Comparison

Luma Surveillance vs TinyPumper

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

Head to head
About

Luma Surveillance

Monitor your security cameras remotely with live video streaming, easy playback, and recording capabilities. Manage multiple devices, customize views, and capture important moments from your tablet or mobile device.

Highlights
  • Live video viewing (single/split screen)
  • Search and playback recordings
  • Capture snapshots and record video
  • Unified app for NVRs and DVRs
  • Customize grid views
  • Remote PTZ camera control
  • Audio support (model dependent)
Features
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The Luma Surveillance app makes it easy to check on what matters – anytime, anywhere. Watch live video, easily search, play back, and save recordings, or take a snapshot all from your tablet or mobile device. • One unified app for all Luma products – including both NVRs and DVRs • Enjoy crystal-clear live viewing of a single or split screen (4, 9, or 16 channels simultaneously) in both portrait and landscape modes with convenient pinch to zoom • Switch between high or standard resolution depending on your remote connection • Customize your grid views for multi-device management – Drag and drop cameras where you’d like them, even across multiple DVRs/NVRs • Easily scan timeline and playback to find recordings and events • Instantly capture snapshots or record videos with a tap of your finger • Add snapshots and video to your photo library for safe keeping or to share with family, friends, or colleagues • Listen or speak to whoever is on the other end (Audio support varies by camera model) • Remotely control pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras • Swipe to quickly and easily switch between cameras

About

TinyPumper

Features
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Your Pumper Calls in Sick Tomorrow. Do You Know What Happened on Your Wells Yesterday? There are over 770,000 stripper wells in the United States. Wells that SCADA forgot. Wells that "don't justify" a $30,000 install. Wells that still get monitored the same way they did twenty years ago: a truck, a clipboard, and a prayer. TinyPumper was built for the operators who run those wells. Know your tank levels without driving to the lease. Get an alert the hour production drops, not two weeks later when the revenue check is light. Find out your compressor went down at 2 AM while you're still drinking your morning coffee, not when your pumper rolls up 14 hours later. Be at your kid's baseball game. Glance at your phone. All wells running. Watch the game. That's what this does. Built in the oil patch. Proven across 22 states. 600+ production companies. 15 years. 220+ million barrels tracked. 100% continental US coverage, including leases with zero cell service. Installs in 10 minutes. No electrician. No trenching. No third parties. 60-day money-back guarantee. We pay return shipping. Every sensor ships with a lifetime replacement guarantee. No questions, no fine print, no expiration. TinyPumper is remote well monitoring for independents. For the operators who built their business with sweat, not stock options. For the wells that Wall Street doesn't talk about but America still runs on.

Screenshots

Luma Surveillance2 screens
TinyPumper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TinyPumper at every 3 weeks against Luma Surveillance's every 11 months. Luma Surveillance's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luma Surveillance ships an update every 11 months, TinyPumper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Luma Surveillance versus TinyPumper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuma SurveillanceTinyPumper
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (291 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews4.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings291 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWirepath Home Systems, LLCGreaseBook, LLC

Bugs and requests

Luma Surveillance

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App freezes and requires restart to load cameras
  • Remote playback feature non-functional
  • Login issues and authentication failures
  • App crashes when viewing multiple DVRs simultaneously
  • Crashes when switching to 32 camera view
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  • WiFi connectivity fails despite strong internet
  • App only works with cellular data, not WiFi
  • Buffering and 'No Data' errors during playback
  • Recent update wiped out clipped files
  • Screen orientation flips unexpectedly during playback
  • App incompatible with latest iOS versions
  • Battery drains to zero during playback
  • Night camera feeds show nothing
  • App stuck in infinite loop
  • Playback stops when switching between cameras
  • Time zone playback limitations
  • Motion detection sends only email alerts with garbled images

Requested features

14 requests
  • Complete app redesign from scratch
  • Mac OS native support
  • Pinch-to-zoom functionality
  • VCR-like playback controls (skip forward/backward)
  • Motion-detected clip auto-population
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  • Video export to phone capability
  • Sound on video reviews
  • Push notifications for motion detection
  • Improved landscape/portrait orientation handling
  • Faster camera feed loading
  • Better grid view quality settings
  • Multi-DVR simultaneous viewing support
  • Simplified login process
  • Better technical support responsiveness

TinyPumper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Luma Surveillance

No in-app purchases

None

TinyPumper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Luma Surveillance free?
Luma Surveillance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TinyPumper free?
TinyPumper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Luma Surveillance or TinyPumper have ads?
Neither Luma Surveillance nor TinyPumper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luma Surveillance or TinyPumper?
Luma Surveillance ships an update every 11 months, and TinyPumper every 3 weeks. Most recently, Luma Surveillance was updated on November 1, 2026 and TinyPumper on October 31, 2026.

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