EchoAccess vs NX Connect
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.
NX Connect
This app offers a wireless controls system for distributed room-based lighting. It simplifies installation and commissioning of lighting systems by allowing users to zone fixtures via a mobile app and wireless devices.
- Distributed room-based lighting controls
- Wireless controls system
- Zonal control of lighting fixtures
- Simplified installation
- Code compliant solution
- App-based commissioning
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NX Connect is a distributed room-based lighting controls solution. For application spaces in need of a system that is simple, easy to install and code complaint, NX Connect is our mobile, app-based wireless controls system. NX Connect provides zonal control and commissioning of lighting systems. The NX Connect mobile app and wireless devices allow customers to zone lighting fixtures, saving installation time and expertise required to commission room-based lighting systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NX Connect at Free against EchoAccess's $2.99. NX Connect also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). EchoAccess's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
NX Connect is free to download; EchoAccess costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EchoAccess holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EchoAccess has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
EchoAccess ships an update every 5 months, NX Connect every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EchoAccess | NX Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #162 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
EchoAccess
NX Connect
In-app purchases
EchoAccess
No in-app purchases
NX Connect
No in-app purchases
