Review: Real User Review Lucyd Smart Glasses (2025)

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I have owned a lot of smart glasses, the Rayban Stories v1 and v2; Amazon Frames; Snap Spectacles v1 and v2; and a very early version of the Lucyd Smartglasses. Just before the new year, I was gifted a pair of the Lucyd Lyte Eclipse 2025 edition with prescription lenses. These are my first smart glasses with a prescription lens, making them my first every day smart glasses. This is my personal, unbiased review.

In 2024 my glasses prescription updated, and I’ve always wanted to have every day smart glasses, but most manufacturers make it hard. If you buy Meta Stories or Amazon Frames, you have to get the glasses, take the to the optometrist and then have them fit prescription lenses. Maybe it’s raging paranoia, but this makes me anxious – will the Optometrist fit the lenses properly, will they inadvertently damage the “smarts” in the glasses, etc. Lucyd is the only smart glasses manufacturer that I have found that ships with prescription lenses. That’s important to me.

Lucyd Smartglasses Review

What’s in the box?

It’s fairly straight forward:

Lucyd Glasses, my prescription lenses were already fitted
the original lenses (in a zip lock bag)
Proprietary USB C charging cable (more on that in charging below)
Soft Carry Pouch
USB Wall Charger

There’s also the usual disclaimers and instruction guide. The packaging is nice, neat and feels premium. The original, non-prescription, lenses are included because (and I asked!) if you later decide to regift the glasses you can swap back to the standard lenses.

Lucyd Build Quality, Feel, and Design

I have the Lucyd Eclipse Edition (these ones). The frames are crystal clear and look great. The arms are slightly thicker than standard glasses, but this is (obviously) to accommodate batteries, speakers, etc. There is also extra length in the arm/temples.

The temple length might be an issue for some, as they extend about a full inch behind my ears. This could just be me, but worth knowing. If you need glasses for driving (I only need for reading) then the extra length may bump into your car headrest.

I haven’t weighed them, but the Lucyd’s are light and comfortable – they feel lighter than the Meta Stories and more natural wearing. They sit nice on my face, and I received a few compliments and not once did someone say “hey are those smartglasses”.

Verdict: Good, comfortable. But temple length may be a problem for some.

Lucyd Prescription Lenses

I have a basic prescription (not progressive). Lucyd’s pricing is fairly reasonable for a basic lens, prices start from US$50. You can pay extra for Blue Light, Transitional, and other coatings. A basic set of Lucyd Blue Light blocking lenses starts at US $60. If you add all the extras, you’re looking at US$150+ on lenses. I am using just the basic lenses (no filters, no transitions, no coatings) and for US$50 lenses they are very very good. It took an extra few days for the glasses to arrive given the prescription lens requirement, but it wasn’t an unreasonable wait, maybe an extra week. They arrive pre-fitted to your glasses. I’m wearing the Lucyd’s with prescription lenses as I write up this review. Lucy is the only smart glasses company I know that ships prescription lenses fitted.

Verdict: Prescription Lenses installed and delivered! Awesome.

Lucyd Setup and Use

Setup is straight forward, there is no app or scanning of QR codes. The glasses are essentially Bluetooth headphones that use bone induction for audio. This means you discover them and pair them simply by turning them on – on first use they enter pairing mode. On my iPhone 15, the Lucyd’s pair as “LUCYD LYTE” (all caps). The catch is each arm turns on separately, it’s not a single on switch – but it does seem to pair as one unified earpiece.

A helpful tip to know though, is go into iOS – Settings – Bluetooth and type the (i) next to your Lucyd’s and change the Device Type to “Headphone”. It makes iOS play nicer with the Lucyd’s. This is actually a good idea for almost any Bluetooth device, you’d be surprised what extras doing this can unlock (like automatic audio announcements of incoming calls.

Verdict: Easy

The Lucyd Smartglasses App

This is interesting and something new for 2025 – there’s a Lucyd App. It’s technically not required (Lucyd even say as much in the app), there’s no firmware or other updates. It’s also not needed for pairing (unlike Meta Views). The Lucyd app has “AI” in that it has a ChatGPT license, and you can make queries via the app. It feels more like a novelty than a benefit. There’s a Lucyd Pro subscription option, that gives you unlimited ChatGPT queries, it’s $69.99 a year (annual subscription). Cheaper than subscribing to ChatGPT yourself, but I’m not convinced you actually need to do it – even Lucyd confirm this. Honestly, I’d skip the app (I deleted it after testing it).

Verdict: Interesting but not needed.

Lucyd Charging & Battery Life

There’s a lot to comment on in regard to charging the Lucyd’s. First, there is no charging case (like with the Meta Stories). You charge using a USB A to proprietary connectors that attach to each temple/arm of the Lucyd’s. Yes, each arm. There’s a MagSafe-like way the cable connects to each arm, and it is reversible but alas, it’s proprietary and not as easy as a USB charging case. The cable is plastic, it has sufficient flexibility, but I do wish it was a fabric-style cable like the Amazon Echo’s.

If there’s one thing Lucyd could do to make the glasses better is a charging case. It’s also worth noting that each temple/arm has its own battery – so you have to be 100% sure you’re connected and charging both arms. If you fail to charge one arm, then one battery is dead, and you will get mono audio only. If you lose the cable, a replacement Lucyd Lyte charging cable will set you back US$10. This is not unreasonable pricing, and I’d pick up an extra cable for home, office, or travel.

In terms of battery life, I am impressed – I have been using the Lucyd Lytes for a few weeks now, my usage is the rare occasional calls (prefer my AirPods with noise cancelation for long calls), but mostly the Lucyd’s to hear notifications and messages, or quickly answer a call. I am getting a full day to a day and half on my Lucyd’s between charging. I would describe my use as light (ha! no pun intended on the name) but the Lucyd Lytes are not a replacement for true Bluetooth headphones, they are best suited to the quick calls and messages.

The bone conduction experience is good – one of the reasons I like the Lucyd’s. You can be in a meeting where you want to listen and pay attention, but have your phone faced down and not miss an important call or text.

Lucyd Audio Quality (Calls, Voice Assistant, Music)

The Lucyd’s use bone conduction. I’m not going to pretend I am an expert. There’s a Wikipedia article that can tell you more, the TLDR; version is bone conduction is the process of transmitting sound to the inner ear through the bones of the skull, allowing individuals to perceive audio even if the ear canal is blocked. It may sound painful or weird – but it’s not, I used Jabra bone conduction Jabra headphones first in the early 2000s and own and use a pair of Shockz bone conduction headphones for all day office use. All wearable smart glasses use bone conduction.

The audio quality of the Lucyd’s is good for voice, and the microphones are clear for the other party. I did tests both taking a call, but also had someone else wear the glasses while I was in another room to see how clear the microphone was for the person on the other end of the call – no complaints from me. The audio as-a-listener is not as good as the Meta Stories (RayBan) and not a substitute for AirPods or headphones for music.

If you are expecting or want to use the Lucyd’s as a full replacement for earphones or headphones, I would not recommend that – it’s a limitation of bone conduction. I would describe most bone conduction as great for hybrid use – it gets you started and as glasses, you’re not fumbling to take out AirPods, put them in, none of that “wait wait just need to connect my headphones” before a call.

Verdict: Good for calls, texts, quick conversations. Not for music or extended use.

What’s Good about Lucyd Smartglasses

Here’s the TLDR; on what’s good:

prescription lenses installed and delivered – the Lucyd’s are the only ‘smart’ glasses I know that offer this
fast and easy pairing to your iPhone, no app or scanning of QR codes, etc.
no app required, probably the only smart glasses I have found that have no need for an app
looks like real glasses, no camera, nice designs, that’s a big plus
you can “stay in the moment” and not always be staring at a screen or watch
very discrete, not once did someone say “hey are you wearing smartglasses”
sunglasses are available in designs from Eddie Bauer and Nautica
bone conduction audio for calls and messaging is very clear
fair price on additional cable ($10)

What’s Not So Good about Lucyd Smartglasses

Here’s the TLDR;

mixed results on passive listening for Siri, sometimes you need to press a button to activate
occasional crackle when I first turn on/pair – still trying to pinpoint the root cause, as it’s random
audio is good for calls, microphone is good for calls – could be better, but improved over earlier models
need to turn on each temple/arm/speaker (small complaint, it’s not that hard)
the action/on buttons could be nicer – they’re metallic nubs not soft touch buttons, Echo Frame’s have good buttons
need to charge each temple/arm/speaker, the cable works, but just wish it was stick-in-a-case easy

Final Verdict on Lucyd Smartglasses

When I first used Lucyd’s, over a year ago, they were in the early adopter phase – but now as they have matured, the audio has improved, and the experience is better. I love that you can have them shipped to you with prescription lenses – making Lucyd’s perfect for people who need glasses and want to experiment with glasses that offer a little bit more than Warby Parker’s (gosh, if they partnered with Warby Parker, that would be something!). If you’re after sophisticated smarts and a camera, Lucyd’s may not be for you and you’re better off with the Meta Stories, but if you want to enter the world of smart wearables, don’t want to be wearing a camera all the time, want something discrete and dare I say, stylish, give the Lucyd’s a try. It’s hard to fault the price and value as a pair of glasses, the audio smarts are a bonus.