VersiControl vs SureShade Bimini Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VersiControl
Control your boat or RV's lighting system with this app. Adjust brightness, select colors, and set custom fade effects. The app also includes a timer for automated lighting and a feature to sync lights with music.
- Bluetooth lighting control
- Independent zone adjustment
- Customizable color palette
- Pre-loaded fade effects
- Timer for automated on/off
- Music sync lighting
- Color capture via camera
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ITC’s VersiControl™ smart phone app allows you to independently adjust up to sixteen zones of your systems lighting through Bluetooth. Simple intuitive controls provide endless customization of the lighting in your boat or RV. Please note: The ITC control module is required to power this app. Features: - Select and save favorite colors through the full color palette - Adjust the brightness of the lights - Several single or multi-color pre-loaded fade effects - Timer feature can turn the lights on/off at designated times - Quick white feature sets all zones back to white at the touch of a button - Beats option sets the lights to jump or strobe to the beat of your music - Built in camera allows you to photograph a favorite color and save it as the current setting - Independent locking function on each zone prevents adjustment once the lights are set - Personal passcode prevents any interference with other systems
SureShade Bimini Control
Control your Bluetooth-enabled SureShade system remotely from your smartphone. Effortlessly raise and lower your shade without needing to interact with the physical controller.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Remote shade control
- Raise and lower functionality
- Smartphone integration
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Connect to and control your bluetooth enabled SureShade from your smartphone. SureShade Connect enables you to raise and lower your SureShade without needing to touch the controller.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SureShade Bimini Control at 5.0 against VersiControl's 3.5. SureShade Bimini Control also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). VersiControl's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). 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.
SureShade Bimini Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VersiControl has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VersiControl ships an update every 5 months, SureShade Bimini Control every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | VersiControl | SureShade Bimini Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ITC Incorporated | onceLabs LLC |
Customer experience
VersiControl
SureShade Bimini Control
In-app purchases
VersiControl
No in-app purchases
SureShade Bimini Control
No in-app purchases
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