Ctrl Player v1 vs LotScan
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
LotScan
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LotScan transforms your certificate of location into a digital site plan in seconds using artificial intelligence. AUTOMATIC AI DETECTION • Import a photo of your certificate of location • AI automatically detects lot lines, structures, pools, and dimensions • OCR measurements are extracted and linked to lines • Automatic calibration from detected dimensions FULL PLAN EDITOR • Add lot lines with intermediate points to follow true contours • Add, move, and resize structures (house, garage, shed, pool, deck, fence) • Modify structure shapes by moving corners or adding vertices to edges • Manually calibrate from a known dimension on the plan • Adjust the certificate opacity for tracing overlay MEASUREMENTS & DISTANCES • Measure the distance between two walls or lot lines • Display the diagonal between two segments sharing a corner • Check setback margins (front, rear, side) • Distances in violation are displayed in red MUNICIPAL SETBACK MARGINS • Define the setbacks required by your municipality • Automatically see if your structures meet minimum distances • Distinguish existing structures from new construction (permits) PROFESSIONAL PDF EXPORT • Generate a complete site plan in PDF • Export only the new structures for your permit application • Share easily with your municipality or contractor MULTILINGUAL • Available in French, English, and Spanish Ideal for homeowners, contractors, and land surveyors in Quebec who work with certificates of location. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://atikdesign.ca/privacy-lotscan.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ctrl Player v1 at none against LotScan's 2. Ctrl Player v1 also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. LotScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Ctrl Player v1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ctrl Player v1 ships an update monthly, LotScan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ctrl Player v1 | LotScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ON LX Limited | Atik Design S.E.N.C |
In-app purchases
Ctrl Player v1
No in-app purchases
LotScan
- LotScan Pro$3.991 Month
- LotScan Pro$9.991 Year









