Sensor Switch VLP vs Avi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sensor Switch VLP
This app allows for the visual configuration of occupancy sensors and photocontrols using flash programming technology. Users can easily adjust settings like time delay, trim values, and photocontrol options. It also offers Bluetooth connectivity for select sensors and includes security features.
- Visual sensor selection
- Adjust occupancy time delay
- Configure photocontrol options
- Save sensor setting profiles
- PIN code security
- Bluetooth configurability
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The VLP App with flash programming technology from Acuity Controls effortlessly configures Sensor Switch occupancy sensor and photocontrols. Set occupancy time delay, trim values, photocontrol options and more with this visually intuitive tool. Sensor customization has never been easier. Flash programming uses the camera flash on a mobile device to communicate settings to the sensor. Bluetooth configurability is also available on select sensors with the VLP app. Features • Easy to use visual based sensor selection • Set occupancy time delay, trim values, photocontrol, on modes • Easily revert back to factory defaults • PIN code security enabled • Save sensor setting profiles • Editable screens
Avi
This app allows commercial installers to quickly set up, program schedules, and add sensors for lighting control projects. It offers a secure, gateway-free solution where settings are saved directly to devices.
- Quick device setup
- Schedule programming
- Add sensors and wall stations
- Gateway-free operation
- Cloud backup of settings
- Bluetooth connectivity
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The Avi-on Mobile Commissioning App is exclusively for use with Avi-on Pro Commercial Lighting Controls. The Mobile Commissioning App is optimized for small commercial lighting controls projects. For large-scale projects, where thousands of nodes are being commissioned and tuned, Avi-on recommends the Avi-on Pro App, available to qualified installers at Avi-on.com/Contact. The Avi-on Mobile Commissioning App is a secure lighting controls solution for office, school, healthcare, hospital, warehouse, manufacturing, parking garage, parking lot, horticultural, and other industrial applications. Using new and current smartphones or tablets with current operating systems, commercial installers can quickly set-up devices, program schedules, and add sensors or wall stations. Avi-on is “gateway free,” and no wifi hub or gateway is required. All schedules and settings are saved on a BluetoothⓇ chip inside each device. Once programmed locally, the schedules will operate without the Internet or your phone nearby. Avi-on enables many users to control many devices through a single account. Your account and settings are saved in the Avi-on cloud, providing instant back-up. If you want remote operations and commissioning, energy monitoring, or demand response, install an optional Avi-on LTE/Ethernet Bridge. The Bridge turns Avi-on into an UL Diamond Cybersecurity, DLC 5.0, OpenADR, and Title 24 certified networked energy monitoring solution that meets the toughest building codes and maximizes utility rebates where available. How do you get started? · Power any Avi-on Pro (commercial) compatible device by wiring it or plugging it in (adaptor, plugin, switch, sensor, LED driver, wall station, etc.) · Use a current smartphone or tablet with current OS with Bluetooth and with strong wi-fi access · Download the latest version of the Avi-onMobile Commissioning App from the app store. Register your account and password(check spam folder for verification and password emails). If no location has been created for your project, go to location.Avi-on.com to create a location. · Stand near the powered device(s). Press the big + button to add your first device. FAQs are here: https://avi-on.com/resources/ What are the products available for your Avi-on network? · Avi-on Load Controllers, Avi-on Direct Connect Sensors (PIR and Microwave) for occupancy/vacancy and daylight harvesting · Avi-on 2- or 4-Button Battery- and AC-powered wall stations · Optional services available with the Avi-on LTE/Ethernet Bridge: energy data collection, API connection, and cloud back-up of network settings. OpenADR and BACnet link are also available
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avi at 100% against Sensor Switch VLP's 25%. Avi also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Avi holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Sensor Switch VLP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Avi's.
Sensor Switch VLP ships an update every 5 months, Avi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sensor Switch VLP | Avi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (27 ratings) | 4.2 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc | Avi-On Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Sensor Switch VLP
Avi
In-app purchases
Sensor Switch VLP
No in-app purchases
Avi
No in-app purchases





