Comparison

SLG Sync vs STEINEL DCS™

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

SLG Sync4 screens
STEINEL DCS™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SLG Sync at 100% against STEINEL DCS™'s 50%. SLG Sync also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). STEINEL DCS™'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SLG Sync holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SLG Sync's written reviews are positive against 50% of STEINEL DCS™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SLG Sync ships an update every 8 months, STEINEL DCS™ monthly. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SLG Sync versus STEINEL DCS™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSLG SyncSTEINEL DCS™
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPRING LIGHTING GROUP INCSteinel GmbH

Customer experience

SLG Sync

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

STEINEL DCS™

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

SLG Sync

No in-app purchases

None

STEINEL DCS™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SLG Sync free?
SLG Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STEINEL DCS™ free?
STEINEL DCS™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SLG Sync or STEINEL DCS™?
SLG Sync is rated higher. SLG Sync averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while STEINEL DCS™ averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SLG Sync or STEINEL DCS™ have ads?
Neither SLG Sync nor STEINEL DCS™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SLG Sync or STEINEL DCS™?
SLG Sync ships an update every 8 months, and STEINEL DCS™ monthly. Most recently, SLG Sync was updated on September 20, 2026 and STEINEL DCS™ on September 20, 2026.

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