# NANLINK

> Wireless lighting control app for film and video production. (iPhone/iPad app by Guangdong Nanguang Photo&Video Systems Co., Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nanlink/id1584085006 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Guangdong Nanguang Photo&Video Systems Co., Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1414146894)
- Category: Utilities, Photo & Video
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.10/5 from 92 App Store ratings · 72 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 82 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)
- Released: 2021-10-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-19
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nanlink/id1584085006/reviews.md

## What is NANLINK?

NANLINK APP, a wireless lighting control application designed and developed by Guangdong Nanguang Photo&Video Systems Co.,Ltd, allows for controlling light fixtures via Bluetooth Network and 2.4G Wireless Protocol.  The APP is compatible with devices that run on IOS and iPadOS operating systems. Based on the design concept of scenario and group, NANLINK can assist gaffers and cinematographers with the creation of fascinating lighting effects through the full control of individual fixture and multiple fixtures synchronously, thus to achieve more production efficiency at the shooting scenes.

## Key features

- Wireless lighting control
- Bluetooth and 2.4G support
- Individual fixture control
- Synchronous multi-fixture control
- Scenario and group management
- Create lighting effects

## What do users think of NANLINK?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy setup and connection (recent reviews)
- 🚀 Instant light control
- 🎨 Full color controls with multiple inputs
- 🗂️ Separate fixture groups are handy
- 🗄️ Presets save full HSL and intensity
- 💡 Nice-to-haves: diagrams, sorting, comments
- ✨ Works great for simple needs (single light)
- 🚀 More stable updates (recent reviews)
- ✨ App works fantastic (recent reviews)

**Cons**

- 🐛 Lights spontaneously lose connection
- 🐛 Short delay before settings appear
- 🐛 UX overhaul needed, hard to find settings
- 🐛 Presets buried deep in menus
- 🐛 App doesn't have adaptive interface for iPads
- 🐛 Fixture groups not working (post-update)
- 🐛 Lose signal beyond 8ft
- 🐛 App lagging and poorly working
- 🐛 Constantly drops connection
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Update erased presets
- 🐛 Grouping issues after update
- 🐛 Cannot add fixtures to groups
- 🐛 App won't work without personal info
- 🐛 Layout doesn't adapt well to iPad
- 🐛 Wasted screen space on iPad
- 🐛 Login difficult with password managers
- 🐛 No import of existing scenes on iPad
- 🐛 App not working with Pavotubes
- 🐛 Bluetooth not working for T8-7x
- 🐛 Inconsistent operation, won't pair
- 🐛 Locks up trying to re-pair
- 🐛 App asks for excessive permissions (photos, etc.)
- 🐛 Data mining concerns (China law)
- 🐛 New update killed presets and dropped connections
- 🐛 App doesn't work with new iPhones (dynamic island)
- 🐛 Cannot go back from settings screen
- 🐛 Settings don't seem to save
- 🐛 CCT mode doesn't work
- 🐛 Driving mode ambient dimming won't work
- 🐛 Poor Bluetooth connection, short range
- 🐛 Menu button placement issues
- 🐛 Never saves profiles or auto-connects
- 🐛 Broken with iOS updates
- 🐛 Effects not working
- 🐛 App can't find FS-150
- 🐛 Cannot complete registration (activation code)
- 🐛 Not user-friendly, organization makes no sense
- 🐛 Cannot connect to Forza 300b
- 🐛 Settings changes on iPhone don't affect light
- 🐛 Cannot control HSI & CCT simultaneously
- 🐛 Fail connection in groups
- 🐛 Slow app
- 🐛 Doesn't see most fixtures
- 🐛 Cannot get verification code for account
- 🐛 Horrible, crashes on login
- 🐛 Broken app, crashes on login
- 🐛 App crashes at login
- 🐛 App crashes upon login attempt
- 🐛 Worst app ever, crashes on sign in
- 🐛 Overrides light values on connect
- 🐛 Impossible to fine-tune light on set
- 🐛 Won't connect
- 🐛 Lose connection after connecting 2 lights
- 🐛 Totally useless, doesn't connect
- 🐛 Never responsive, struggles to keep up
- 🐛 Server down, cannot create account/login
- 🐛 Unusable app, requires account, server down

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Lights spontaneously lose connection
- Short delay between tapping light and settings appearing
- Presets buried several levels deep
- Lights spontaneously lose connection
- Short delay between tapping into a light and the settings coming up
- Fixture groups not working after upgrading to Nanlink 2.0
- Lose signal if further than 8ft from unit
- App lagging and poorly working
- Constantly drops connection
- App constantly crashes
- Recent update erased presets
- Grouping issues after update
- Cannot add fixtures to groups
- App won't work without supplying personal info
- Layout doesn't adapt well to iPad, wasted space
- Login difficult, fields won't allow pasting from password manager
- No import of existing scenes on iPad
- App not working with Pavotubes
- Bluetooth not working for T8-7x
- Inconsistent operation, will not pair with lights
- Exiting and reopening app locks up trying to re-pair
- App asks for excessive permissions (photos, emails, texts)
- New update killed presets and dropped connection to all fixtures
- App doesn't work with new iPhones (dynamic island)
- Cannot go back from one tube's settings to the previous screen
- Settings don't seem to save
- CCT mode doesn't work at all
- Driving mode ambient dimming won't work
- Poor Bluetooth connection, short range
- Menu button placement issues (near phone's clock)
- Never saves profiles or auto-connects to fixtures
- App broken with iOS 16.2
- Most of the effects not working
- App can't find FS-150
- Cannot complete registration (activation code never emailed)
- App is abysmal, not user friendly
- Cannot connect to Forza 300b
- Settings changes on iPhone don't affect light
- Lose connection as soon as 2 lights are connected
- App is a complete waste of time, does nothing
- Never responsive, struggles to keep up with changing settings
- Server down, cannot create account or log in
- App crashes on login
- App crashes upon login attempt
- App crashes every time on sign in
- Overrides light values when connecting
- Impossible to fine-tune a light on a set unless connected beforehand
- Won't connect
- Fail connection in groups
- Slow app
- Doesn't see most fixtures
- Cannot get verification code to create an account
- App freezes repeatedly after entering name, password, and verification code
- Cannot login, stuck or frozen at login page
- App freezes repeatedly after entering name password and verification code
- App crashes on login with iPhone 13 pro
- App crashes at login
- App crashes upon login attempt
- App crashes every time on sign in

**Most requested features**

- Allow individual light adjustment within groups
- Make connection more stable
- Make settings appear instantly
- UX overhaul, make important settings accessible
- Put preset saving feature front and center
- Adaptive interface for iPads
- Master control to adjust all lights simultaneously
- Add a 'Streetlight' mode effect
- Allow users to choose between HSI & CCT control for transmitter box
- Add a demo mode
- Offline mode for app usage
- Gang effects across groups of lights for consistency
- Allow multicolor effects at assignable points

## Recent user reviews (10 of 72)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nanlink/id1584085006/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best Lighting App I’ll actually use.

*2026-06-10*

Many of these internet of things apps allow for such fine granular control, they forget to control the one thing they’re designed to do.  This app skips complicated steps and is incredibly easy to use, so much so that’s it’s easier to control the light on the app vs physically.  I can’t say that about any of the other well known lighting apps.  This is my new favorite, and a brand that I’m extremely happy with.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your support and feedback. We'll keep working hard to provide you with a great experience.

### 2/5 — Doesn’t feel like an app for pros

*2026-06-06*

For the love of God, why can I not adjust a single light in particular if it is part of a group? I have to remove it from the group before adjusting it individually. I should be able to override the group by making individual adjustments. It waste so much time to have to remove it from the group to do so.

**Developer response:** Dear user, Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that you had issues with the app. We will record it and share to company. Please don't hesitate to email our dedicated service team at support@nanlink.com

### 5/5 — 5 Stars

*2025-11-25*

I bought 3 FS 300c’s. The app does everything I needed it to do and was easy to set up with the help of GpT. All 3 are linked up to my phone and can be controlled separately in seconds.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your support and feedback. We'll keep working hard to provide you with a great experience.

### 4/5 — Workflow game-changer

*2025-11-23*

This app isn’t perfect, but it’s amazing.

• Pairing lights isn’t Apple-easy, but it’s straightforward
• Light control is instant—tap something onscreen and it’s live
• Full color controls, with multiple input methods (color wheels, HSL sliders with fine-grain control)
• Separate fixture groups is very handy if you shoot in different genres with different setups
• PRESETS! Saving full HSL, intensity, and on/off info for my whole design means I can make multiple color options for clients before they arrive, and try them all instantly
• A bunch of nice-to-haves: Light diagrams, sorting options, comments on fixture groups

My only complaints are small:

1. Sometimes lights spontaneously lose their connection. They always come back when I tap into them. It’d be great to make that more stable.
2. There’s a short delay between tapping into a light and the settings coming up. That should be instant. Slows me down thinking and changing settings in front of clients.
3. The app needs a UX overhaul. Hard to find a bunch of important settings, and the most useful feature—saving presets—is buried several levels deep. Please put that out front!
4. Tried to create an account eight times, and never got a confirmation email, even in spam.

### 5/5 — Super Easy - Oct 2025

*2025-10-07*

Yeah so I think the devs fixed a lot of issues, currently using my 60b’s and 300b and they straight up connected instantly like RODE go pro mics lol. Just one click and boom.

**Developer response:** Hi Shaakster, Thank you for your support and feedback. We'll keep working hard to provide you with a great experience.

### 1/5 — Anti-iPad

*2025-07-05*

Aside from all the general connectivity issues described by other users, I find it very unprofessional and frustrating that Nanlink does not have an adaptive interface for iPads. Almost every gaffer I know uses an iPad on set, but here I am having to scale up the phone version on my tablet. It looks terrible and wastes screen space. Although I love some of their lights, I cannot take this company seriously or choose them over Aputure until they fix this issue.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! NANLINK has an iPad version. Please search and download it from the App Store. If you have any questions about the app, feel free to contact our support team at support@nanlink.com.

### 5/5 — Fixture Group Doesn’t Work on Nanlink 2.0

*2025-03-01*

I have 8 Nanlite Pavotube II 15X and 4 Nanlite Pavotube II 30X, all on latest firmware. After upgrading from Nanlink 1.x to 2.0, I could not get fixture groups to work. I did all normal troubleshooting steps. Then at last I deleted the Nanlink 2.0 iOS app and re-installed it, then it worked. I suggest that procedure for anyone have problems after upgrading from Nanlink 1.x to 2.0. Everything works fine now.

### 2/5 — Not great

*2025-02-21, version 2.4.2*

I’m pairing with Nanlux Evoke 1200 and I loose signal if I’m further than 8ft from the unit. 

App is lagging and poorly working. Unfortunately the app is not usable in a professional environment. 

I like the Evoke more than Aputure but I can’t rely on the Nanlink app:( 

Sidus I had never problems with:/

### 5/5 — Fácil de usar

*2025-01-30, version 2.4.2*

Intuitiva y fácil de usar. Emparejo con Bluetooth mis luces FS300B y accedo al control de intensidad, temperatura y modos predefinidos.

### 1/5 — Constantly Drops

*2024-08-06, version 2.2.0*

Running with a pair of T8-7X, seems like one of them connects to the app perfectly, and the other one frequently drops connection, requiring me to change mode (HSI/pixel effect etc) and back in.

## Frequently asked questions about NANLINK

### What does the NANLINK app do?

The NANLINK app is a wireless lighting control application. It allows users to control light fixtures using Bluetooth Network and the 2.4G Wireless Protocol. This enables the creation of sophisticated lighting effects for film and video production.

### What are the key features of NANLINK?

Key features include wireless control of lighting fixtures via Bluetooth and 2.4G, the ability to control individual fixtures, and synchronous control of multiple fixtures. It also supports scenario and group management for efficient lighting setups.

### Is NANLINK free to use?

Yes, the NANLINK app is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a completely free user experience.

### What devices is NANLINK compatible with?

The NANLINK app is compatible with devices running on iOS and iPadOS operating systems. This means it can be used on iPhones and iPads.

### How does NANLINK help with production efficiency?

By offering full control over individual and multiple fixtures synchronously, and through its scenario and group management design, the app helps gaffers and cinematographers achieve more efficient lighting setups at shooting scenes, saving time and effort.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.12.0 — 2026-08-18

1.Remote Assistance Support now includes device & group management
2.Solve some known issues and enhance the functional stability of APP

### 2.11.1 — 2026-08-01

1.Added remote assistance support.
2.Solve some known issues and enhance the functional stability of APP

### 2.11.0 — 2026-08-01

1.Added remote assistance support.
2.Solve some known issues and enhance the functional stability of APP

### 2.10.2 — 2026-06-15

1.Added Scene Sharing feature
2.Solve some known issues and enhance the functional stability of APP

### 2.10.1 — 2026-06-11

1.Added Scene Sharing feature
2.Solve some known issues and enhance the functional stability of APP

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