Nexus®Pro vs Visual Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nexus®Pro
Manage and control emergency lighting installations remotely. This app allows for setup, maintenance, and activity logging in the cloud, ensuring system safety and transparency. It is designed for organizations of any size, supporting multiple users and property management.
- Remote setup and control
- Cloud-based activity logging
- Cyber security via ABB Ability™ platform
- Transparent system inspection
- Proactive maintenance
- Multi-user organization support
- Property management tool
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Discover ABB's smart emergency lighting solution. Nexus®Pro enables you to set up, maintain and control the entire emergency lighting installation, whilst keeping a record of all activity safely in the cloud. Utilising the ABB Ability™ platform to give cyber security and peace of mind on your installation, Nexus®Pro offers you a transparent and proactive way to inspect and maintain safety systems using only your mobile device.Multiple users can be connected into the organisation and the property management tool enables locations and buildings to be set up in any size of organisation. This application includes third-party open-source software: https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108472A4403&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPar…
Visual Installer
This app simplifies lighting control installation and documentation. It uses project floor plans to scan devices, record installation status, and track design changes in real-time. It also facilitates collaboration among project stakeholders.
- Scan lighting control devices
- Capture real-time installation status
- Record exact device locations
- Track design changes
- Real-time collaboration tool
- Utilize project floor plans
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The Visual Installer mobile app streamlines lighting control installation and as-built workflows. Using project floor plans and risers that are made available in the app, users scan lighting control devices to capture real-time installation status, exact device locations, and design changes. In addition, the Visual Installer app also serves as a real-time collaboration tool for other project stakeholders, such as construction managers, project owners, and installers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nexus®Pro at none against Visual Installer's shown. Nexus®Pro also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Visual Installer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
Nexus®Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, Visual Installer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nexus®Pro | Visual Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc |
Customer experience
Nexus®Pro
Visual Installer
In-app purchases
Nexus®Pro
No in-app purchases
Visual Installer
No in-app purchases
