Comparison

ActiveTune vs DALI Cockpit Mobile

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

Head to head
About

ActiveTune

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With Helvar ActiveTuneβ„’ you can tune the light settings on your desk according to your needs. You can save your favourite lights as well as light settings to access them faster through the app.

About

DALI Cockpit Mobile

Configure and control DALI lighting systems with this app. It provides an installation assistant for setup, allows device configuration, and enables creation of groups, scenes, timers, and schedules. You can also customize the interface for device control, including switching, dimming, and color adjustments.

Highlights
  • DALI system installation assistant
  • Device configuration
  • Group and scene creation
  • Timer and daylight scheduling
  • Customizable control interface
  • Switching, dimming, and color control
Features
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Smartphone application for configuration and control of DALI systems in connection with the DALI-2 BT5 Room Controller.Β  The application offers an installation assistant with function test and addressing capability to set up the DALI System. Once the system is set up the DALI devices* can be configured and groups and scenes, timers and daylight schedules can be created via a user friendly interface. Furthermore a customisable user interface is available to control the connected devices, allowing switching, dimming, colour and scene control. *Setting menu includes: Control gear: DALI Dimmers, DALI Jalousie modules, DALI Relais modules Sensors: DALI-2 CS and DALI-2 LS Operating devices: DALI-2 Touchpanel, DALI-2 Switch Cross, DALI-2 MC, DALI-2 MC4L, DALI-2 Rotary other control devices: DALI CDC, DALI RTC

Screenshots

ActiveTune4 screens
DALI Cockpit Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

ActiveTune and DALI Cockpit Mobile are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActiveTune ships an update every 12 months, DALI Cockpit Mobile every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ActiveTune versus DALI Cockpit Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiveTuneDALI Cockpit Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”20.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 7 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better17
Further details β€” not scored
Size38 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelvar Ltd.Lunatone

In-app purchases

None

ActiveTune

No in-app purchases

None

DALI Cockpit Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActiveTune free?
ActiveTune is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DALI Cockpit Mobile free?
DALI Cockpit Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ActiveTune or DALI Cockpit Mobile have ads?
Neither ActiveTune nor DALI Cockpit Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActiveTune or DALI Cockpit Mobile?
ActiveTune ships an update every 12 months, and DALI Cockpit Mobile every 7 months. Most recently, ActiveTune was updated on October 26, 2026 and DALI Cockpit Mobile on October 24, 2026.

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