Legrand Close vs Fraca
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Legrand Close
This application simplifies the setup and maintenance of lighting and emergency lighting equipment. It offers intuitive navigation, project management, and secure product programming via Bluetooth. Collaborate with a cloud account to manage multiple projects and access powerful configuration tools.
- Program and control lighting equipment
- Intuitive navigation and project management
- Manage connected and addressable lighting projects
- Read, edit, and save product parameters
- Save and share product configurations
- Diagnostic tools
- DALI 3-zone management
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Close Up – The essential app for installing and maintaining your lighting and emergency lighting equipment – now features a refreshed graphical interface, while staying true to its core purpose: Program and control your products with ease, speed, and security. Enjoy a more intuitive navigation experience and improved project management. Collaborate efficiently with your Legrand Cloud account, which unlocks a wide range of features: · Manage all your connected or addressable lighting and emergency lighting (BAES) projects from a single account. Compatible with smartphones equipped with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) version 4.2 or higher, the app allows configuration of Legrand-compatible products during installation or maintenance, thanks to powerful tools: · Read, edit, and save product parameters · Save and share product configurations · Diagnostic tools · Adjustment of detection and brightness settings · DALI 3-zone management · BAES addressing (direct or via list) · View BAES data (test time, faults, last autonomy duration) The app also enables configuration of IR and NFC products via the Legrand configuration gateway (088240). Bluetooth products communicate directly with your smartphone.
Fraca
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Fraca is the app made specifically to link France and Canada together, with its conversions for imperial and metric systems. Fraca also includes money conversions from Euro to Canadian dollar, with, if necessary, a graphic of the exchange rate for a maximum of 3 months.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fraca at every 6 weeks against Legrand Close's every 5 months. Fraca also leads on device support (6 vs 3). Legrand Close's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, 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.
Legrand Close ships an update every 5 months, Fraca every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Legrand Close | Fraca |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Legrand | Philippe Bondevine |
In-app purchases
Legrand Close
No in-app purchases
Fraca
No in-app purchases
