PanelVue Builder vs NX Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PanelVue Builder
Create, manage, and share professional panel schedules with this intuitive tool. Store panel information, photos, and generate printable PDFs. Offers a dashboard for easy organization and a free trial for two schedules.
- Panel schedule builder
- Panel profile creation
- Dashboard for schedule management
- Photo storage for panels
- Shareable and printable PDF export
- Free trial for two schedules
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PanelVue Builder is the most powerful tool on the market to build, manage, and maintain panel schedules. Save unnecessary time building panels, and use our intuitive builder to create schedules that can be shared and printed to any printer. PanelVue Builder provides a dashboard to manage all your panel schedules in one convenient location. Try it out today for two free panel schedules! Here are some of the best features in PanelVue Builder: Panel Profile Create a profile of information on each panel schedule that you create. This includes name, voltage rating, bus rating, main breaker rating, along with other critical information. Panel Dashboard Manage all of your panel schedules on the dashboard. Photo Storage Store photos of panels for future reference. View the inside of a panel to see where wires are landed or which breakers are actually available for use. Share and Print Panel Schedules Create a PDF of the panel schedule to share or print. Print your first two panel schedules for free. Panel Schedule Builder Create simple, clean, professional panel schedules with our powerful panel schedule builder. Terms and Prices Privacy Policy: https://www.pbvue.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://www.pbvue.com/terms-of-service.html PanelVue Builder offers the following subscription option for Full Access: * 1 month: $3.99 (USD) These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term.
NX Connect
This app offers a wireless controls system for distributed room-based lighting. It simplifies installation and commissioning of lighting systems by allowing users to zone fixtures via a mobile app and wireless devices.
- Distributed room-based lighting controls
- Wireless controls system
- Zonal control of lighting fixtures
- Simplified installation
- Code compliant solution
- App-based commissioning
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NX Connect is a distributed room-based lighting controls solution. For application spaces in need of a system that is simple, easy to install and code complaint, NX Connect is our mobile, app-based wireless controls system. NX Connect provides zonal control and commissioning of lighting systems. The NX Connect mobile app and wireless devices allow customers to zone lighting fixtures, saving installation time and expertise required to commission room-based lighting systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NX Connect at none against PanelVue Builder's 1. PanelVue Builder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.5 vs 3.0). On price and device support 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. PanelVue Builder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. NX Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
PanelVue Builder holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PanelVue Builder has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PanelVue Builder ships an update every 2 months, NX Connect every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PanelVue Builder | NX Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (11 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PanelVue | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
PanelVue Builder
NX Connect
In-app purchases
PanelVue Builder
- Full Access Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
NX Connect
No in-app purchases
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