LUX Control vs Generac Field Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LUX Control
Control GM Lighting's smart products to customize your home or workspace. Create preset scenes, set schedules, and adjust brightness and color for the perfect ambiance. Compatible with voice assistants.
- Control GM Lighting Smart Products
- Create preset scenes
- Set schedules
- Adjust brightness and color
- Voice assistant compatibility (Alexa, Google Home)
- Control RGBW and V120 tape lights
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LUX Control™ App allows you to control all of your GM Lighting's Smart Products and Controls to fully experience the quality and beauty that GM Lighting offering brings to your home or workspace. With the LUX Control™ App, you can create preset scenes, set schedules for your GM Smart Products, switch lights ON/OFF and control the brightness and color of your lights to create the ideal mood or ambiance that you desire and to compliment your circadian rhythms all from the convenience of your phone or tablet. LUX Control™ App is compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home voice assistants. The app allows you to control GM Lighting’s RGBW tape lights, line voltage V120 tape as well as our low voltage LED Tape and a variety of other GM Lighting’s Smart Products.
Generac Field Pro
Streamline the installation, servicing, and registration of energy systems. Features guided workflows, smart firmware updates, and comprehensive diagnostics for efficient system management.
- Guided commissioning workflow
- Smart firmware updates
- Full system testing
- Product diagnostics
- In-app activation and registration
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Commission and service Generac energy systems fast. One app for guided installs, system tests, diagnostics, and instant registration across compatible platforms. In the app, installers will find: Guided Commissioning Workflow: Step-by-step commissioning ensures smooth onboarding and streamlined commissioning across all compatible systems. Smart Firmware Updates: Apply fast firmware updates directly from Field Pro and reduce total installation time. Full System Testing: Verify system health and performance with a full suite of validation tools. Product Diagnostics: Troubleshoot with confidence, with full system performance and health information. In-app Activation: Finalize installation with a few taps—register warranty and activate products seamlessly from your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LUX Control at 100% against Generac Field Pro's 11%. LUX Control also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Generac Field Pro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LUX Control holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of LUX Control's written reviews are positive against 11% of Generac Field Pro's.
LUX Control ships an update every 6 months, Generac Field Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LUX Control | Generac Field Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (73 ratings) — better | 3.1 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GMLighting | Generac Power Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
LUX Control
Generac Field Pro
In-app purchases
LUX Control
No in-app purchases
Generac Field Pro
No in-app purchases
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