Comparison

Lightwave Link Plus vs MyECS

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

Head to head
About

Lightwave Link Plus

Control your home's lighting, power, and heating remotely. Automate daily tasks, set moods, and monitor energy usage from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Remote monitoring and control
  • Lighting, power, and heating management
  • Room and device customization
  • Mood setting for lighting
  • Complex event creation
  • Scheduling and automation
  • Energy usage monitoring
Features
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This is the new official Lightwave Link Plus app to manage the amazing Lightwave Smart Home Platform with your iPhone, iPod or iPad.* The Lightwave Smart Home Platform allows you to monitor and control lighting, power and heating whether you are in the home, or out and about, using a smart-phone, tablet or PC. The product range consists of attractive and affordable dimmer switches, power sockets and thermostatic radiator valves, plus a large range of other innovative products, some of which are simple plug ‘n’ play and others that can be easily retrofitted by any competent DIYer. All devices communicate wirelessly eliminating the need for any additional wiring. The Lightwave Smart Home Platform is: • Affordable • Simple to Fit • Easy to use The Lightwave Smart Home Platform can: • Save you money through reduced energy usage! • Help keep your home and family more safe and secure • Make your life more comfortable – no arriving home to a cold, dark house • Save you time by automating many of the daily processes in your home The Lightwave Smart Home app allows you to: • Setup your WiFiLink and products in minutes. • Monitor, control and schedule lighting, power and heating requirements by individual room • Define and name Rooms that reflect the layout of your own home • Allocate and name devices within each room • Set Moods by room for lighting and power – for example, fully on for cleaning, some lights dimmed and the TV off for reading, and nice and cosy dimmed lights when watching TV • Build complex events to turn on or off multiple devices across many rooms with one button • Schedule single devices or events to activate at certain times by day, week and month • Automatically link schedules to sunrise and sunset times • Add random delays to events to create that genuine “look like you’re at home when you’re not at home” • Schedule heating programmes by individual room • Add our energy monitor to see your electricity usage real-time, and totals so far today and yesterday And you can do all of these things even if you were on the other side of the world! * Note that this app requires a Lightwave Link Plus and the appropriate Lightwave devices being fitted. Read more about app's terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ and privacy policy: https://lightwaverf.com/privacy-policy/

About

MyECS

Access your ECS card information, application status, and financial history on the go. This app provides a virtual card with a QR code for site access and allows you to manage your profile and professional development reports.

Highlights
  • Virtual ECS card with QR code
  • Real-time card status updates
  • Financial history and receipt downloads
  • CPD report generation
  • Profile editing
  • Application status notifications
  • HSE status overview
Features
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MyECS is the free-to-download virtual card and digital skills App for the electrotechnical industry. The MyECS App gives you quick access to all your ECS card information, ensuring you get access to projects quickly and simply, and keeping you in the loop with information on your application, renewals or changes which may affect you. The App gives you access to a QR code for real-time checking of your ECS card, which is an essential part of checks to access construction projects and sites across the built environment in the UK. The MyECS App is fully compatible with CSCS Smart Check as part of the UK-wide system for checking all 2 million plus CSCS partner cards. The MyECS app gives you: - Real-time ECS card images – as soon as an application or renewal is approved, your ECS card is live here in the App - The convenience of uploading your qualifications using your phone - Financial history – download your receipts and export as PDF documents for greater management - Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Report – make sure you can evidence how you keep up to date with latest changes in your sector by downloading your qualifications and CPD report - Important notifications – get clear and simple information on where your application is in process, and if any further action needed - Profile editor – need to make updates to your account information? Do this through the MyECS App to ensure there are no unnecessary delays - Improved communications – enable push notifications to ensure you are always getting the latest information on your application - ECS Check Authorisation – stay in control and generate your authorisation code for those who need full access to your card information through the ECS website browser - Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness – get a quick snapshot on your current HSE status and previous assessments - Preferences – opt-in for special updates, marketing and partner information including discounts and other services of benefit Make sure you download the MyECS App to give you access and control over all your ECS employment and skills records in one place.

Screenshots

Lightwave Link Plus4 screens
MyECS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightwave Link Plus at 56% against MyECS's 11%. Lightwave Link Plus also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). MyECS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lightwave Link Plus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. MyECS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightwave Link Plus ships an update every 2 months, MyECS every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lightwave Link Plus versus MyECS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightwave Link PlusMyECS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightwaveRF Technology LtdJIB Limited

Customer experience

Lightwave Link Plus

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative30.0%

MyECS

Written reviews27 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative81.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lightwave Link Plus

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$8.991 Month
  • Annual Membership1 Year trial$90.991 Year
None

MyECS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightwave Link Plus free?
Lightwave Link Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyECS free?
MyECS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lightwave Link Plus or MyECS have ads?
Neither Lightwave Link Plus nor MyECS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightwave Link Plus or MyECS?
Lightwave Link Plus ships an update every 2 months, and MyECS every 8 months. Most recently, Lightwave Link Plus was updated on September 22, 2026 and MyECS on July 21, 2026.

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