Each patched light can be identified with a unique number, descriptive text, and an optional color code and shape icon • includes a curated fixtures library which supports all common motion picture lighting parameters • Fixture profiles editor allows you to build custom profiles for various modes of control • Patch editor enabling changes to the patch once created PROTOCOLS & NETWORKING • One universe of sACN E1.31 connectivity • ArtNet and additional universes coming soon COMPATIBILITY • WiFi connection to local network to control lights that receive sACN E1.31 streams directly from ethernet • sACN E1.31 compatible bridge hardware is required to connect Lighticians Lighting Control to lights over DMX interfaces • although hardware is required to interact with lights, the app can be used without a connection at any time for rigging, project prep, and brainstorming Many more features coming soon including looks, timeline sequences, effects, multiple DMX universes, ArtNet, RDM, and more…

Screenshots

Luminair4 screens
Lighticians Apollo Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

Luminair and Lighticians Apollo Control both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 36% of Luminair's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lighticians Apollo Control's. Luminair also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 11) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Lighticians Apollo Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Luminair sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Lighticians Apollo Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Luminair against 4.5 for Lighticians Apollo Control. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Luminair has 1.2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Luminair's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lighticians Apollo Control's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luminair ships an update fortnightly, Lighticians Apollo Control every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Luminair versus Lighticians Apollo Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminairLighticians Apollo Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynthe FX, LLCLighticians Inc

Customer experience

Luminair

All ratings1,172 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative54.1%

Lighticians Apollo Control

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Luminair

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scenes not loading properly
  • Ethernet connectivity problems
  • Unexpected settings changes during use

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow one-time purchase option
  • Improve fixture profile management
  • Add more advanced effects and animation
  • Enhance multi-device/project workflow

Lighticians Apollo Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Luminair

Subscriptions4
  • Luminair Standard Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Luminair Pro Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Luminair Standard Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Luminair Pro Yearly14 Days trial$199.991 Year
None

Lighticians Apollo Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Luminair free?
Luminair is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lighticians Apollo Control free?
Lighticians Apollo Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Luminair or Lighticians Apollo Control?
Luminair is rated higher. Luminair averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Lighticians Apollo Control averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Luminair or Lighticians Apollo Control have ads?
Neither Luminair nor Lighticians Apollo Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luminair or Lighticians Apollo Control?
Luminair ships an update fortnightly, and Lighticians Apollo Control every 5 weeks. Most recently, Luminair was updated on October 12, 2026 and Lighticians Apollo Control on September 10, 2026.

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