Comparison

nLight Virtual WallPod vs ILC

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

Head to head
About

nLight Virtual WallPod

Control your nLight lighting system remotely. This app provides virtual on/off and dimming controls for networked lighting loads over Wi-Fi or 3G. Manage zones or individual devices with customizable favorite WallPods.

Highlights
  • Virtual WallPod controls
  • On/off and dimming functionality
  • Zone and individual device control
  • Favorite WallPod display
  • Remote operation over Wi-Fi/3G
Features
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The nLight Virtual WallPod is an application made available exclusively to owners of an nLight Lighting Control System by Acuity Brands. This application provides onscreen (i.e. virtual) WallPod on/off and dimming controls that enable users to remotely operate nLight networked lighting loads over Wi-Fi or 3G. Features: - WallPod control icons function as on/off switches or dimmers - For zone control each WallPod communicates to all devices listening on one of sixteen channels - For individual device control each WallPod communicates to a specific nLight device – A WallPod can be specified as a favorite and, upon login, will be displayed instead of the Devices list page. - Requires network connection to nLight SensorView host server

About

ILC

Features
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The Mobile-LS-Link™ Wi-Fi App is designed to control relays and dimmers, using an iOS device. This app has the ability to emulate up to 64 LightSync input devices which equates to 512 inputs and 512 status pilots. With up to 32 screens, you can build your screens with easy to use drag-and-drop control buttons, dimmer sliders. Each of the control objects can be custom configured for controlling relays, groups, presets, dimmers, or scenes in the ILC lighting controller network.

Screenshots

nLight Virtual WallPod4 screens
ILC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: nLight Virtual WallPod at 8.0 against ILC's 15.6. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
nLight Virtual WallPod versus ILC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternLight Virtual WallPodILC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAcuity Brands Lighting, IncCooper Lighting

In-app purchases

None

nLight Virtual WallPod

No in-app purchases

None

ILC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nLight Virtual WallPod free?
nLight Virtual WallPod is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ILC free?
ILC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do nLight Virtual WallPod or ILC have ads?
Neither nLight Virtual WallPod nor ILC shows ads.

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