Flex5 vs ConnectFX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flex5
This business application offers a modern, HTML5-based user interface designed for mobile devices. It features a robust and scalable backend infrastructure built to support future growth and high user loads.
- HTML5-based UI
- Tablet and phone support
- Desktop browser UI development
- Highly scalable backend
- Foundation for future platform growth
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Flex5 is the next big iteration for the Flex product. It features all new HTML5-based UI's currently targeting tablets & phones with the desktop browser UI under heavy development. It also features a new highly scalable backend that will accommodate high loads. The new backend will serve as the foundation of the Flex platform for many years to come.
ConnectFX
This app provides comprehensive control for the WELL CONNECT system, enabling users to manage lighting fixtures, colors, scenes, and more. It supports various professional lighting protocols like WDMX, CRMX, DMX, ArtNet, and sACN, making it ideal for lighting professionals and event spaces.
- Control WELL CONNECT system
- WDMX, CRMX, DMX, ArtNet, sACN support
- Patch fixtures
- Change colors
- Set and playback scenes
- Remote control solution
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ConnectFX is the dedicated control app for the WELL CONNECT system, designed for easy operation and seamless WDMX, CRMX, DMX, ArtNet, and sACN control. Patch fixtures, change colors, set and playback scenes, and more, with this remote control solution for lighting professionals, system integrators, and event spaces.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ConnectFX at 5.0 against Flex5's 2.4. ConnectFX also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Flex5's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ConnectFX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flex5 has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flex5 ships an update every 3 months, ConnectFX monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flex5 | ConnectFX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flex Rental Solutions | Chauvet Professional |
In-app purchases
Flex5
No in-app purchases
ConnectFX
No in-app purchases
