NX Connect vs STEINEL DCS™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NX Connect
This app offers a wireless controls system for distributed room-based lighting. It simplifies installation and commissioning of lighting systems by allowing users to zone fixtures via a mobile app and wireless devices.
- Distributed room-based lighting controls
- Wireless controls system
- Zonal control of lighting fixtures
- Simplified installation
- Code compliant solution
- App-based commissioning
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NX Connect is a distributed room-based lighting controls solution. For application spaces in need of a system that is simple, easy to install and code complaint, NX Connect is our mobile, app-based wireless controls system. NX Connect provides zonal control and commissioning of lighting systems. The NX Connect mobile app and wireless devices allow customers to zone lighting fixtures, saving installation time and expertise required to commission room-based lighting systems.
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 NX Connect's 3.0. STEINEL DCS™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months). NX Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
NX Connect ships an update every 12 months, STEINEL DCS™ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NX Connect | STEINEL DCS™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC | Steinel GmbH |
Customer experience
NX Connect
STEINEL DCS™
In-app purchases
NX Connect
No in-app purchases
STEINEL DCS™
No in-app purchases







