Arcolis Remote Pro vs STEINEL DCS™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
STEINEL DCS™
This app enables wireless commissioning of lighting, plug load, and HVAC systems through a Bluetooth connection. It integrates occupancy sensors, photo sensors, and switches for code-compliant solutions. Features include relay control, dimming zones, and daylight harvesting.
- Wireless commissioning via Bluetooth
- Load and HVAC integration
- Occupancy and photo sensor integration
- 3 x 20A Relays with current monitoring
- 3 x 0-10v Dimming Zones
- Daylight Harvesting
- BACnet integration
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This is the STEINEL DCS™ Commissioning App for the STEINEL Digital Control Solution™ line of products. The STEINEL DCS™ integrates load control with occupancy sensors, photo sensors and switches to provide simple code compliant solutions for lighting, plug load and HVAC integration through BACnet. Time saving wireless commissioning is accomplished via Bluetooth connection from a Smart Phone or Tablet to a STEINEL DCS™ Digital Controller, which communicates to the sensors and switches by the 2 wire bus. Key Features Include: • 3 x 20A Relays (expandable via BLE Mesh) • Current Monitoring Per Relay • 3 x 0-10v Dimming Zones • Multizone Daylight Harvesting • Partial On & Off • 20 A Receptacle Control • Use Cases • Demand Response Input • 24V External Input Signal • Internal Time Clock • Sequence of Operations • Min. & Max. manual dimming levels • Light Scenes • Wired data line • BLE MESH for groupings • BACnet • External Relay Support • BACnet COV subscription • Inbuilt firmware embedded in app • Photosensor Outdoor logic • Time slice capacity increased to 9 • Astro function
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: STEINEL DCS™ at 50% against Arcolis Remote Pro's 0%. STEINEL DCS™ also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Arcolis Remote Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
STEINEL DCS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Arcolis Remote Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of STEINEL DCS™'s.
Arcolis Remote Pro ships an update every 3 months, STEINEL DCS™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcolis Remote Pro | STEINEL DCS™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolaudie | Steinel GmbH |
Customer experience
Arcolis Remote Pro
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In-app purchases
Arcolis Remote Pro
No in-app purchases
STEINEL DCS™
No in-app purchases
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