Set Light vs Barco Pulse Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Set Light
Configure ETC products wirelessly using NFC or a Bluetooth bridge. Address and set RDM labels, personalities, and DMX addresses for your fixtures. Plan configurations in advance and push them when ready.
- NFC configuration of ETC products
- Wireless addressing and configuration
- Bluetooth bridge connectivity
- RDM label, personality, and DMX address setting
- Save and push configurations
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Set Light provides NFC configuration of your ETC products. Hold your mobile device to the NFC tag of a compatible product to wirelessly address and configure it. You can transfer information via NFC even if power is off. You can also connect to your ETC and High End Systems fixtures via a bluetooth bridge such as City Theatrical’s DMXcat® or Multiverse® Transmitter. Once connected, identify and set the RDM label, personality, and DMX address of your fixtures. Save time by planning your configurations in advance and pushing them to your fixtures when ready.
Barco Pulse Mobile
Control and manage your Barco Pulse projectors directly from your mobile device. Easily connect, configure, and monitor projector status with a virtual remote. Supports a wide range of Barco projector series.
- Search and connect to projectors
- Create and manage projector lists
- Setup and configuration
- Virtual remote control
- Status monitoring
- Supports multiple Barco projector series
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Experience the convenience and control provided by the Barco Pulse Mobile App for your Barco Pulse projectors. The Pulse Mobile App forms an integral part of Barco's offerings, designed to facilitate the operation of Barco Pulse projectors. With this app, you can easily search for and connect to Barco Pulse projectors within your personal mobile device's network. By using the Pulse Mobile App, you gain the ability to create a comprehensive list of projectors that you can efficiently manage. This includes various functionalities such as setup, configuration, virtual remote control, and status monitoring. Supported projectors are • Barco Pulse: UDX, UDM, F70/FS70 series, F80 series, F90 series, HDX4K • GSeries: G60, G62, G100, G50 For more Barco projector info, please visit https://www.barco.com/en/products/projection For the privacy policy, please visit https://www.barco.com/en/about-barco/legal/privacy-policy/product-privacy-statement#pulse-mobile-app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barco Pulse Mobile at 100% against Set Light's 0%. Barco Pulse Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Set Light's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Set Light holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Set Light has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Set Light's written reviews are positive against 100% of Barco Pulse Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Set Light ships an update every 2 months, Barco Pulse Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Set Light | Barco Pulse Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Barco |
Customer experience
Set Light
Barco Pulse Mobile
In-app purchases
Set Light
No in-app purchases
Barco Pulse Mobile
No in-app purchases
