Set Light vs Rigging Bridle Calculator+
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.
Rigging Bridle Calculator+
Calculate bridle leg lengths, angles, and forces for stage rigging. Includes tools for apex height, bridle point position, and load distribution on beams and cantilevers. Supports both metric and imperial units for accurate results.
- Calculate bridle leg lengths
- Determine angle between legs
- Calculate forces on bridle and structure
- Calculate apex height and bridle point position
- Analyze load changes on beams
- Calculate cantilever load forces
- Supports metric and imperial units
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This application allows you to calculate the length of the legs, the angle between them, and the forces acting on the bridle and the elements of the structure to which it is suspended. Thanks to additional calculators, it is possible to calculate the Apex height and the position of the bridle point, changes in the load on the beam between two points, as well as the forces acting on the cantilever load, breast line horizontal forces, and several other calculations useful in arena fields. The application accepts all units of measurement, both metric and imperial (cm, m, in, ft). Whether you input values in feet or meters, the results will be accurate and consistent with the unit you used.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Set Light at Free against Rigging Bridle Calculator+'s $4.99. Set Light also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). Rigging Bridle Calculator+'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, 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
Set Light is free to download; Rigging Bridle Calculator+ costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Set Light holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Set Light has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Set Light ships an update every 2 months, Rigging Bridle Calculator+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Set Light | Rigging Bridle Calculator+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | Pawel Szepietowski |
Customer experience
Set Light
Rigging Bridle Calculator+
In-app purchases
Set Light
No in-app purchases
Rigging Bridle Calculator+
No in-app purchases
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