Comparison

Concept Pro Viewer vs Lightwave Link Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Concept Pro Viewer

Access and manage your video recorder system from your smartphone. View live feeds, control PTZ cameras, and search recorded footage remotely. Adjust settings and trigger alarms with ease.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple DVR/NVR connections
  • Live video viewing (single/split-screen)
  • PTZ camera control (PAN, TILT, ZOOM)
  • Remote search and playback
  • Remote DVR/NVR settings management
  • Two-way audio support
Features
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Concept Pro Viewer is the mobile client for the Concept Pro video recorder range. Users can use this app too: • Manage multiple DVR/NVR connections • Live view of the connected DVR/NVR in either single or split-screen modes • Have full control over PTZ cameras, allowing the user to PAN, TILT, and ZOOM, when configured correctly • Call presets for connected PTZ cameras • Pinch zoom is available on all single screen video • Remotely change the DVR/NVR settings, just like in WebRA, the web browser viewing platform • Remotely Search footage and playback on your smartphone • View the NVR system log • Listen to connected audio devices • Switch between HD video and HQ video streams • Remotely trigger the alarm output relay • Two-way audio

About

Lightwave Link Plus

Control your home's lighting, power, and heating remotely. Automate daily tasks, set moods, and monitor energy usage from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Remote monitoring and control
  • Lighting, power, and heating management
  • Room and device customization
  • Mood setting for lighting
  • Complex event creation
  • Scheduling and automation
  • Energy usage monitoring
Features
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This is the new official Lightwave Link Plus app to manage the amazing Lightwave Smart Home Platform with your iPhone, iPod or iPad.* The Lightwave Smart Home Platform allows you to monitor and control lighting, power and heating whether you are in the home, or out and about, using a smart-phone, tablet or PC. The product range consists of attractive and affordable dimmer switches, power sockets and thermostatic radiator valves, plus a large range of other innovative products, some of which are simple plug ‘n’ play and others that can be easily retrofitted by any competent DIYer. All devices communicate wirelessly eliminating the need for any additional wiring. The Lightwave Smart Home Platform is: • Affordable • Simple to Fit • Easy to use The Lightwave Smart Home Platform can: • Save you money through reduced energy usage! • Help keep your home and family more safe and secure • Make your life more comfortable – no arriving home to a cold, dark house • Save you time by automating many of the daily processes in your home The Lightwave Smart Home app allows you to: • Setup your WiFiLink and products in minutes. • Monitor, control and schedule lighting, power and heating requirements by individual room • Define and name Rooms that reflect the layout of your own home • Allocate and name devices within each room • Set Moods by room for lighting and power – for example, fully on for cleaning, some lights dimmed and the TV off for reading, and nice and cosy dimmed lights when watching TV • Build complex events to turn on or off multiple devices across many rooms with one button • Schedule single devices or events to activate at certain times by day, week and month • Automatically link schedules to sunrise and sunset times • Add random delays to events to create that genuine “look like you’re at home when you’re not at home” • Schedule heating programmes by individual room • Add our energy monitor to see your electricity usage real-time, and totals so far today and yesterday And you can do all of these things even if you were on the other side of the world! * Note that this app requires a Lightwave Link Plus and the appropriate Lightwave devices being fitted. Read more about app's terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ and privacy policy: https://lightwaverf.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Concept Pro Viewer4 screens
Lightwave Link Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightwave Link Plus at 56% against Concept Pro Viewer's 7%. Lightwave Link Plus also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 1). Concept Pro Viewer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lightwave Link Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Concept Pro Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Concept Pro Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightwave Link Plus has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of Concept Pro Viewer's written reviews are positive against 56% of Lightwave Link Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Concept Pro Viewer versus Lightwave Link Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConcept Pro ViewerLightwave Link Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews56.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVideconLightwaveRF Technology Ltd

Customer experience

Concept Pro Viewer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative90.0%

Lightwave Link Plus

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

Concept Pro Viewer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lightwave Link Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$8.991 Month
  • Annual Membership1 Year trial$90.991 Year

Questions

Is Concept Pro Viewer free?
Concept Pro Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightwave Link Plus free?
Lightwave Link Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Concept Pro Viewer or Lightwave Link Plus?
Concept Pro Viewer is rated higher. Concept Pro Viewer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lightwave Link Plus averages 4.5 from 36 ratings.
Do Concept Pro Viewer or Lightwave Link Plus have ads?
Neither Concept Pro Viewer nor Lightwave Link Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Concept Pro Viewer or Lightwave Link Plus?
Concept Pro Viewer ships an update every 2 months, and Lightwave Link Plus every 2 months. Most recently, Concept Pro Viewer was updated on June 11, 2026 and Lightwave Link Plus on September 22, 2026.

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