Lexicon DJ vs nControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lexicon DJ
This app serves as a mobile companion to a desktop DJ music library management application. It offers specialized tools designed by DJs to streamline music organization, saving users time and effort. Focus on creating the perfect atmosphere for your events.
- Companion mobile app
- DJ music library management
- Specialized DJ tools
- Time-saving features
- Focus on atmosphere
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The Lexicon DJ mobile app is a companion app for the Lexicon DJ desktop application for Windows and macOS. Lexicon DJ on Windows or macOS is required to use the mobile app. Lexicon is the ultimate DJ music library manager. You can manage your music in every DJ app but none of them are very good at it. Lexicon only does music management and does it with tools made specifically for DJs and by DJs. These innovative tools are designed to save you time and frustration by doing boring manual work for you. With Lexicon you can focus on important things: bringing life to the party and building an amazing atmosphere.
nControl
This application enables users to connect to and send commands to specific display devices via Bluetooth. It facilitates remote control of SB600 display units from Cardinal Scales.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Send commands to SB600 display
- Control Cardinal Scales devices
- Remote device management
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Cardinal Scale's nControl app configures the model 195 and 225 weight indicators and the SB600 remote display from your iPhone or iPad, no cables, no laptop, no extra software. nControl connects directly over Bluetooth and presents every setting in the same menu structure shown on the device's own front panel, so a technician who knows the indicator already knows the app. Connections to a 195/225 are protected by the six-digit nControl password set at the indicator, and a built-in search finds any setting by name or value across the entire menu. Settings templates capture a configured unit every setting into a single file that can be applied to as many units as needed, so a row of identical scales is set up once and copied to the rest. Templates can also be built with no unit present by choosing the scale card and the cards fitted in both option slots. Before writing anything, nControl checks the template against the unit in front of it and warns when the scale card, option cards, or firmware menu version don't match. Every value written is read back from the device to confirm it, and anything the indicator refused or adjusted is reported. Templates are shared by Mail, AirDrop, or Files and open directly in nControl on another iPhone or iPad. The built-in ticket designer creates custom print layouts and sends them over Bluetooth to any of the indicator's three ticket slots, using the same file format as Cardinal's desktop nControl software. Command sets for Epson, Star, and Eltron/EPL printers are included. For the SB600 remote display, nControl edits the message slots: text, color, speed, and effects and configures display, communication, and serial settings, with the same template capture and upload used by the indicators. Recently used units stay one tap from the home screen and can be pinned in whatever order suits the job.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: nControl at 5.0 against Lexicon DJ's 2.8. nControl also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Lexicon DJ's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
nControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.
Lexicon DJ ships an update every 5 weeks, nControl weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lexicon DJ | nControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rekordcloud B.V. | Cardinal Scale manufacturing company |
Customer experience
Lexicon DJ
nControl
In-app purchases
Lexicon DJ
No in-app purchases
nControl
No in-app purchases
Questions
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