Lumin Ap on Lumin players - not so good?

So the Roon Remote and Roon Core are two separate entities each of which require a subscription?! Not the most easy of platforms to install or understand...

I am a streaming novice about to take delivery of a new(to me) Lumin T2. Previously I streamed Tidal through a DAC using my MacBook and a USB cable, so I am looking forward to the sonic improvements that taking the MacBook out of the chain will provide my set up. I will not be using Roon and Tidal is my preferred app for music. I will run the T2 with an iPad with the Lumin app, but if there is a way that I can use the Tidal interface as opposed to the Lumin, please someone walk me through how to do it. And please be as descriptive as possible...like you are speaking to the family dog.

Thank you in advance!

Brian

Extremely grateful for this tutorial, nosualc...I will give it a try once received tomorrow. Very excited to take my streaming to a higher level.

Cheers and happy listening!

Brian

Sweet Moses...jumia, you are correct! After less then two hours with my T2, the app interface is awful. You would think that Lumin would take better notice of what its end users are saying about their product. I have to believe that a fair amount of their target customers visit audiophile community forums in doing their due diligence, and if enough of them are swayed by negative comments, marketshare will fail to meet company expectations. Wake up Lumin! Great sound...once you deal with the frustrations of the interface! Roon is looking more and more attractive. 

This should not be so challenging. I bit the bullet and signed up for Roon to feed my T2 using my iPad to listen to Tidal.  Roon is looking for my Roon Core. What the flip is that and how do I access it?!

Isn't my Lumin the "core"?