EchoAccess vs SymphoTouch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EchoAccess
Control and configure ETC Unison Echo lighting systems remotely from your iOS device. Adjust lighting levels, manage zones, and save presets. Secure your system with multiple passwords.
- Remote lighting control
- Zone and space management
- Preset recording and activation
- System configuration
- Multiple password security
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EchoAccess provides remote control and configuration of ETC Unison Echo® lighting-control systems from any iOS device. Once connected, you are able to set lighting levels, combine spaces, and control zones directly, as well as record, activate and deactivate presets for connected Echo stations and sensors. For added security, you can assign varying levels of system access and functionality with multiple system passwords. Please note: In addition to downloading the EchoAccess mobile app, you must have at least one Access BT Interface or Expansion Bridge within your Echo control system for complete remote configuration and control.
SymphoTouch
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The brand new SymphoTouch offers you access and control to your lighting installations created by Sympholight – this has never been as quick and easy! Control Luminaires, Media Installation, blinds and other devices with your mobile device. SymphoTouch enables you to create your own native App to control Mediafacades and luminaires connected to e:cue‘s Sympholight Smart Lighting Management System. In Sympholight (download at www.ecue.com) you can easily design several luminaire or media installation control interfaces. Each of your design gets its own QR code. You can print this QR code and put it in the room that you want to be controlled or interact with your control interface. After scanning the QR code the SymphoTouch App will open automatically with the dedicated control interface for the specific room. Feel free to download our smart lighting control solution Sympholight from www.ecue.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SymphoTouch at Free against EchoAccess's $2.99. SymphoTouch also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). EchoAccess's advantage is chart position (#179 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
SymphoTouch is free to download; EchoAccess costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EchoAccess ships an update every 5 months, SymphoTouch every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EchoAccess | SymphoTouch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #179 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Traxon Technologies Europe GmbH |
In-app purchases
EchoAccess
No in-app purchases
SymphoTouch
No in-app purchases
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