Lumos Controls vs Vestaboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lumos Controls
This app simplifies the management and automation of smart lighting networks for enterprises. It allows for easy configuration, group automation, and building management, making lighting controls intuitive and future-ready.
- Simplify lighting network commissioning
- Intuitive configuration and automation
- Group automation settings
- Building, floor, and zone management
- Device power settings for reporting
- Enterprise security configuration
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The next generation Lumos Controls mobile app is tailor-made for smart enterprises to simplify and redefine lighting experiences. The app is a vital cog of Lumos Controls solution from WiSilica, the leading IoT platform and solution provider. Built on the IoT platform (ARIXA), this future-ready solution comprises the most advanced lighting control devices, intuitive interfaces, and versatile edge/cloud computing. The app simplifies commissioning, configuration and automation of lighting network. Users can use this intuitive app without any additional training, and it comes with features like multilanguage support, group automation settings, building management to manage buildings, floors and zones, device power settings for more accurate reporting, and configuration of gateway supporting enterprise security. The app helps you to: * Make your lighting network future-ready * Breeze through projects * Reap the benefits of Automation Lumos Controls is on a mission to unlock the extraordinary potential of light and give lighting controls life of its own and beyond. The app requires a Lumos Controls ecosystem and compatible smart lighting products. To learn more, visit www.lumoscontrols.com
Vestaboard
Easily create and manage messages for your smart display from any location. Craft visually appealing messages, schedule them, or get inspired with pre-made content. Collaborate with others and customize display settings for a personalized experience.
- Visual message editor
- Schedule and pin messages
- Inspiration content and templates
- Message history and drafts
- Remote collaboration
- Quiet hours and time zone settings
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Connect and control your Vestaboard from anywhere with the Vestaboard mobile app. Whether you're sending a quick note or curating a moment of inspiration, the app makes it easy and fun to manage your Vestaboard. Key features: - Craft beautiful messages with the intuitive visual editor - Send instantly, schedule for later, or pin a message to display longer - Get inspired with daily content picks and ready-to-use templates - Browse, edit, and favorite past messages or start fresh with new drafts - Invite others to collaborate and manage your Vestaboard remotely - Set quiet hours and time zone preferences to fit your routine Vestaboard is a stunning smart messaging display, inspired by the classic split-flap signs of European train stations and reimagined for the modern home or workspace. Use it at home to share inspiration, stay organized, and connect with loved ones, or bring it to work to engage teams, welcome guests, and keep everyone in sync. Ideal for offices, retail spaces, hospitality, education, healthcare, and more. Learn more at vestaboard.com. Need support? Visit vestaboard.com/help
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vestaboard at 71% against Lumos Controls's 0%. Vestaboard also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (141 vs 7). Lumos Controls's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vestaboard holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vestaboard has 141 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lumos Controls's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vestaboard's.
Lumos Controls ships an update every 6 weeks, Vestaboard every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lumos Controls | Vestaboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wisilica Inc | Vestaboard, Inc. |
Customer experience
Lumos Controls
Vestaboard
Bugs and requests
Lumos Controls
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vestaboard
Reported bugs
9 issues- Mute for a period of time functionality is inoperable after update
- Sending new messages to the board simply doesn’t work
- App update forces updates when there aren’t any
- Unable to set time zone or make changes to quiet hours
- Device will not connect to internal WiFi
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- App crashing upon opening
- App takes at least a full minute to load or runs into an error
- Bluetooth keyboard doesn't work in manual editor on Android
- Pairing with WiFi issues out of the box
Requested features
9 requests- Option to switch off WiFi module for power saving
- More specific controls for sending messages by time
- Include Vestaboard+ in initial hardware purchase
- Add iCal support
- More basic tools for text editing (preview, alignment control)
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- Improve manual editor for better text control
- Support for French applications/language
- Ability to center text
- More creative control beyond limited templates
In-app purchases
Lumos Controls
No in-app purchases
Vestaboard
No in-app purchases
