Comparison

Active+ Mobile vs Schréder ITERRA

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

Head to head
About

Active+ Mobile

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This app is for adjusting settings in the Helvar Active+ lighting solution. To use this app, you must have an approved smartphone running iOS equipped with an LED flash, a luminaire fitted with an Active+ LED driver, and the Active+ Sense sensor. Settings that can be adjusted are: - Lights on and Power Save light levels - Occupancy time-outs - Fade times - Transition time-outs - Daylight dimming ranges - Bright-out functionality The app uses the smartphone’s LED flash to send data to the Active+ driver via the Active+ Sense light sensor. The smartphone must be within 70cm of the Active+ Sense sensor with the flash pointing directly at the sensor. Do not point any other light sources at the sensor while adjusting the settings. The luminaire light source LED will flash once when the settings have been received and stored. WARNING: This app uses high frequency LED light flashes. Notice: Active+ application is designed to work with a wide range of devices but may not be fully compatible with all phone models due to variations in hardware and software

About

Schréder ITERRA

Features
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Schréder ITERRA app is the easiest and most natural way to control your luminaires. The app runs on Casambi technology and software and enables full control of all lighting fixtures certified by Schréder ITERRA. From day one, it is very easy and intuitive to use. With one tap you are ready to control your lights. The ITERRA app has been built to enable you to perfectly manage all of your sites: sports facilities, airports, harbours, industrial environments, venues and many more. Control all of your luminaires from one screen With ITERRA app you can control all your lighting fixtures with one simple view. It is possible to control your lights individually or as a group. For example, you can create a group for your football training pitch, your main tennis court, your car park, and turn them all off / on with just one tap. You can also dim the light in your sports facilities depending on the requirements (match, training, maintenance). Control your lights from a photo The Gallery in the ITERRA app is the most natural way of controlling your luminaires. Take a picture of your venue and place the luminaire controls over the lighting fixtures in the picture. Now you can control your lighting fixtures visually right from the picture. Create settings for different lighting situations You can create different settings for every occasion. Define the exact levels for each specific event such as a match, training, maintenance, scheduling and save the settings. Now you can adapt the lighting to each event with one single tap. Share your network and allow other devices to control your lights ITERRA has four different levels for sharing and access control. You can decide if your network is open to everyone or if other users need a password to access your network. If you have several users and devices using the same network, all the changes made with one device will be automatically updated to the other devices with Casambi and Schréder cloud services.

Screenshots

Active+ Mobile3 screens
Schréder ITERRA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Active+ Mobile at none against Schréder ITERRA's shown. Active+ Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Schréder ITERRA's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active+ Mobile ships an update every 14 months, Schréder ITERRA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Active+ Mobile versus Schréder ITERRA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive+ MobileSchréder ITERRA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelvar Components Oy AbSchreder SA

In-app purchases

None

Active+ Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Schréder ITERRA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Active+ Mobile free?
Active+ Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Schréder ITERRA free?
Schréder ITERRA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Active+ Mobile or Schréder ITERRA have ads?
Schréder ITERRA shows ads; Active+ Mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, Active+ Mobile or Schréder ITERRA?
Active+ Mobile ships an update every 14 months, and Schréder ITERRA every 3 months. Most recently, Active+ Mobile was updated on September 29, 2026 and Schréder ITERRA on October 7, 2026.

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