Comparison

Easy Remote vs Arcolis Touch

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

Head to head
About

Easy Remote

Design a personalized remote control for your smartphone or tablet. This intuitive app lets you add buttons, faders, and color wheels to control compatible lighting software and hardware. Connect via WiFi to discover and manage devices seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Create custom remote layouts
  • Add buttons, faders, and color wheels
  • Control ESA2 and Sunlite Suite 2
  • Support for Ethernet controllers
  • WiFi device discovery
Features
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Create an entirely customized remote controller for your tablet or smartphone. Easy Remote is a powerful and intuitive app allowing you to easily add buttons, faders, color wheels and more. The app can control the ESA2 and Sunlite Suite 2 software. It's also capable of controlling our Ethernet enabled stand alone controllers (coming Jan 2014). Connect to a WiFi network and the app will find all compatible devices.

About

Arcolis Touch

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Arcolis Touch is a powerful, intuitive remote control app designed for professional lighting installers and end-users. It allows you to control your environment directly from your tablet or smartphone or NATouch wall controller. --- HOW IT WORKS --- The Arcolis Touch ecosystem is designed for speed and flexibility: DESIGN: Create your lighting scenes and a bespoke user interface using the ESA Pro 2 software on your computer. STORE: Upload your custom design and scenes directly to your compatible Nicolaudie DMX controller. CONTROL: Open Arcolis Touch. The app automatically scans your network for compatible controllers. Once connected, your custom UI is instantly loaded. --- POWERFUL CUSTOMIZATION --- The interface you see in Arcolis Touch is limited only by your imagination. Using ESA Pro 2, installers can design multi-page layouts including: TOUCH BUTTONS: Trigger specific lighting scenes or sequences. PRECISION COLOR CONTROLS: Select the perfect hue with intuitive color wheels. SMOOTH FADERS: Adjust brightness, speed, or individual channel levels. DYNAMIC NAVIGATION: Switch between different zones or control pages. --- PROFESSIONAL FEATURES --- AUTO-DISCOVERY: Quickly find controllers on your local network. HARDWARE INTEGRATION: Compatible with Nicolaudie DMX controllers. MULTI-PAGE SUPPORT: Handle complex installations with ease. REAL-TIME FEEDBACK: Immediate response as scenes and colors change. NOTE: Arcolis Touch requires a compatible Nicolaudie DMX controller and initial setup via ESA Pro 2 software.

Screenshots

Easy Remote2 screens
Arcolis Touch2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Easy Remote at 9.0 against Arcolis Touch's 13.0. On price, update cadence, 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

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

Easy Remote ships an update every 3 months, Arcolis Touch every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Easy Remote versus Arcolis Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy RemoteArcolis Touch
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLIGHTINGSOFT AGNicolaudie

In-app purchases

None

Easy Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Arcolis Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Remote free?
Easy Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arcolis Touch free?
Arcolis Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Easy Remote or Arcolis Touch have ads?
Neither Easy Remote nor Arcolis Touch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Remote or Arcolis Touch?
Easy Remote ships an update every 3 months, and Arcolis Touch every 4 months. Most recently, Easy Remote was updated on September 30, 2026 and Arcolis Touch on September 11, 2026.

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