Ctrl Player v1 vs 7909 Certification
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ctrl Player v1
This app centralizes control of audio, entertainment, video, and lighting systems. It allows users to interact with custom interfaces for managing complex equipment, making automation and device control intuitive for any technical skill level. Multiple devices can connect to the same installation for synchronized control.
- Centralized control of audio, entertainment, video, and lighting
- Interact with custom Ctrl Suite interfaces
- Intuitive buttons, sliders, and steppers
- Supports MIDI, OSC, UDP, HTTP(S), TCP, MQTT, Serial, KNX, Telnet, Timecode
- Connect multiple devices for synchronized control
- Customizable interface with images and colors
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The intuitive app making it easier than ever to control your installation's audio, entertainment, video, lighting, and so much more. Player makes control of multiple pieces of complex equipment on your installation centralised & simple by allowing you to view and interact with your Ctrl Suite interfaces. Player presents the customisable buttons, sliders, steppers, images, device modules & more in a form that makes triggering automation, controlling devices intuitive and straightforward for any level of technical ability. Player setup has been designed to be as simple and user-proofed as possible. Connect and go. Once the App is opened, Player can be discovered and adopted into a Ctrl Engine session over your local network to allow users to start controlling the installation. Why limit yourself to one device? The Ctrl Suite architecture allows you to connect multiple Player devices on the same installation. The system state is synchronised between all of them over the Ctrl Engine. Within Ctrl Designer, your Player interfaces can be authored to trigger devices using the following protocol types: · MIDI / Musical Instrument Digital Interface · OSC / Open Sound Control · UDP / User Datagram Protocol · HTTP(S) / HTTP(S)/1.1 Methods, Headers, Body · TCP / Transmission Control Protocol · MQTT / MQ Telemetry Transport · Serial · KNX over IP · Telnet · Timecode Alternatively, you can map each interface button to be fed into a logic process within Ctrl Engine to manipulate the input in real-time for more advanced projects. We’re always adding custom interface modules to simplify interaction with specific services to help you create the ultimate unified control interface for your installation: · Session timers · Buttons · Sliders · Steppers · Titles · Text · Images · Audio controls · Tab navigation bars · Side navigation bars · Module Specific controls Ctrl Player displays all customisation options defined in Ctrl Designer: · Custom background images & logos · Custom background colours Contact our team through our website if you're looking at Ctrl Suite for a project or installation and want to try the entire system. This is for Version 1 of Ctrl Suite
7909 Certification
This app generates digital electrical certification forms for temporary installations based on BS 7909. It allows for easy creation, saving, emailing, and printing of completion certificates, test results, and confirmations. Features include data import/export, local backup, and automatic calculations for PSSC and G3 forms.
- Generate BS 7909 completion certificates
- Save, print, or email PDF certificates
- Import/export system data between devices
- Local backup and restore functionality
- Automatic PSSC calculation and G3 generation
- Offline work capability
- Customizable company logo and colors
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Electrical certification software for temporary electrical installations (systems) based on BS 7909, code of practice for temporary electrical systems for entertainment and related purposes. Temporary Electrical Systems Installation Completion Certificates, Schedule of Test Results & Confirmation of Electrical Completion Certificates for iPhone and iPad.. INCLUDES: - Form G1 Completion Certificate. - Form G2 Schedule of Test Results. - Form G3 Confirmation of Electrical Completion. FEATURES: - Print, save or email generated PDF certificates. - Import / Export a System (G1 & G2) data between devices. - Drag and drop the order of circuits on the G2 form. - Local Backup / Restore. - Set your default reusable data in Settings. - Import / Export Settings data between devices. - Copy and append System certificates (G1 & G2) for an Event certificate. Copy System certificates for an event, useful where multiple Systems are supplied by the same source removing the need to manually enter the G1 data for each System. MULTI-USER COMPATIBLE Where there are many electricians each testing a different system of the same Temporary Electrical System, each electrician can export their system certificates (Form G1 & G2), including all test results to the SPR who can import those system certificates to the main event certificate and produce a full Event certificate at the touch of a button. AUTO FEATURES - Calculates and warns if the PSSC is too low. - Auto-generates a G3 Confirmation of Completion. - Various automatic checking / validation. - Works offline. HOW TO USE: - From the home screen tap "Locations" - Add a new location or venue name - Add an event to this location - Add and edit your system electrical certs G1, G2. - Add further systems if applicable - Generate your G1 G2 and G3 PDF certificate PRINTING / PDF OPTIONS: - Print, save or email PDF certificates op1 : A single G1, G2 or G3 form opt2 : A "System" cert (G1+G2) opt3 : A complete Confirmation Completion Certificate (G1+G2+G3) A complete Confirmation Completion Certificate will also include ALL the "Systems" for that Event in a single PDF file. PDF CUSTOMISATIONS: - Add your company logo. - Change the certificate primary colour to match your branding. - Change the certificate input pen ink colour. - Use the relevant CPS scheme logo (optional). - Customise some of the cert section titles. APP CUSTOMISATION: - Add your company logo to the Home screen. - Change the app primary colour to match your branding. BS 7909 digital electrical sign-off certificates for use with BS 7909, code of practice for temporary electrical systems for entertainment and related purposes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 7909 Certification at 100% against Ctrl Player v1's 0%. 7909 Certification also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Ctrl Player v1's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. 7909 Certification sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ctrl Player v1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ctrl Player v1 ships an update monthly, 7909 Certification every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ctrl Player v1 | 7909 Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ON LX Limited | Pro Certs Software Ltd |
Customer experience
Ctrl Player v1
7909 Certification
In-app purchases
Ctrl Player v1
No in-app purchases
7909 Certification
- 100 Credits$59.99
- 200 Credits$99.99
- 300 Credits$119.99
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