SmartLoop Firmware Utility vs SLG Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartLoop Firmware Utility
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SmartLoop Firmware Utility is used to scan your regions in any SmartLoop Control system to identify if there are any Firmware updates available. This simple process will keep your system running with the most current firmware, patching any bugs and implementing security improvements.
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
SmartLoop Firmware Utility and SLG Sync are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
SmartLoop Firmware Utility ships an update every 5 months, SLG Sync every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLoop Firmware Utility | SLG Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keystone Technologies, LLC | SPRING LIGHTING GROUP INC |
In-app purchases
SmartLoop Firmware Utility
No in-app purchases
SLG Sync
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SmartLoop Firmware Utility free?
Is SLG Sync free?
Do SmartLoop Firmware Utility or SLG Sync have ads?
Which is updated more often, SmartLoop Firmware Utility or SLG Sync?
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