Comparison

LEDesign vs UPSHINE NFC

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

Head to head
About

LEDesign

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LEDesignยฎ LED calculation tool - find the right LED driver We designed the LEDesign App to be the easiest calculation tool for LED lighting specialists. LEDesign finds you the best Helvar LED driver to match your Helvar LED modules or even custom modules. The app updates automatically, but you can use it offline too. LEDesign shows the key electrical and photometrical parameters for the selected combination. It indicates how close to the nominal values the combination is operating, and helps to find the optimal solutions for your LED application. The calculator will also display relevant product information and shows how to find the optimal LED driver for each load. Browser version: http://ledesign.helvar.com . More information: www.helvar.com All values, calculated by LEDesign, are estimations of typical performance and may therefore vary from the actual values.

About

UPSHINE NFC

Features
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DALI DT6&DT8 power configuration software, supports NFC or Bluetooth connection, can configure output current, DALI parameters, corridor mode, CLO and other functions, can read power parameters and save them

Screenshots

LEDesign4 screens
UPSHINE NFC4 screens

Verdict

The call

LEDesign and UPSHINE NFC are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEDesign ships an update every 8 months, UPSHINE NFC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LEDesign versus UPSHINE NFC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEDesignUPSHINE NFC
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better13
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelvar Components Oy AbShenzhen Juji Intelligence Technology Development Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

LEDesign

No in-app purchases

None

UPSHINE NFC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEDesign free?
LEDesign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UPSHINE NFC free?
UPSHINE NFC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LEDesign or UPSHINE NFC have ads?
Neither LEDesign nor UPSHINE NFC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEDesign or UPSHINE NFC?
LEDesign ships an update every 8 months, and UPSHINE NFC every 6 months. Most recently, LEDesign was updated on November 11, 2026 and UPSHINE NFC on November 8, 2026.

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