LumaBooth is the photo booth software of Lumasoft from the USA; the Windows edition was called dslrBooth until 2026. BoothDock is built by a photo booth operator in Germany. Here they stand side by side – with figures from the vendors' websites and no gloss.
LumaBooth fits if you run Android devices or a GoPro, send photos by SMS, WhatsApp or Instagram and are fine with hosting in the USA. BoothDock fits if you run several booths at a fixed price per booth, want guest data kept in Germany and serve guests in one of 24 EU languages. If you come from dslrBooth, you take your templates with you as a ZIP.
| Feature | LumaBooth | BoothDock |
|---|---|---|
| Price for 1 booth, per year | $204/year (Windows, $17/month billed yearly) or $216/year (iPad/iPhone/Mac, $18/month billed yearly); monthly $49.99 (Windows) or $19.99 (Apple) | €0 (Free, 1 booth, watermark) or €168/year (Pro, €14/month billed yearly, 2 booths included) |
| Price for 2 booths, per year | $204/year (Windows) or $216/year (Apple) – the first two devices are included | €168/year (Pro, 2 booths included) |
| Price for 5 booths, per year | not stated – more devices "for an additional fee", amount not published | €420/year (Pro: €14 + 3 × €7 per month, up to 50 booths) |
| Platforms | Windows 10/11, iPad/iPhone/Mac (iPadOS 15+, macOS 12+), Android | Windows 10/11 (x64), iPad and iPhone (iOS 17+), Mac (macOS 14+) |
| Cameras | Windows: Canon, Nikon, Sony (DSLR and mirrorless), webcam, GoPro. Apple: built-in cameras, Canon, Nikon, Sony. Android: device camera only. | Windows: Canon, Nikon, Sony (over 150 bodies listed by name), webcam. iPad/iPhone/Mac: Canon and Sony via USB, built-in camera, USB webcam. No Nikon on Apple, no GoPro. |
| Capture modes | Photo, GIF, boomerang, video, slow motion, 360 (Windows only in "Professional"), green screen, AI background removal, AI Portraits, glam, mirror, video guestbook | Photo, burst, GIF, boomerang, video, 360° with slow motion, green screen, AI cut-out without a screen (on device), AI style transfer (35 styles) |
| Printing | Windows: any printer, 4x6 and 2x6 strips. Apple: AirPrint plus DNP, Citizen and HiTi directly over USB (iPad with M chip and iPadOS 16). | Windows: any driver, 2-inch cut, several printers with load sharing, calibration, DNP media level. iPad: AirPrint without a dialog, DNP via WCM. Mac: DNP directly over USB without a driver. |
| Sharing and gallery | E-mail, SMS, QR, Instagram, WhatsApp, AirDrop; fotoShare cloud gallery (Basic free, Plus $19.99/month, Business $39.99/month), own subdomain as an upgrade; own domain: not stated | QR code with short link, QR card, e-mail with your logo, AirDrop (Apple), online gallery with slideshow and live mode, your own address name.boothdock.cloud. No SMS or WhatsApp sending. |
| Offline operation | Apple: shares are queued without internet. Windows: offline QR, queue for e-mail/SMS. Length of offline operation: not stated. | Up to 30 days without internet, then catch-up sync |
| Hosting, GDPR, DPA | DPA under Art. 28 GDPR with EU standard contractual clauses; sub-processors include AWS, Google Cloud, Backblaze (USA), Cloudflare, Bunny.net, Telnyx/Plivo (SMS, USA). Cloud region: not stated. | Germany (IONOS, ISO 27001). DPA in the Hub, sub-processors IONOS, Microsoft Ireland, Stripe Ireland. Retention 90 to 730 days. |
| Languages | 6 (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese) | 24 EU languages: app, Hub, gallery, guest screens and website |
| Free trial | Trial without credit card, with watermark, length: not stated. No free plan. | Free plan for good; Pro 14 days without payment details, then back to Free automatically |
Calculation: monthly price with yearly billing × 12. LumaBooth lists $17 per month for Windows and $18 for Apple, each with two devices. 360 on Windows is only in the "Professional" tier, whose price is not listed. Add-ons such as LumaShare ($7.99/month) or HashPrinter ($25/month) are not included.
Trademarks belong to their owners. Figures as published on the vendor's website, retrieved 24 October 2026, without guarantee. "Not stated" means: not published on the vendor's website. Dollar prices as shown by the vendor, not converted; taxes as stated there. BoothDock prices are final prices (German small-business rule, § 19 UStG).
From dslrBooth or LumaBooth to BoothDock is a short trip, because the template format is known.
According to the vendor, yes: since 2026 dslrBooth is called "LumaBooth for Windows". The Apple and Android apps were already called LumaBooth. Prices and features differ per platform.
Yes. BoothDock Studio imports the template ZIP (template.xml plus overlay PNG) and turns it into editable layers. Single XML files and frame PNGs can be read in as well.
No. BoothDock shares by QR code with a short link, e-mail with your logo and AirDrop on Apple devices. If you need SMS or WhatsApp, LumaBooth is the better fit.
The Free plan costs nothing and never expires; Pro can be tested for 14 days without payment details. Windows installer in the Hub, iPad, iPhone and Mac in the App Store.
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