Comparison

Signify Service tag vs STEINEL DCS™

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

Head to head
About

Signify Service tag

This app provides a QR-based identification system for luminaires, offering quick access to maintenance, installation, and spare part information for individual fixtures. Scan QR codes to retrieve product configuration details, saving time and reducing errors during setup and upkeep.

Highlights
  • QR-based identification
  • Luminaire maintenance info
  • Installation details
  • Spare part information
  • Product configuration access
  • Time-saving for technicians
Features
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Signify Service tag is a unique QR-based identification system that makes each luminaire uniquely identifiable and provides maintenance, installation and spare part information applicable to the individual luminaire. By scanning the QR codes on all next generation luminaires, manufactured by Signify, you have easy access to product configuration information, enabling you to save valuable time and prevent errors.

About

STEINEL DCS™

This app enables wireless commissioning of lighting, plug load, and HVAC systems through a Bluetooth connection. It integrates occupancy sensors, photo sensors, and switches for code-compliant solutions. Features include relay control, dimming zones, and daylight harvesting.

Highlights
  • Wireless commissioning via Bluetooth
  • Load and HVAC integration
  • Occupancy and photo sensor integration
  • 3 x 20A Relays with current monitoring
  • 3 x 0-10v Dimming Zones
  • Daylight Harvesting
  • BACnet integration
Features
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This is the STEINEL DCS™ Commissioning App for the STEINEL Digital Control Solution™ line of products. The STEINEL DCS™ integrates load control with occupancy sensors, photo sensors and switches to provide simple code compliant solutions for lighting, plug load and HVAC integration through BACnet. Time saving wireless commissioning is accomplished via Bluetooth connection from a Smart Phone or Tablet to a STEINEL DCS™ Digital Controller, which communicates to the sensors and switches by the 2 wire bus.   Key Features Include:  • 3 x 20A Relays (expandable via BLE Mesh)  • Current Monitoring Per Relay • 3 x 0-10v Dimming Zones • Multizone Daylight Harvesting • Partial On & Off • 20 A Receptacle Control • Use Cases • Demand Response Input • 24V External Input Signal • Internal Time Clock • Sequence of Operations • Min. & Max. manual dimming levels • Light Scenes • Wired data line • BLE MESH for groupings • BACnet • External Relay Support • BACnet COV subscription • Inbuilt firmware embedded in app • Photosensor Outdoor logic • Time slice capacity increased to 9 • Astro function

Screenshots

Signify Service tag4 screens
STEINEL DCS™4 screens

Verdict

The call

Signify Service tag and STEINEL DCS™ are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Signify Service tag ships an update every 3 weeks, STEINEL DCS™ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Signify Service tag versus STEINEL DCS™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignify Service tagSTEINEL DCS™
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSignify Netherlands B.V.Steinel GmbH

Customer experience

Signify Service tag

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

STEINEL DCS™

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Signify Service tag

No in-app purchases

None

STEINEL DCS™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Signify Service tag free?
Signify Service tag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STEINEL DCS™ free?
STEINEL DCS™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Signify Service tag or STEINEL DCS™ have ads?
Neither Signify Service tag nor STEINEL DCS™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Signify Service tag or STEINEL DCS™?
Signify Service tag ships an update every 3 weeks, and STEINEL DCS™ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Signify Service tag was updated on November 6, 2026 and STEINEL DCS™ on November 3, 2026.

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