Set Light vs Ludus 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.
Ludus Mobile
Safely collect payments, scan tickets, and view event reports. This app streamlines event management for organizers.
- Collect payments securely
- Scan tickets efficiently
- View event reports
- Streamline event management
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Use the new Ludus Box Office app to safely collect payments, scan in tickets, and view reports!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Set Light at 4.5 against Ludus Mobile's 3.5. Ludus Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Set Light ships an update every 2 months, Ludus Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Set Light | Ludus Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better | 3.5 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Ludus LLC |
Customer experience
Set Light
Ludus Mobile
In-app purchases
Set Light
No in-app purchases
Ludus Mobile
No in-app purchases
