KETRA vs MAV Base
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KETRA
Control your Ketra lighting system remotely via WiFi. This app allows you to connect to your keypads and manage your lighting installations from your mobile device, offering enhanced flexibility and ease of use. Requires a Ketra lighting system with an N4 hub and a Ketra account.
- Remote keypad control
- WiFi connectivity
- Manage multiple keypads
- Control lighting installations
- Requires N4 hub
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The Ketra app connects your keypads to your mobile device, enabling increased flexibility and simple remote control – just download the app, locate your keypads, and control any number of keypads remotely when connected to WiFi. Requirements: Ketra lighting system with N4 hub (hardware keypads are not required) WiFi connection to Ketra lighting system Ketra account with access to desired installations (free)
MAV Base
This platform allows AV, networking, and surveillance integrators to remotely manage and configure devices for their clients. It enables automatic reboots, power monitoring, and real-time diagnostics to proactively fix system issues and reduce support calls.
- Remote device access and control
- Client system monitoring and management
- Real-time diagnostics and issue prevention
- Automatic and manual device reboots
- Power usage and temperature monitoring
- Push notifications for system changes
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MAVBase™ is a monitoring and remote management platform designed by MetraAV® for Automation, AV, networking and surveillance integrators. This app makes it easy to give customers the best service possible by managing and configuring all device settings and fixing problems before they affect their systems. The MAVBase app is compatible with Big Dog Power power distribution systems and will expand to encompass more products in the future. Integrators can reboot devices automatically or manually, set schedules, monitor power usage and temperatures and maintain clients’ systems right from their smartphone with the intuitive MAVBase app. For integration professionals, this means reduction of time-intensive support calls and truck rolls. The flexible app is designed to work how integrators work, with easy programming that can be set up by outlet or device to mimic the workflow of their choice. Combined with the award-winning Big Dog Power Smart Power Distribution Unit (PDU), this app allows AV professionals to deliver surge protection, remote control, smart home integration, rack temperature management, and more. The app-connected PDU features up to twelve individually controllable outlets that have power metering, self-healing, and automatic reboot capabilities for smarter and easier remote management of connected devices. It also includes revolutionary replaceable surge modules that protect connected devices by sacrificing a single module. Visit BigDogPower.com for more information. FEATURES ● Remotely access and control Big Dog Power devices ● Monitor and manage all of your clients and their systems ● User-friendly design makes remote management easy ● Stay on top of system changes with push notifications ● Self healing configuration ● View diagnostics remotely in real time to track and prevent system issues ● Virtually eliminates downtime from surge-related events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: KETRA at every 2 weeks against MAV Base's every 9 months. KETRA also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for KETRA against 4.3 for MAV Base. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
KETRA ships an update every 2 weeks, MAV Base every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KETRA | MAV Base |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lutron Electronics co., Inc. | Ethereal Home Theatre, LLC |
Customer experience
KETRA
MAV Base
In-app purchases
KETRA
No in-app purchases
MAV Base
No in-app purchases
