c vs SLG Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
c
This application simplifies the installation and commissioning of lighting controls for indoor and outdoor spaces. It enables energy savings, enhances occupancy comfort, and ensures code compliance with an easy-to-use, scalable solution.
- Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC)
- Easy field installation of sensors and network nodes
- Commissioning without a gateway or internet
- Energy saving features
- Scalable and affordable solution
- Plug and play interface
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c-Max Network Controls make it easy for facilities to save energy, improve occupancy comfort and achieve code compliance by adding Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) to indoor and outdoor applications. A patent pending design allows for easy field installation of sensors and network nodes with MaxLite controls ready fixtures. Using the c-Max app, nodes can be commissioned without the need for a gateway or internet access! WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE C-MAX? Installing controls can be a daunting task. Controls can get complex and expensive to commission. c-Max addresses these pain points: Simple • Easy DIY installation - sensor plugs into a USB-C receptacle of MaxLite Controls Ready LED luminaires • Easy commissioning • Easy on budget – affordable and scalable solution Versatile • Variety of choices of control nodes • Sensors packed with many energy saving features in a small form factor • Sales across a broad portfolio of indoor and outdoor products Future Ready • Plug and play interface makes it easy to add controls during installation or later • Upgrade from Basic to Network without removing the fixture • Provides project flexibility Visit www.maxlite.com/cmax for more information
SLG Sync
Easily set up and manage wireless mesh compatible lighting fixtures, sensors, and switches. Automate lighting with schedules, control brightness and color, and manage motion sensing for individual lights or entire groups.
- Create light schedules
- Control brightness and color temperature
- Manage motion/occupancy sensing
- Group lights for unified control
- Configure daylight harvesting
- Share control with users and admins
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App Description: Simple and convenient setup and configuration of SLG Sync wireless mesh compatible light fixtures, sensors and switches. Features: ∙ Create light schedules to automate on/off/dimming settings ∙ Control brightness and color temperature for a single fixture or entire group ∙ Control motion/occupancy sensing and response ∙ Group lights together to control an office, large conference room, parking lot or building with a single touch ∙ Configure daylight harvesting and high-end trim settings ∙ Share control with other users and admins
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SLG Sync at 100% against c's 75%. SLG Sync also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). c's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SLG Sync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: c has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of c's written reviews are positive against 100% of SLG Sync's.
c ships an update every 2 months, SLG Sync every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | c | SLG Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MaxLite | SPRING LIGHTING GROUP INC |
Customer experience
c
SLG Sync
In-app purchases
c
No in-app purchases
SLG Sync
No in-app purchases






