DipSwitch vs Cosmic Truss
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 • Turn the Digital Crown to step the address by your offset • A complication puts the current address on your watch face • Address, offset and fixture profiles stay in sync with your iPhone English, German and French. Free, no in-app purchases. Built in Luxembourg by a lighting technician who got tired of counting bits.
Cosmic Truss
This free utility app provides essential tools for riggers and roadies working with Cosmic Truss systems. It includes a load calculator, a leveling tool, and an augmented reality feature to visualize couplers.
- Load Master for single point, distributed, and point loads
- Leveling tool for truss construction
- Augmented reality coupler visualization
- Metric/Imperial unit support
- Considers actual truss weight in calculations
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This is The Official Cosmic Truss Tool Box and it is completely FREE! If you are a rigger or a roadie and plan to work with Cosmic Truss System for your truss constructions, this is the must have App. Inside the Tool Box you will find these useful tools for your truss job. The CT Load Master The CT Load Master calculates the single point, uniformly distributed, and third/quarter/fifth point load of your Cosmic Truss System, when you enter the span of your construction (Metric/Imperial). Actual weight of the truss is considered in the calculation. The CT Level The CT Level is a useful water level tool that assists you in checking if your truss construction is leveled. CT Augmented Reality Our latest and most awesome feature. Scan the Codes in the Cosmic Truss catalogue and experience our couplers in Augmented Reality! More tools and languages will be available in further updates. Stay tuned for more Cosmic Truss tools and if you have ideas for tools - share them with us: support@cosmictruss.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DipSwitch at 5.0 against Cosmic Truss's 3.5. DipSwitch also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%). Cosmic Truss's advantage is iOS requirement (8.1 vs 17.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of DipSwitch's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cosmic Truss's.
DipSwitch ships an update every 13 months, Cosmic Truss every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DipSwitch | Cosmic Truss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bazinga sarl | B&K Braun GmbH |
Customer experience
DipSwitch
Cosmic Truss
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
Cosmic Truss
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DipSwitch
No in-app purchases
Cosmic Truss
No in-app purchases
Questions
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