LightBuildME vs Express Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LightBuildME
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Express Touch
This professional lighting controller app allows users to connect to an Express Control network via Wi-Fi. It provides touchscreen interfaces to recall pre-programmed lighting scenes, adjust color and intensity, and view schedules for fixed installations.
- Recall pre-programmed lighting scenes
- Adjust color and intensity
- View programmed lighting schedule
- Connect via Wi-Fi
- Touchscreen interface generation
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Express Control is a professional architectural lighting controller for fixed installations. Express software automatically generates touchscreen interfaces for users to recall pre-programmed lighting scenes, adjust colour and intensity, and to view the programmed lighting schedule. The Express Touch app allows users to connect a mobile device to an Express Control network over Wi-Fi to access those interface pages. Requires Express Control system. For more information visit www.pharoscontrols.com/express
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LightBuildME at every 2 months against Express Touch's every 6 months. Express Touch's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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.
LightBuildME ships an update every 2 months, Express Touch every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LightBuildME | Express Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MESSE FRANKFURT MIDDLE EAST GMBH | Pharos Architectural Controls Ltd |
In-app purchases
LightBuildME
No in-app purchases
Express Touch
No in-app purchases
