Luminar: Image Editor&Enhancer

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases: $0.99 - $179.99 per item

Last verified 31 Aug 2026

4.7 4189 ratings · App Store

1. 2/5**"Nostalgic Charm but Modern Disappointment: A Retro Photo Editing Experience"**

   **App Review: A Nostalgic Step Back in Time with Disappointing Modern Features** If you have a fondness for the retro charm of early MySpace profile pictures or the over-the-top HDR effects from 2007, then this app might be right up your alley. However, if you're expecting the high-quality, polished results typically associated with this company, you might be in for a letdown. The app's sky replacement feature is particularly underwhelming. Instead of offering dynamic and engaging options, it provides rather bland replacements. There's no support for adding mirrored reflections or creating a cohesive look with faded skies for water reflections, which limits its usefulness for more sophisticated edits. The relighting tool is more of a gimmick than a functional feature, offering limited control and unnatural results. The removal tool, unfortunately, fares no better. It seems to just copy pixels from nearby areas, leading to very obvious and often jarring replacements. The control knobs are overly simplistic and feel more like a distraction than a serious editing tool. It's like handing a 3-year-old a video game to keep them busy—fun for a moment, but lacking the depth and precision required for serious editing. This gimmicky approach fails to meet the needs of today's editors, who expect more refined and powerful tools for their work. Overall, while this app may evoke a sense of nostalgia for simpler times in photo editing, it falls short of the quality and functionality expected from a modern photo-editing tool. You’ll have better luck using free apps like Snapseed.

   Mr.Nuyoka · 31 Jul 2026

2. 1/5Lackluster and disappointing compared to desktop version, seems like a scam

   I've used Luminar on desktop and found it great. However, the mobile app's editing features seem gimmicky, to call this AI is an insult to the intelligence of users who’ve used the MAC version and other software. The highlight/shadows/etc. tab should use sliders instead of dials for better precision, like the exposure slider under the lighting tab. Additionally, the need to save photos as new files slows down the workflow; it should allow modifying or overwriting the original photo, as most iPhone apps have done for years. I'm surprised this feature wasn't available at launch. After a few hours of trying to edit photos, I had to delete the app as it doesn't simplify the editing process and I’ve ended up achieving the results I was looking for much quicker and precise via the IOS photos native editing. Don’t waste your money on this. Truly shocking this is the final version they decided would be acceptable to release and sell.

   ed106010 · 31 Jul 2026

3. 3/5A bug in the app?

   I really liked using this app compared to many others simply because it takes so less time to edit a picture. I mean it's so easy to make my pictures pop. Adjust the AI slider to my liking, bring the shadows and whites, done! But when it comes to export the picture, that's where this app's problem lies. A 12MP picture is exported as a 3MP picture! Seriously why? There are only 2 export options, large and small. I get my 12MP pics exported as 3MP and the file size reduced to around 700Kb. That's a lot of details lost. This is with the large file export option selected. One other thing, this app like many others uses AI to detect the subject during auto masking. And many times, it doesn't mask or detect the subject properly. Other apps like Photomator and Lightroom has included a brush for such cases where we can edit the mask easily. Luminar doesn't include any brush. Update: I just found out that this happens with the Raw files (taken from the phone). With HEIF or jpegs this doesn't happen. Please fix this issue. Raw files are usually the ones many people like to edit more. I was this close to buying the Lifetime membership but until this gets fixed, I'm starting away.

   Mohondhay · 31 Jul 2026

4. 2/5Wanted to love it

   This does some things other editing apps don’t, so I really wanted to be able to use just one app. Features like sky replacement are great, but the lack of some basic features and confusing UI is a dealbreaker. This just isn’t worth paying for when apps like Darkroom and Snapseed work better (and are free in the case of Snapseed). Pros * Sky replacement very good results with most photos, ability to adjust sky to match photo, ability to load your own sky photo (comes with a limited selection of sky photos preloaded). * Auto horizon alignment in Crop tool * Ability to save your own presets * Unlimited number of Curves adjustment points * Allows separate sharpening adjustments to small, medium and large details * Lots of gimmicky “film” simulations * Easy to choose format and quality when exporting Cons * No histogram * No masking (no lineal, radial, depth masking) * No adjustment brush * No HSL adjustments of individual colors * No highlight, mid tone, shadows color grading * No borders or frames * Undo button only allows one step at a time (no history steps available) * No batch processing or copy/paste settings * Auto Enhancer dial looks terrible * Removal tool does work but results not great (about like Snapseed) * Adjustment icons are non standard and have no names * Confusing adjustment tools (each is a different type of gimmicky dial, knob, etc. lack precision over simple sliders, and appear to have been designed by different teams * Vibrance/Saturation adjustments are linked in a weird grid * Limited aspect ratios in the cropping choices (no standard landscape ratios like 5:4, 3:2, 16:9 or portrait ratios like 4:5, 2:3, 5:7)

   Rbatey · 31 Jul 2026

5. 3/5Is this app dead?

   I haven’t really been seeing many updates on Luminar mobile. It is a really nice app but since I started using it like 4 months ago I haven’t seen any major upgrades. I often find myself using “Peachy” for editing and coming back to Luminar to do a minor change like adding a sky or add another filter, talking of which there isn’t much variety here, there’s only like 10. Paying 44$ for lifetime access to barely get anything is kinda of a stretch. Tho I might buy it, but I’m not fully satisfied with the mobile app. Yeah I think it’ll get your work done but I think Luminar can be way better than lightroom etc.. even on the computer version and I don’t like how Luminar is going more towards a “yearly” subscription direction over a “1 time buy”. Please update and add additional features, I believe Luminar mobile has a lot of potential.

   jfkicnskcjenv84jf · 31 Jul 2026

4.5 15788 ratings · Google Play

1. 5/5

   so neat but sooo slow... I don't like it at all.. poor thing

   Daniel loboitong · 1 Aug 2026

2. 1/5

   App can't load. Stuck on loading screen.

   Uros Gogic · 1 Aug 2026

3. 2/5

   Features is very good but after iam completed the editing I can't export the image that I edited 😭 .

   Ansuman Rath · 1 Aug 2026

4. 1/5

   I can't even use it until I give personal information so big no

   FruiVega · 1 Aug 2026

5. 5/5

   Recently brought a Canon EOS R100 to start my journey into photography. Editing RAW CR3 files on my Chromebook is easy and smooth using Luminar, would recommend.

   Tom Oliver · 1 Aug 2026

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