Wi vs FLEX LightControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wi
Control and monitor your electric fences remotely from anywhere in the world. Receive instant notifications about fence voltage, current, and battery status, and configure internet-connected devices.
- Remote fence control
- Monitor fence voltage and current
- Monitor battery voltage and status
- Event notifications
- Configure IP devices
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The IP Energizer Controller is a companion app to be used in conjunction with compatible IP Energizers, Fence Monitors and GPIO devices, so they can be monitored and controlled from anywhere in the world. • Remotely control your electric fence(s) from anywhere in the world • Remotely monitor fence voltage and current, battery voltage and status • Get notified of events on the fence, e.g. if the voltage drops or current rises, or farm automation inputs change • The app can also be used to configure IP Devices for internet connection
FLEX LightControl
Control your FLEX DWL 2500 lamp directly from your smartphone. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and power with ease. Secure your lamp with a PIN code and manage multiple lamps.
- Switch lamp on/off
- Adjust brightness (5 levels)
- Set color temperature (5 levels)
- Rename lamps
- Set PIN code for security
- Control up to 4 lamps simultaneously
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With the FLEX LightControl app you can easily connect your FLEX DWL 2500 lamp to your smartphone. Switching the lamp on and off, dimming and much more is thus easily and conveniently controlled. MAIN FEATURES - Switch on/off - Setting of 5 different levels for dimming: 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% - Setting of 5 different levels of colour temperature: 2500K, 3500K, 4500K, 5500K, 6500K - Rename lamps in the app for easy identification of different lamps - Set pin code on lamps, so they can only be used by authorized users with the code ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - One smartphone controls max. 4 working lamps at the same time - One working lamp is simultaneously controlled by max. 2 smartphones. Lamp operating status is synchronized - When the app gets opened, it automatically tries to connect the lamp(s) of the last time connection and updates the operating state of the lamp(s).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FLEX LightControl at 100% against Wi's 33%. FLEX LightControl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.0). Wi's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 26 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
FLEX LightControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Wi's written reviews are positive against 100% of FLEX LightControl's.
Wi ships an update every 6 months, FLEX LightControl every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wi | FLEX LightControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pakton Group Pty Ltd | FLEX-Elektrowerkzeuge GmbH |
Customer experience
Wi
FLEX LightControl
In-app purchases
Wi
No in-app purchases
FLEX LightControl
No in-app purchases









