ROBE COM vs TechTools App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ROBE COM
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ROBE COM is an app that allows you to communicate with the ROBE units - read parameters using NFC tags such a fixture information, personality and DMX/RDM/Ethernet settings. KEY features: DMX/RDM/ Ethernet settings Fixture status information read
TechTools App
This app provides essential tools for lighting technicians, desk operators, and network administrators. It includes calculators for DMX addressing, IP addresses, and beam calculations, along with various useful converters for technical data.
- DMX addressing wizard
- IP address and class calculator
- Color code reference
- Beam calculator
- Electrical cable color codes
- Ingress Protection Code guide
- Technical data converters
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This application aims to be in the pocket of any technician, light desk operator, or stage network administrator. You will find the most useful tools for a lighting technician or manager, a desk operator or a network administrator. - DMX addressing wizard and dipswitch - IP addresses and classes - Color code - Beam Calculator - Electrical cable colors - Ingress Protection Code As well as several converters : - percentage / decimal on 24 bits, i.e. 3 bytes (for the usual coarse/fine/ultra values on the lighting desks and in the fixtures). - CIDR notation / dotted decimal notation for network masks - hexadecimal / decimal for ART-net universes notations, for example
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ROBE COM at Free against TechTools App's $4.00. ROBE COM also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
ROBE COM is free to download; TechTools App costs $4.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ROBE COM ships an update every 5 months, TechTools App every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ROBE COM | TechTools App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ROBE lighting s.r.o. | Noe Loridan |
In-app purchases
ROBE COM
No in-app purchases
TechTools App
No in-app purchases
