Silvair Commissioning vs NX Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silvair Commissioning
This app streamlines the commissioning of Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control systems in commercial spaces. It allows for pre-site design via a web app and on-site device addition and configuration. Users can customize settings, deploy control strategies, and perform functional tests.
- Commission lighting installations with floor plans
- Add devices to zones with one tap
- Deploy occupancy sensing and daylight harvesting
- Share projects with collaborators
- Customize lighting settings
- Perform functional system tests
- Automated networking processes
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Silvair is a powerful tool for commissioning Bluetooth Networked Lighting Control (NLC) systems in commercial spaces. It streamlines and accelerates the commissioning process while enabling flexible customization of all operational parameters. The Silvair app is designed to work in tandem with a cloud-based web app that allows for performing initial commissioning activities before visiting the site. Design your project from the comfort of your desk and use the mobile app on-site to simply add devices to the network and complete the commissioning process. To access the web app, visit https://platform.silvair.com With the Silvair app, you can: • commission professional lighting installations using actual floor plans • add devices to desired zones with a single tap • easily deploy advanced control strategies, including occupancy sensing and daylight harvesting • share your project with other collaborators to speed up the commissioning process • customize any settings to meet specific lighting needs or energy code requirements • perform functional tests of the commissioned system • forget about typical networking processes since they are all carried out automatically For more information about Silvair and our commissioning process, visit https://www.silvair.com
NX Connect
This app offers a wireless controls system for distributed room-based lighting. It simplifies installation and commissioning of lighting systems by allowing users to zone fixtures via a mobile app and wireless devices.
- Distributed room-based lighting controls
- Wireless controls system
- Zonal control of lighting fixtures
- Simplified installation
- Code compliant solution
- App-based commissioning
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NX Connect is a distributed room-based lighting controls solution. For application spaces in need of a system that is simple, easy to install and code complaint, NX Connect is our mobile, app-based wireless controls system. NX Connect provides zonal control and commissioning of lighting systems. The NX Connect mobile app and wireless devices allow customers to zone lighting fixtures, saving installation time and expertise required to commission room-based lighting systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Silvair Commissioning at 4.3 against NX Connect's 2.0. Silvair Commissioning also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). NX Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Silvair Commissioning holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Silvair Commissioning ships an update every 2 months, NX Connect every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Silvair Commissioning | NX Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Silvair, Inc. | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Silvair Commissioning
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In-app purchases
Silvair Commissioning
No in-app purchases
NX Connect
No in-app purchases
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