Lumy Reviews

I have 2 free apps that do EXACTLY the same thing… I can add them as widgets to my screens, use as apps, they literally have exactly the same information as Lumy…. but I wanted Lumy specifically because it had its own apple watch background and i’m to lazy to customize my own….guess what?! it isn’t even compatible with my watch and cannot even be used on my apple watch AT ALL, but the 2 free apps (with the exact same information as Lumy) work perfectly and completely fine on my apple watch FOR FREE !!!!!!! I am 100% deleting Lumy, never using it again, and issuing a refund from my bank. Such a rip off.

I got Lumy and apparently you guys are having problems trying to get my money from my card and my card works perfectly fine so I don’t know what the issue is with your site trying to withdraw the money from my card when on my phone it doesn’t say it needs to be purchased it says open or anything I really like Lumy and I want it taken care of so I don’t have to worry about it right now I’m only going to give you two stars and tell you fix the issue then I’ll give you five stars after you fix it but right now you only get to because of the issue with payment when I know there’s not anything wrong with my card you need to fix this issue or call Apple support

I bought this app as a great way to monitor sun activity and hopefully have better timing with sunsets. While the iOS end of the spectrum is alright, the watchOS support is utterly terrible. The complications tend to glitch and show odd squares. This is most notable with the X-Large face and a background color enabled. And sometimes the widgets that show seconds till an event don’t update, being stuck on the last displayed second count. Lastly, as well as the naming of the widget names on watchOS. The dynamic island glow is a nice touch, except I feel a nicer touch would be an option to have it do a glow all times of day- I have yet to see an app do a gimmick with the dynamic island since getting my 14 model a few days ago.

Lumy is lovely when it works. It truly is. But the experience on Apple watch is hit or miss as far as the complications go. The large complication you can have in the ‘Middle’, doesn’t always show information. Sometimes it will show cloud cover and rain chance percent, and it’s great when it does. Then sometimes, those date points (cloud cover and rain chance) will randomly disappear.
For the Siri watch face, you can select this app as a data source, but it never appears. However as Apple hasn’t touched the Siri watch face in some time, I don’t use it anymore so that’s not a big deal.

But; even so, I’ll never not have this app as my main Middle watch complication. It’s just so lovely to look at, honestly. The developer is also very responsive and proactive about fixing issues and I don’t doubt eventually the complication bugs will be worked out.

I just absolutely love the this app app. My only complaint, suggestion, or request to Lumy developer would be if you would please consider those who may have trouble seeing very small characters. If the characters (letters & symbols) we’re just a slight bit BIGGER, or able to be adjusted by the user, then I think your app would be 100% top-notch! Thank you for your consideration of my suggestion. Once again, EXCELLENT APP!!! 👍🏼

Definitely a “5 Star Rated App” in the making with just one little tweak! 😁

So I tried to put Lumy as a complication on the modular face and it doesn’t show up unless I click on the empty space where it’s supposed to be showing. It does work right on the modular ultra face though. Weird. I don’t really like all the extra stuff on the modular ultra face. But I reckon it will have to do until you fix Lumy to work normally on the modular face.

Edit. So the developer contacted me and suggested a reboot of the watch which didn’t work. But I chose to reboot the phone and watch at the same time. That seemed to have work. I’ll re edit if it proves to not be the case.

I’m a photographer, and I would definitely recommend Lumy to any one who wants to keep tabs on atmospheric light times, it is one of my main apps for that I use for light, the others being PhotoPills and Sunservay
And TPE 3D and others.

But it is the best one for just a quick glance by use of a widget. And is the only one that lets me use in a watch face, were as all the other apps I use for light information don’t. A great app, would highly recommend.😄👍

I have a new iPhone 15 with iOS 17. Upgraded my Ultra to watch iOS 10. I have re-installed this app. There is no watch face for this app. A major reason I bought Lumy cause I liked the watch face so much. Can u help with this?

Update: I figured it out and built a watchface. Just use a watch face that can accommodate this app widget! I chose a modular face! It’s looks great! All good here!

If you like taking pictures and making videos in the light. Lumy will make your stuff look like a professional did it for hundreds of dollars. I been using Lumy for a few months now. So whenever I have the chance to take pictures of my grandkids. I simply Glock for the golden hour and it will give your picture the perfect shot.

Okay, I just purchased Lumy today after watching a YouTuber, Zollotech, explain his awesome watch face and what it was compelled me to jump on the AppStore and buy it.

I was looking for an app and it’s features to do what the this app app does. I have it all setup the way I want and think this is just a really cool app to keep track of moon phases, sun phases, golden hour, blue hour and so much more!!!

Excellent job and definitely one of the best apps like this out there today. Well worth the $5 bucks.

I like sun, you like the sun; I mean, guys…why shouln’t you have the latest information on our beautiful glowing ball of gas that sits a mere 92,024,000 miles away?! This is the definitive app for simple light information. It’s not the photographer’s ephemeris, but I don’t even think photographers care about the kind of garbage that level of sun nerding allows for. I love Lumy, and I look at it once daily sometimes a couple more. Well worth the couple of bucks!

I’ve been using this app for nearly 5 years and it is by far the best sun tracking app available. It has come a long way since its inception, now offering various tools like the sun arc, showing its position in the sky relative to time, the sun compass showing its position relative to the phone holder, new time details like daytime and nighttime durations as well as widgets for your Home Screen. This of course on top of all the old features that have been polished to fit the new UI and general design.

Lumy is super simple and ultra customizable. Once you set your location, you can then select which light periods you want to see and even what your app icon looks like!

There is also integration for Apple Watch 4 and newer. I have an Apple Watch 3 so I don’t get to take advantage of this yet but hopefully soon. There are various Watch Faces/Complications you can add to your Watch via the this app App!

I look forward to the future of this app. It is an invaluable tool for photographers, whether I’m shooting a portrait session or going out for another attempt at the Milky Way, this app has been there for me! Try it out for yourself and you’ll see! No app is perfect but this one definitely deserves 5 stars for ease of use, design, and features.

One wish:
I wish there was a sun compass widget for iPhone. That would look sick on the Home Screen and would be super useful!

This is app was exactly what I was looking for. I have it on my Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad. In my opinion Lumy, is helpful for both the photographer (who needs to know what the time is golden hour or blue hour) and also great for those who just need to know how much time they have left in their day. It’s helped be more purposeful with my time when it is day.
Very clean graphics. Very helpful widget. Highly recommend. You won’t regret the purchase. You will love the Apple Watch complications as well.

Lumy is exactly what I needed. I travel frequently and need a quick way to check the sunrise, golden hour, and sunset times. Lumy lists everything out in a simple way without any clutter. It lets you customize the information you want to see too! Now with iOS16, the lock screen widget is an absolutely incredible addition. Now I can see a countdown at a glance straight from the lock screen! It is beautifully (not lazily) done too and actually looks nice. I have one suggestion/request! I wish the countdown widget had the option of counting down to multiple events. For example, have it count down to golden hour, then once that time has passed, have it count down to the sunset, then last light, etc. If this were a customizable feature it would be amazing. Overall very happy with Lumy!

As a filmmaker and photographer, I find it invaluable to have a tool that assists in planning a day. Understanding golden hours, sunrises, and last light is crucial for capturing the ideal shot. Additionally, I appreciate the ability to track moon phases to plan my astrophotography accordingly. The this app interface is intuitive and easily discernible at a glance. Furthermore, its cross-platform compatibility allows me to access it seamlessly on all my devices, including my desktop, iPhone lock screen, and watch. I wholeheartedly recommend Lumy to other creatives who rely on natural lighting.

Lumy is great! I have been using it now for almost a year maybe a little less than but it’s always been accurate. I use Lumy for work to know when sunrise and sunset are in different towns etc. legally we can travel 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset in Fl with oversize load transports. Other states are completely different when it comes to that info and have saved us on many occasions. We are very satisfied with this service and we hope it continues to be of use for us in the future as well.

Some times in life you run into something that makes you go WOW ! Your words to describe the moment come to a standstill. Lumy is truly one of those times. The Developer has truly truly put out a unique outstanding design 5 star app. Not only is the Data that Lumy puts out is right on ( so they say ) , but so outstanding in the way it is presented on your phone let alone how outstanding it is on your watch. I truly thank the Developer for putting Lumy out for all of us to use. Please download Lumy now today it’s that great! You will not be disappointed or sorry! ( Really ) Thanks again to the Developer.

This is a great companion app for photography and weather alike. I got it for the nice Apple Watch complication, and love it in full color. However, I often like to make my watch face a single color, and it turns the complication rectangle light gray which makes the color text hard to read and looks terribly bright against the black background. Can you please update it so no matter what color we select, the complication will have a black background behind the colored text? The complication also has enough space under the current text to include temperature and condition icon, which would help save space so I don’t need to have another complication taken up by current temperature. Those two changes would make it a perfect complication!

Randomly, I was thinking to myself several weeks ago about having a nice app that looked pretty to check sunset (and nautical and astronomical sunset) for my observational astronomy. Literally not one full day later, I watched Apple’s keynote for the new iPad Air and Apple Watch. Lumy was featured as an app that was rebuilt for iOS 14, and I thought it was exactly what I was looking for! To be fair, the price is a tad higher than I think necessary for the functionality of Lumy . It would be cool to see more information rich widgets as well as better weather data and more visuals in Lumy . Just as an FYI, I bought the calculator app you made as well, I love your design language and I’ll buy any app you release, even if I don’t have a function for it. I’ll find a way to use it. Thanks for the great work, keep it up.

Updated review: I had problems with the widgets working correctly, especially on the Lock Screen. The developer reached out and I dug into the Settings app and found that Location Services were set to Ask Next Time Or When I Share, which was odd. I set it to While Using Lumy Or Widgets and now the widgets work perfectly. Thanks!