Comparison

Crestron Zūm vs Avi

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

Head to head
About

Crestron Zūm

This app simplifies wireless lighting control for spaces of any size, from single rooms to entire buildings. It allows users to easily name and group rooms, create custom lighting scenes, and manage daylighting and scheduled events.

Highlights
  • Wireless lighting control
  • Easy design and setup
  • Room naming and grouping
  • Custom scene creation
  • Daylighting optimization
  • Scheduled event management
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Crestron Zūm is a wireless lighting control platform that’s easy to design, setup, and manage whether for a single standalone space or an entire building. All Zūm devices intelligently “pair and play” with the tap of a keypad or dimmer. The Zūm app makes it easy to name and combine rooms, set scenes, optimize daylighting, set up a time clock for scheduled events, and execute temporary overrides.

About

Avi

This app allows commercial installers to quickly set up, program schedules, and add sensors for lighting control projects. It offers a secure, gateway-free solution where settings are saved directly to devices.

Highlights
  • Quick device setup
  • Schedule programming
  • Add sensors and wall stations
  • Gateway-free operation
  • Cloud backup of settings
  • Bluetooth connectivity
Features
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The Avi-on Mobile Commissioning App is exclusively for use with Avi-on Pro Commercial Lighting Controls. The Mobile Commissioning App is optimized for small commercial lighting controls projects. For large-scale projects, where thousands of nodes are being commissioned and tuned, Avi-on recommends the Avi-on Pro App, available to qualified installers at Avi-on.com/Contact. The Avi-on Mobile Commissioning App is a secure lighting controls solution for office, school, healthcare, hospital, warehouse, manufacturing, parking garage, parking lot, horticultural, and other industrial applications. Using new and current smartphones or tablets with current operating systems, commercial installers can quickly set-up devices, program schedules, and add sensors or wall stations. Avi-on is “gateway free,” and no wifi hub or gateway is required. All schedules and settings are saved on a BluetoothⓇ chip inside each device. Once programmed locally, the schedules will operate without the Internet or your phone nearby. Avi-on enables many users to control many devices through a single account. Your account and settings are saved in the Avi-on cloud, providing instant back-up. If you want remote operations and commissioning, energy monitoring, or demand response, install an optional Avi-on LTE/Ethernet Bridge. The Bridge turns Avi-on into an UL Diamond Cybersecurity, DLC 5.0, OpenADR, and Title 24 certified networked energy monitoring solution that meets the toughest building codes and maximizes utility rebates where available. How do you get started? · Power any Avi-on Pro (commercial) compatible device by wiring it or plugging it in (adaptor, plugin, switch, sensor, LED driver, wall station, etc.) · Use a current smartphone or tablet with current OS with Bluetooth and with strong wi-fi access · Download the latest version of the Avi-onMobile Commissioning App from the app store. Register your account and password(check spam folder for verification and password emails). If no location has been created for your project, go to location.Avi-on.com to create a location. · Stand near the powered device(s). Press the big + button to add your first device. FAQs are here: https://avi-on.com/resources/ What are the products available for your Avi-on network? · Avi-on Load Controllers, Avi-on Direct Connect Sensors (PIR and Microwave) for occupancy/vacancy and daylight harvesting · Avi-on 2- or 4-Button Battery- and AC-powered wall stations · Optional services available with the Avi-on LTE/Ethernet Bridge: energy data collection, API connection, and cloud back-up of network settings. OpenADR and BACnet link are also available

Screenshots

Crestron Zūm4 screens
Avi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avi at 100% against Crestron Zūm's 50%. Avi also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Crestron Zūm's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Avi holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Crestron Zūm's written reviews are positive against 100% of Avi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crestron Zūm ships an update every 5 months, Avi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Crestron Zūm versus Avi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrestron ZūmAvi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (8 ratings)4.2 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings817 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrestron Electronics, Inc.Avi-On Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Crestron Zūm

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Avi

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Crestron Zūm

No in-app purchases

None

Avi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crestron Zūm free?
Crestron Zūm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Avi free?
Avi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crestron Zūm or Avi?
Avi is rated higher. Crestron Zūm averages 3.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Avi averages 4.2 from 17 ratings.
Do Crestron Zūm or Avi have ads?
Neither Crestron Zūm nor Avi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crestron Zūm or Avi?
Crestron Zūm ships an update every 5 months, and Avi every 2 months. Most recently, Crestron Zūm was updated on August 22, 2026 and Avi on July 23, 2026.

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