Comparison

Bender Connect vs DALI Admin BLE

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bender Connect

Features
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Bender Connect app From the electrical safety experts If you are responsible for the electrical safety and availability of an electrical installation, you need reliable partners. This app makes operating the new generation of Bender devices child's play. It also gives you access to the data of your electrical installation. This way, faults can be detected at an early stage and their causes can be eliminated in a cost-effective manner. This guarantees high installation and operational safety and reduces costs. Features: Reading in energised state With the Bender Connect app, you can easily read the parameters of our devices during ongoing operation. Parameter setting in deenergised state Even before installation, you can easily configure our devices with the Bender Connect app. You can set response values and the alarm threshold or assign the correct Modbus address. If you need to replace a device, you can also transfer the parameters of one device to another by means of a backup. Device documentation & backup of the devices The app offers you easy access to manuals and other device documentation. In addition, you can create PDF documentation of the set parameters. With the Bender Connect app, you can save settings and configurations of your Bender devices for documentation purposes, as well as create backups and restore them via the gateways with the COMTRAXX® software. A COMTRAXX® backup can also be transferred back to the device via the app.

About

DALI Admin BLE

Features
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Version 2.0.0 is a complete rebuild of DALI Admin BLE: • Rewritten native interface for iPhone and iPad • Faster, more reliable Bluetooth connection to your DALI gateway • Multi-line addressing, dimming, CCT and RGB colour control (DT8) • Scenes and groups; broadcast and multi-line commands • Full commissioning report export as CSV or PDF • New built-in demo mode for evaluation without hardware

Screenshots

Bender Connect4 screens
DALI Admin BLE3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DALI Admin BLE at every 2 weeks against Bender Connect's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bender Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, DALI Admin BLE every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 10, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Bender Connect versus DALI Admin BLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBender ConnectDALI Admin BLE
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBender GmbH & Co. KGAL MUTLAQ MARBLES & LIGHTING EQUIP. TR

In-app purchases

None

Bender Connect

No in-app purchases

None

DALI Admin BLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bender Connect free?
Bender Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DALI Admin BLE free?
DALI Admin BLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bender Connect or DALI Admin BLE have ads?
Neither Bender Connect nor DALI Admin BLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bender Connect or DALI Admin BLE?
Bender Connect ships an update every 5 weeks, and DALI Admin BLE every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bender Connect was updated on September 10, 2026 and DALI Admin BLE on September 10, 2026.

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