Comparison

Waldmann LIGHT USER vs Remote

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

Head to head
About

Waldmann LIGHT USER

Features
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The ideal light for every challenge in your workplace. The Waldmann LIGHT USER app allows to customise your task lighting quickly and easily. Waldmann NEW OFFICE SYSTEM The various modes of the new Waldmann app are based on scientific findings and are designed to create the optimal lighting conditions for every requirement in the office. Studies show that light directly influences our performance. It regulates the levels of melatonin, dopamine and serotonin, thus stimulating brain activity. Control options The LIGHT USER can be used to adjust the desired brightness value for the luminaire. For luminaires with could be dimmable separately (direct / indirect), the internal light control can also be deactivated. This means that both light components (direct / indirect) can be freely configured, switched on and off. Connection to the light via QR code To control the desired luminaire, simply scan the QR code of the luminaire. No special settings or Bluetooth pairing is required.

About

Remote

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One big countdown everyone can see. One remote in your pocket. Remote Timer turns an iPhone or iPad into a large, glanceable countdown and lets you run it from a second device. No internet, no account, no fiddly setup. Perfect for talks, workshops, classrooms, rehearsals, exams, training sessions and any room that needs to keep to time. TWO ROLES, ONE APP • Timer: shows the big countdown. Put it where the speaker or the audience can see it. Pick a clean progress circle, or on iPhone a progress line that runs around the edge of the screen. • Remote: start, pause and reset the timer and change its duration from another device. See the live time and the timer device's battery level at a glance. BUILT FOR REAL ROOMS • Counts down, then keeps counting up in red so you always know how far over you are. Optional blinking and a haptic tap tell you the moment time is up. • Any duration up to 99 minutes, with quick presets from 1 to 30 minutes. • Controls fade away while the timer runs, so the audience only sees the time. • Devices find each other automatically on the local network. No internet connection needed. • Secret code: only remotes that know your code can connect. NEW IN 2.0 • Live Activity: keep the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with the set duration, the time since the last sync and a clear "Time's up" state. • "Time's up" notification on your remote when the timer runs out. It is corrected or cancelled automatically when the timer is paused, reset or changed. • Redesigned Timer screen and a redesigned clock-style Remote screen with a REMOTE badge, so you always know which role a device plays. • A welcome tutorial that walks you through choosing a role and pairing two devices. FOR TINKERERS Open the timer in any browser on the same network, or read it from your own scripts through a simple local HTTP endpoint. Start/stop and reset endpoints are protected by your secret code. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Remote Timer collects no data, and everything stays between your own devices. GOOD TO KNOW • Allow Local Network access when asked, otherwise your devices cannot find each other. • The Live Activity and the notification on the remote reflect the last state it received from the timer. They refresh whenever the Remote Timer app is open on the remote. • Requires iPhone or iPad with iOS 17 or later.

Screenshots

Waldmann LIGHT USER4 screens
Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Waldmann LIGHT USER and Remote are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waldmann LIGHT USER ships an update every 2 months, Remote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Waldmann LIGHT USER versus Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaldmann LIGHT USERRemote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHerbert Waldmann GmbH & Co. KGLeon Friedmann

In-app purchases

None

Waldmann LIGHT USER

No in-app purchases

None

Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waldmann LIGHT USER free?
Waldmann LIGHT USER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Remote free?
Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waldmann LIGHT USER or Remote have ads?
Neither Waldmann LIGHT USER nor Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waldmann LIGHT USER or Remote?
Waldmann LIGHT USER ships an update every 2 months, and Remote monthly. Most recently, Waldmann LIGHT USER was updated on October 29, 2026 and Remote on November 3, 2026.

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