# Lumy

> Sunrise, Sunset & Golden Hour

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id908905093](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id908905093)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id908905093`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Raja Vijayaraman
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (2,327 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2014-08-27
- **Size:** 257 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lumy/id908905093)
- **Website:** [https://lumy.app/ios27/](https://lumy.app/ios27/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://lumy.app/privacy/](https://lumy.app/privacy/)

## Description

App Store Awards 2024 Winner & Apple Design Awards 2025 Finalist. Lumy is a modern sun tracker and outdoor planner that helps you time the light for photos, hikes, and wellness activities. Modes like Daily, Photography, and Meditation tailor Lumy to your routine, while on-device sun and moon data keeps things private.

Designed for photographers, outdoor lovers, and wellness seekers, Lumy works across devices with widgets, reminders, mood-based sunlight suggestions, and seven-day forecasts. All sun and moon data are calculated on-device (weather requires internet) with a privacy-first approach.

## Rankings

- #37,262 — Overall
- #7 — Photo & Video (Paid)
- #4 — Great Apps Updated for iOS 27
- #6 — Essential Photo & Video Apps
- #13 — Powered by Apple Intelligence
- #17 — Great Apps Updated for watchOS 27

## Review summary

Lumy is praised for its beautiful UI and comprehensive solar/lunar data, making it highly valuable for outdoor activities and photography. Users appreciate sunrise/sunset timings, reminders, and the one-time purchase with no data collection or subscription. Reported downsides center on weather data reliability and occasional watch-complication bugs. Despite these issues, most reviewers consider it essential and continue to rely on it daily.

### Pros

- Beautiful, intuitive UI/UX design
- Rich solar and lunar data (sunrise/sunset, twilight, moon phases) useful for photography and outdoor planning
- Reminders/notifications for solar events (sunrise, sunset, daylight)
- Strong value with a one-time purchase and no data collection or subscription
- Highly regarded for outdoor/photography use and learning about solar and lunar transitions

### Cons

- Weather data reliability issues (sunrise weather can be blank or stale and not always aligned with Apple Weather)
- Watch complications can be buggy (duplicates or blank entries and inconsistent display)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id908905093)