DipSwitch vs Potter IntelliView®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DipSwitch
This app helps lighting technicians quickly configure fixture settings using a digital interface. It calculates dip switch configurations, allows for easy addressing and offsetting, and helps determine fixture capacity within a universe. Streamline your patching process with this intuitive tool.
- Calculate dip switch configurations
- Enter address and see dip switch settings
- Apply offset values for quick addressing
- Determine fixture capacity per universe
- Generate addresses for sequential fixtures
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Set a DMX address on a dip-switch block without doing binary in your head, in the dark, up a ladder. Type the address, read the switches. DipSwitch draws the block the way it looks on the back of the fixture, so you can hold your phone next to the real thing and compare it switch for switch. It has been doing this job since 2008. ON THE FIXTURE • Enter an address and see the switch pattern immediately • The block is drawn to match real hardware, with the ON marking and channel weights • Set the number of switches to match your fixture, from 1 to 16 • Swap and mirror for blocks that are printed the other way round PLANNING A RIG • Set the offset to your fixture's channel footprint and step the whole rig one button at a time • See how many fixtures fit a 512-channel universe, and the last address you can use • Save fixtures you use often as profiles, so the channel count is one tap away • Know two addresses and need the rest? Enter both and the spacing does the work • Tick off fixtures as you patch them, and share the finished list as a PDF ON APPLE WATCH • The whole calculator on your wrist, for when one hand is holding the fixture • Tap the switch block and the Digital Crown sets the address — one click per offset • A complication puts the current address on your watch face • Address, offset and fixture profiles stay in sync with your iPhone PRIVACY No account, no tracking, no advertising identifiers. The app collects anonymous counts only — which tabs get used, how many switches — never an address, never a fixture name, never a device identifier. You can switch it off in About. English, German and French. Free, no in-app purchases. Built in Luxembourg by a lighting technician who got tired of counting bits.
Potter IntelliView®
Connect and monitor Potter devices remotely, including nitrogen generators and fire panels. Access system status, maintenance data, and control capabilities from anywhere.
- Remote device monitoring
- System status access
- Maintenance and historical data
- Fire panel control capabilities
- Support for multiple locations
- User registration for multiple users
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With Potter’s IntelliView Dashboard, you can connect and monitor your IntelliGen™ Nitrogen Generator from anywhere in the world. Simply connect the unit to your building’s existing network and register at www.PotterIntelliView.com. Within minutes you will have access to system status, purge valve and nitrogen purity information, maintenance, historical data, and much more! The IntelliView Dashboard will also enable you to remotely monitor the status of your Potter Fire Panels. Simply install the IntelliView Link software onto a compatible computer and connect it to the same network as the Fire Panels. After quick configuration, you will have access to signals, device status, and in Walk Test Mode you will even have control capabilities! Multiple locations, fire panels, and nitrogen generators are supported, allowing a property owner or building manager to monitor all of their IntelliGen Nitrogen Systems and Fire Systems from one location. System administrators can even register additional users to view system information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DipSwitch at 5.0 against Potter IntelliView®'s 4.5. DipSwitch also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). Potter IntelliView®'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DipSwitch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
DipSwitch ships an update every 2 months, Potter IntelliView® every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DipSwitch | Potter IntelliView® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bazinga sarl | POTTER ELECTRIC SIGNAL COMPANY, LLC |
Customer experience
DipSwitch
Potter IntelliView®
Bugs and requests
DipSwitch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes after iOS 10 update
- Does not calculate dip switches after iOS 10 update
- Does not work under OS 3
- Does not work for some users
Requested features
6 requests- Apple Watch app
- Manual or tutorial
- Option to have OFF as 1 and ON as 0 for specific devices
- User definable options (e.g., number of dip switches, all off=001)
- Notepad feature to track set switches
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- Dark mode option
Potter IntelliView®
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DipSwitch
No in-app purchases
Potter IntelliView®
No in-app purchases
Questions
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