AirLink Blue vs NX Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirLink Blue
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The AirLink Blue app will commission qualified Bluetooth Mesh lighting devices to build a smart lighting network. Using the intuitive app and its web platform companion, you can easily customize lighting control parameters in accordance with site-specific needs, building energy codes, and customer specification. Users can test and monitor the network, and add or remove devices as needed. Please note that the app can be used to commission only qualified Bluetooth mesh devices. With the AirLink Blue app, you can: • commission professional lighting installations using actual site plans • add devices to desired zones with a single tap • easily deploy advanced control strategies • share your project with other collaborators to speed up the commissioning process • customize any settings to meet specific lighting needs or energy code requirements • perform functional tests of the commissioned system For more information about the LSI AirLink brand and our commissioning process, visit http://lsi-airlink.com
NX Connect
This app offers a wireless controls system for distributed room-based lighting. It simplifies installation and commissioning of lighting systems by allowing users to zone fixtures via a mobile app and wireless devices.
- Distributed room-based lighting controls
- Wireless controls system
- Zonal control of lighting fixtures
- Simplified installation
- Code compliant solution
- App-based commissioning
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NX Connect is a distributed room-based lighting controls solution. For application spaces in need of a system that is simple, easy to install and code complaint, NX Connect is our mobile, app-based wireless controls system. NX Connect provides zonal control and commissioning of lighting systems. The NX Connect mobile app and wireless devices allow customers to zone lighting fixtures, saving installation time and expertise required to commission room-based lighting systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AirLink Blue at none against NX Connect's shown. AirLink Blue also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
AirLink Blue ships an update every 2 months, NX Connect every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirLink Blue | NX Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LSI Industries Inc | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC |
In-app purchases
AirLink Blue
No in-app purchases
NX Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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