Lumy
★ 4.7iOSApp Store
What it actually doesLumy is a sun and moon tracker for planning outdoor activities and photography, with real-time light phase information, weather forecasts, and customizable modes—working entirely offline except for weather data.
65%Marketing ≈ reality55%Stability80%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Sun & Moon Tracking20% of reviews
- ✓Golden Hour & Light Phase Notifications10% of reviews
- ✓Offline-first
- ✓Ad-free
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Weather Forecast
- ⚠Activity Modes (Daily, Photography, Meditation)
- ⚠Reminders
- ⚠iOS widgets
- ⚠watchOS support
- ⚠Accessibility
- ⚠Sync across devices
- ⚠Family plan
Common complaints
- ✗Russian language not available30% of mentions
«Add Russian language»
- ✗Notification Center widget crashes or fails to load10% of mentions
«Notification Center widget stopped working in iOS9.3.1»
- ✗No live countdown timer widget for sunset/twilight times10% of mentions
«The app does need a big live countdown timer as widget/screen extension to both sunset and civil twilight»
- ✗Apple Watch extension feature removed or broken in recent update10% of mentions
«Return the old watch extension!»
- ✗Unintuitive UI for current sunrise/sunset times10% of mentions
«The application shows sunrise and sunset for today only in the early morning before dawn. Further, I can only get information about sunset today and sunrise tomorrow»
What people praise
- ★Modern, beautiful UI design
«Great design and easy to use»
- ★Useful tool for photographers and golden hour tracking
«Useful app for photo hobbyists»
- ★Privacy-first, offline-first approach with no tracking