Comparison

Sensor Configuration vs BAS

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

Head to head
About

Sensor Configuration

Configure, test, and adjust Bluetooth-enabled sensors remotely from your mobile device. This app simplifies the setup and management of wireless fixtures, even in challenging environments, without requiring additional hardware. It offers offline functionality and robust security features.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device discovery
  • Sensor parameter settings
  • DALI supported parameters
  • Firmware updates
  • Editable profiles
  • Password protected jobsite management
Features
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Configure, test and adjust Legrand Bluetooth™ enabled sensors from your mobile device, leaving your ladder behind! The Sensor Configuration app from Legrand, allows users (electrical contractors, installers, or facility managers) to easily manage outdoor Bluetooth™ Low Energy (BLE) sensor installations despite difficult weather, direct sunlight, height restrictions and other physical obstructions. No other specialized or additional hardware or tools are needed. Not only is it easier to configure than before, sensors are also faster to set up than ever before and end-users will know that their Bluetooth enabled wireless fixtures are secure in a mobile environment. No cellular service? No Wi-Fi? No worries. Once the app is installed, our use of BLE allows you to make adjustments to your Bluetooth enabled sensors anytime - offline and off the grid. Features: -Supported Sensors: FSP, FDP - Bluetooth device discovery with bidirectional communication - Basic sensor parameter settings include: high mode, low mode, time delay, cut off, and sensitivity - Advanced sensor parameter settings include: hold off, ramp up, fade down, and photocell - DALI supported parameters including: fade time, fade rate - Firmware updates - Editable profiles (reusable groups of parameter values for quick reuse fixture to fixture) - Password protected jobsite management - English, Spanish and French - Free to download

About

BAS

This utility app allows for the configuration of BAS-IP built-in and desktop readers with BLE modules. It enables adjustment of card operation modes, encryption settings, and audible confirmations for mobile identifier connections.

Highlights
  • Configure BLE readers
  • Adjust card operation modes (EM-Marine, MIFARE, BLE)
  • Set BLE ID encryption
  • Configure MIFARE card encryption and diversification
  • Set audible confirmation for mobile identifiers
  • Configure reader operating modes (Door, Touch, Gate/Barrier)
  • Save and upload reader configuration files
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BAS-IP UKEY Config is an application for setting the parameters of the BAS-IP built-in readers with the built-in BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) module, as well as individual BAS-IP UKEY desktop and wall readers with the built-in BLE module. Application features: · Adjustment of EM-Marine, MIFARE and BLE card operation modes - enabling and disabling of reading standards. · Setting the encryption for the BLE ID. This will make it possible to bind the identifiers encrypted key to the selected reader. · Enabling or disabling encryption modes for MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus cards. · Enabling diversification for MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus cards. · Configuring the audible confirmation when connecting mobile identifiers to the reader in standby and reading modes. · Setting the operating modes: Door, Touch, Gate/Barrier. · Setting the adjustable distance for the "Gate/Barrier" operating mode. · With the TR-03 reader, the configurator allows you to record MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus encryption cards. · Ability to save a file with settings for the specific reader. · Ability to upload a configuration file with settings to restore the reader parameters and for copying settings to other readers.

Screenshots

Sensor Configuration3 screens
BAS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BAS at 5.0 against Sensor Configuration's 3.0. BAS also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%). Sensor Configuration's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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

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

BAS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Sensor Configuration's written reviews are positive against 67% of BAS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sensor Configuration ships an update every 4 months, BAS every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sensor Configuration versus BAS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSensor ConfigurationBAS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHE WATT STOPPER, INC.BAS-IP LP

Customer experience

Sensor Configuration

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

BAS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Sensor Configuration

No in-app purchases

None

BAS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sensor Configuration free?
Sensor Configuration is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BAS free?
BAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sensor Configuration or BAS?
BAS is rated higher. Sensor Configuration averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while BAS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sensor Configuration or BAS have ads?
Neither Sensor Configuration nor BAS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sensor Configuration or BAS?
Sensor Configuration ships an update every 4 months, and BAS every 9 months. Most recently, Sensor Configuration was updated on July 4, 2026 and BAS on June 1, 2026.

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