Comparison

Lutron Vive vs gmCalSync

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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.

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gmCalSync

Features
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Every GroupMe calendar. Your calendar. Always up to date. Your group posts a practice change, a game time, a meeting — and it disappears into the chat. gmCalSync turns the calendar events in your GroupMe groups into private calendar subscriptions that keep themselves current in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook. Connect GroupMe once. Stop retyping events forever. HOW IT WORKS 1. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email. 2. Connect your GroupMe account through GroupMe's own secure sign-in. We never see your password. 3. Pick your groups. Each one becomes its own private calendar feed. 4. Subscribe in Apple Calendar with one tap, or paste the link into Google Calendar or Outlook. That's it. From then on, new events posted in GroupMe show up in your calendar on its own, and edits follow along on the next refresh. EVERY GROUP, ONE SUBSCRIPTION • Each GroupMe group gets its own calendar, so you can subscribe to some and skip others • Subgroups are supported and stay grouped under their parent • No per-calendar fees — one plan covers every group on your account • Add a group later and it works the same way ONE CALENDAR, OR ONE PER GROUP • Merge up to 25 groups into a single calendar subscription • Every event carries a label for the group it came from — the group's name, or a short label you pick • New groups you join can fold themselves into it automatically • The merged calendar doesn't replace the per-group ones: keep subscribing to those too WORKS WITH THE CALENDAR YOU ALREADY USE • Apple Calendar on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — one tap to subscribe • Google Calendar — add by URL, then it syncs to every device signed into your account • Outlook on the web — subscribe from web • Anything else that accepts a calendar URL, including many family and wall calendars READ-ONLY, ON PURPOSE • We read your GroupMe groups and their calendar events. That's all. • We never post to GroupMe, never message anyone, and never edit your calendar • Your calendar links are private to you, and you can rotate or remove them any time • Disconnect GroupMe or delete your account from inside the app whenever you want BUILT FOR THE PERSON WHO RUNS THE GROUP Organizing a team, a troop, a class, or a carpool? Group plans let one subscription cover your whole group: share a join code or QR, approve members, and everyone gets their own calendar link. Manage members, admins, and approvals right in the app. (Group plans are purchased and upgraded on our website — the app shows and manages the plans you already have.) CANCELLED EVENTS, HANDLED Google Calendar likes to keep cancelled events on the grid. gmCalSync can prefix those titles with CANCELLED so nobody shows up to a game that isn't happening — or hide them entirely. Your choice, in Settings. SUBSCRIPTION gmCalSync is a subscription, available monthly, every six months, or yearly. The six-month and yearly plans include a 3-day free trial. One subscription covers every GroupMe group on your account. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Already subscribed on gmcalsync.com? Just sign in — your plan comes with you. A NOTE ON REFRESH TIMING Subscribed calendars are refreshed by your calendar app, not by us, and iOS in particular can lag by hours. You can shorten it in Settings → Apps → Calendar → Accounts → Subscribed Calendars → Fetch New Data. We explain this in the app when you add a calendar, because it is the single most common surprise. Terms of Service: https://gmcalsync.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://gmcalsync.com/privacy Stop scrolling back through the chat to find out when practice is.

Screenshots

Lutron Vive4 screens
gmCalSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lutron Vive at none against gmCalSync's 3. Lutron Vive also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). gmCalSync's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. gmCalSync sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Lutron Vive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lutron Vive ships an update every 2 months, gmCalSync every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lutron Vive versus gmCalSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLutron VivegmCalSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLutron Electronics co., Inc.Status Recap, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Lutron Vive

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

gmCalSync

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$4.491 Month
  • 6 Months3 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • Annual3 Days trial$26.991 Year

Questions

Is Lutron Vive free?
Lutron Vive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is gmCalSync free?
gmCalSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lutron Vive or gmCalSync have ads?
Neither Lutron Vive nor gmCalSync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lutron Vive or gmCalSync?
Lutron Vive ships an update every 2 months, and gmCalSync every 4 days. Most recently, Lutron Vive was updated on October 22, 2026 and gmCalSync on October 16, 2026.

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