ILC Pro vs STEINEL DCS™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ILC Pro
Control and configure ILC lighting devices wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Manage your lighting system remotely with this utility app.
- Wireless configuration
- Remote control
- ILC lighting device management
- iOS compatibility
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This application will allow wireless configuration and control of ILC lighting control devices from your iPhone or Ipad device.
STEINEL DCS™
This app enables wireless commissioning of lighting, plug load, and HVAC systems through a Bluetooth connection. It integrates occupancy sensors, photo sensors, and switches for code-compliant solutions. Features include relay control, dimming zones, and daylight harvesting.
- Wireless commissioning via Bluetooth
- Load and HVAC integration
- Occupancy and photo sensor integration
- 3 x 20A Relays with current monitoring
- 3 x 0-10v Dimming Zones
- Daylight Harvesting
- BACnet integration
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This is the STEINEL DCS™ Commissioning App for the STEINEL Digital Control Solution™ line of products. The STEINEL DCS™ integrates load control with occupancy sensors, photo sensors and switches to provide simple code compliant solutions for lighting, plug load and HVAC integration through BACnet. Time saving wireless commissioning is accomplished via Bluetooth connection from a Smart Phone or Tablet to a STEINEL DCS™ Digital Controller, which communicates to the sensors and switches by the 2 wire bus. Key Features Include: • 3 x 20A Relays (expandable via BLE Mesh) • Current Monitoring Per Relay • 3 x 0-10v Dimming Zones • Multizone Daylight Harvesting • Partial On & Off • 20 A Receptacle Control • Use Cases • Demand Response Input • 24V External Input Signal • Internal Time Clock • Sequence of Operations • Min. & Max. manual dimming levels • Light Scenes • Wired data line • BLE MESH for groupings • BACnet • External Relay Support • BACnet COV subscription • Inbuilt firmware embedded in app • Photosensor Outdoor logic • Time slice capacity increased to 9 • Astro function
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: STEINEL DCS™ at 4.0 against ILC Pro's 2.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
STEINEL DCS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
ILC Pro ships an update monthly, STEINEL DCS™ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ILC Pro | STEINEL DCS™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ILC Intelligent Lightening Control Inc. | Steinel GmbH |
Customer experience
ILC Pro
STEINEL DCS™
In-app purchases
ILC Pro
No in-app purchases
STEINEL DCS™
No in-app purchases
