ROBE COM vs Core LightDesk
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
Core LightDesk
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CORE Lighting's controller for its range of wireless battery powered lighting units. This app simulates a lighting desk with 512 channels and outputs the data using wireless technology from the phone/tablet directly to the fixture. Each channel has its own slider to represent the desk slider to control intensity level of that channel only. There is also a master slider to control all 8 channels on each page simultaneously.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Core LightDesk at daily against ROBE COM's every 5 months. Core LightDesk also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ROBE COM ships an update every 5 months, Core LightDesk daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ROBE COM | Core LightDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROBE lighting s.r.o. | Easy Wireless Hire Ltd |
In-app purchases
ROBE COM
No in-app purchases
Core LightDesk
No in-app purchases
