Luminar Mobile Photo Editor 4+

This is the first time that I have ever used the word “awesome” in a review of an application. I have used some of the well known (and more expensive) products for photo editing and NONE of them compare to Luminar. It does so much in its automatic mode that photos rarely need any tweaking afterwards to look great. And if I do decide to do some tweaking, it offers a full compliment of powerful features that enable me to do so. I started with a free trial, but am now converting to a lifetime subscription. If you’re an iPhone photographer, this is the app for you!

Hello! We are very happy to hear about your amazing experience with our app! Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. It truly means a lot to us. I hope that you will continue enjoying Luminar Mobile!

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.

Hello! Thank you for describing your experience with our app. We indeed have some limitations regarding the output size of the file depending on your device's RAM. However, if the details in your photo get lost, we would be grateful if you could share your photo samples with us via this contact form: https://skylum.com/support/contact and our Support Team will look at your individual case closely.

We appreciate your feedback and are committed to improving Luminar Mobile. Your suggestions will be considered when developing future updates!

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.

Hello! First of all, we appreciate your interest in our new mobile app. It's important to note that it can't have all the desktop functionality since mobile devices simply wouldn't handle the complex technology. Computers and laptops have much more capacity than iPads and iPhones. Therefore, we did our best to include all the necessary features that can fit on a mobile device and allow our users to make quick edits on the go. Of course, we are planning to further improve Luminar Mobile and add even more useful features over time. Thank you for your input!