Lutron Vive vs Z Platform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lutron Vive
This app allows users to program and control Lutron Vive lighting systems. Programmers can manage projects, collaborate, and handoff to customers, while building managers can control lights, automate events, and adjust energy settings.
- Program lighting control systems
- Manage Vive projects
- Invite collaborators to projects
- Handoff projects to customers
- Control lights remotely
- Create automated lighting events
- Adjust energy saving features
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Program and control your Lutron Vive lighting control system using this app. As a programmer, manage all your Vive projects in one place, invite other programmers to a project, and handoff to your customer to activate an extended warranty. As a building manager, easily control lights, create automated lighting events, and adjust energy saving features to suit your needs.
Z Platform
This platform provides tools for managing electrical distribution systems, focusing on compliance with industry standards for maintenance and data collection. It streamlines workflows for service providers, supporting tasks like infrared thermography and arc flash hazard analysis.
- Work session management
- NFPA 70B/70E compliance support
- NETA MTS/ATS standards support
- Infrared thermography
- Arc Flash Hazard Analysis data collection
- Multi-year maintenance quoting
- De-energized testing
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Egalvanic offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed for service providers of medium-to-high voltage electrical distribution systems. Our platform includes work session management tools that streamline workflows, allowing service providers to prioritize and execute tasks more effectively. We support all tasks in and around NFPA 70B and 70E's electrical maintenance and data collection requirements, as well as the MTS and ATS standards put forth by NETA, including but not limited to: Infrared Thermography, data collection for Arc Flash Hazard Analysis / Coordination Study purposes, multi-year maintenance quoting, and de-energized testing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Z Platform at 5.0 against Lutron Vive's 3.0. Z Platform also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Lutron Vive's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.5). 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.
Z Platform holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 7 respectively.
Lutron Vive ships an update every 2 months, Z Platform every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lutron Vive | Z Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lutron Electronics co., Inc. | Egalvanic LLC |
Customer experience
Lutron Vive
Z Platform
In-app purchases
Lutron Vive
No in-app purchases
Z Platform
No in-app purchases
