Comparison

Arcolis Remote Pro vs Light Captain

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

Head to head
About

Arcolis Remote Pro

Control Nicolaudie Ethernet/WiFi lighting controllers from your mobile device. Discover compatible controllers on your network and customize your lighting with buttons, faders, and color wheels.

Highlights
  • Control Nicolaudie lighting controllers
  • Ethernet/WiFi enabled
  • Discover compatible controllers
  • Add buttons, faders, color wheels
  • Customizable lighting control
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Arcolis Remote Pro allows you to control any Nicolaudie Ethernet/WiFi enabled stand alone lighting controller. Connect to a WiFi network and the app will find all compatible controllers. Easily add buttons, faders, color wheels and more. Visit our website at https://www.nicolaudie.com/arcolis for more information on compatible DMX controllers.

About

Light Captain

Control DMX lighting systems for parties, concerts, and theater. Suitable for beginners and professionals, it offers intuitive scene creation, advanced programming, and fixture libraries. Requires a specific interface for operation.

Highlights
  • DMX lighting control
  • Scene and chase programming
  • Music synchronization
  • Fixture library
  • Password-protected mode
  • Color and effect control
  • Moving light control
Features
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This lighting control app for DMX devices leaves nothing to be desired: it is just as suitable for party use as for concert or theater performance. The app is aimed at both beginners, who are taking their first DMX steps, and demanding users. Therefore, the app is very clearly and logically structured, so that even inexperienced users can quickly find their way around. At the same time, Light Captain offers many solutions that also make the work of professionals easier and enable more complex lighting situations. The app is suitable for all types of spotlights: White light spotlights, colorful LED spotlights, compact lighting systems of all kinds, lighting effects, or moving lights. Even the DMX protocols of show lasers or multi-effects can be mapped. To operate the app as a lighting controller, the Eurolite freeDMX interface is required. For beginners and professionals: In the first section (Chases), users who want to use different lighting scenes and chases for parties or concerts will feel most comfortable. Chases can be controlled either by adjusting the speed or by music control. Advanced users will prefer the second section, which also allows individual programming of cues and scenes with individual fade times. A password-protected mode allows operators to recall and adjust lights only, but not change programs or shows. Light Captain is therefore also suitable for installations and clubs where the lights are pre-programmed and need to be operated by different people without sources of error. Programming: A large and constantly growing library of fixtures already offers many models pre-programmed. Creating other fixtures is just as easy. For professional requirements, values can also be restricted or default values assigned and the individual positions of the color and gobo wheels can be defined. "Lamp on/off" commands for discharge lamps are also easy to assign and recall later. Control: Light Captain can inherently control four color segments on each fixture, each with up to 8 basic colors. No matter if KLS system, LED bar with 4 segments, or wash light with four rings, everything can be easily created and adjusted. For color effects, there is a separate effect section with 6 pre-programmed effects, which can also be modified in the expansion stages. For moving lights, there is a 16bit capable control. In addition to positioning, there is an effects unit that can be used to create motion effects quickly and effectively. Another control level is used to adjust gobos, prisms, zoom, focus, etc. Eight Freepatch controls can be freely assigned. Even complex multi-effects or show lasers can be sensibly created here. Frequently used settings can be stored on pre-cues and called up again and again. There are 15 general memory locations, 15 memory locations that store color values, and 15 memory locations that store position values. Theater mode (only available in the Full version) allows you to control your lights in programmed shows and performances. It allows you to save scenes in a specific order and then have them play during the performance.

Screenshots

Arcolis Remote Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Light Captain at 44% against Arcolis Remote Pro's 0%. Light Captain also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Arcolis Remote Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Light Captain sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Arcolis Remote Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcolis Remote Pro ships an update every 3 months, Light Captain every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Arcolis Remote Pro versus Light Captain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcolis Remote ProLight Captain
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews43.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.3
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolaudieSteinigke Showtechnic GmbH

Customer experience

Arcolis Remote Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Light Captain

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral31.3%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Arcolis Remote Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Light Captain

One-time4
  • Basic Light Captain$22.99
  • Upgrade Light Captain$22.99
  • Full Version Light Captain$44.99
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  • ArtNet - Add On$89.99

Questions

Is Arcolis Remote Pro free?
Arcolis Remote Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light Captain free?
Light Captain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arcolis Remote Pro or Light Captain have ads?
Neither Arcolis Remote Pro nor Light Captain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arcolis Remote Pro or Light Captain?
Arcolis Remote Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Light Captain every 5 weeks. Most recently, Arcolis Remote Pro was updated on June 10, 2026 and Light Captain on September 19, 2026.

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