Comparison

Eco vs Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN

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

Head to head
About

Eco

This tool allows users to map plants and animals, record detailed attributes for each find, and display them on a map. It includes preset international databases and supports custom attribute definitions for tailored data collection.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled location tracking
  • Customizable data attributes and forms
  • Integrated international species databases
  • Data export in CSV, KML, GPX, and Darwin Core formats
  • In-app photography with slideshow
  • Limited field trips and finds for Lite version
Features
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Eco:Map is a professional tool for mapping plants and animals as well as for biomonitoring with surveys on iPhone, iPad or iPod. Devices with a GPS unit determine the coordinates of each find automatically. For each find you can store a number of additional attributes e.g. the sex of a species. Each find can immediately be displayed on a map. Users who want to define their own attributes are able to do so by defining them while editing data. An easy-to-use editor supports enables you to design entire new forms which can be shared with other users. Eco:Map comprises fifteen preset international, German and European databases among them the „Catalogue of Life“ released by Species 2000 and ITIS. The latter one contains more than 2.34 million scientific names and synonyms and 70,000 English names of all organisms world wide. Besides that Eco:Map is able to import user defined databases. For further processing in other databases and applications you can export your data in the formats CSV, Simple Darwin Core, KML (Google Earth), and GPX. You decide whether you transfer a field trip's data to your computer via e-mail, via a browser in a local area network or via iTunes. Eco:Map enables you to take photographs within the app which you can view in a slide show. These photographs can be transferred to your computer just like any other data. Eco:Map Lite can save up to 3 field trips with 5 finds and 5 photographs per field trip. It is possible to import up to three own databases: the maximum number of species per database is 50. The maximum number of user defined templates is 3. The Catalogue of Life database contains only plants and funghi.

About

Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN

Features
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App to create a digital image of your lighting installation Efficiently and clearly organise and configure your lighting installation with the LIGHT ADMIN app! Create your individual building structure in the app, integrate your Waldmann luminaries and enable the management and configuration of your lighting installation using digital tools. Parameterisation and configuration The LIGHT ADMIN app allows a simple parameterization of luminaires equipped with the TALK module. For example, many functions and parameters of a free-standing luminaire, from dimming value to presence control, can be easily configured. You can store your own configurations as profiles in the app allowing you to transmit your configurations to many luminaires at the same time quick and easy. The configuration of the swarm control can also be made by means of the app. Your luminaire groups and defined areas are clearly displayed. In case office area change, you can react at any time with little effort via LIGHT ADMIN. Setting the LTX sensor unit The LTX sensor unit can be parameterized with the LIGHT ADMIN app. The LEDs in the sensor unit can be activated or deactivated via the LIGHT ADMIN. If the luminaires are connected to the LTX Cloud, the app enables the configuration of the building structure and data communication with the LTX Cloud. Advantages • Simple parameterization of luminaires. • Quick adjustment of our swarm control LUM CONNECT TALK areas and groups. • Optional password protection for every individual luminaire possible. • Digital image of building structure and lighting installation for clear documentation and quick inventory. • Configuration of the LTX parameters and data communication with the LTX cloud

Screenshots

Eco4 screens
Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN at every 2 months against Eco's every 4 months. Eco's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eco ships an update every 4 months, Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Eco versus Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcoWaldmann LIGHT ADMIN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin SeifertHerbert Waldmann GmbH & Co. KG

In-app purchases

None

Eco

No in-app purchases

None

Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eco free?
Eco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN free?
Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eco or Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN have ads?
Neither Eco nor Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eco or Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN?
Eco ships an update every 4 months, and Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN every 2 months. Most recently, Eco was updated on September 23, 2026 and Waldmann LIGHT ADMIN on September 27, 2026.

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