Light + Building Navigator vs Visual Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Light + Building Navigator
This app serves as an official guide for trade fair visitors, offering exhibitor and product searches, networking tools, event schedules, and a fairground map. It helps attendees discover new business partners and manage their event experience.
- Exhibitor and product search
- Networking with attendees
- Interactive fairground map
- Event schedules and watchlist
- QR code scanner for contacts
- Personalized favorites list
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The Navigator-App is the official guide for visitors of Messe Frankfurt’s Light + Building exhibition. It contains all the official information of the organizer. The app offers the following features: Exhibitors: search for companies and products, filter and sort functions available, also find contact persons ad exhibitor events. Add Photos and Notes to an exhibitor and share them. Connect!: Get in contact with further fair attendees. Filter for relevant new business partners and contact them directly. Fairground: floor plan with booth details. Find your favorites within the hall plan with the quick finder. Events: everything that’s happening during the show like special exhibits, conventions etc. Add them to your personal calendar or add them to your personal watchlist. Add Photos and Notes to an event and share them. News: with press releases and social-media-channels Favorites: your favorite companies and events at a glance, synchronize your favorite exhibitors from our online customer center (requires Messe-Login) Scanner: scan functionality for QR-codes, scan QR-Codes on the visitor badges and import this data in your contacts Nearby: over the air downloads and videos from exhibitors you passed by (BT required) My Downloads: all downloads from the exhibitor search and from “Nearby” in one place The app menu allows you to customise your settings regarding the app tracking, find opening times and further information on travelling to Messe Frankfurt, as well as privacy policy and terms of use. Please note that some features might be deactivated temporarily. The Navigator App is available for Apple-Products (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) at the App Store as a free App. Please send your feedback to apps@messefrankfurt.com
Visual Installer
This app simplifies lighting control installation and documentation. It uses project floor plans to scan devices, record installation status, and track design changes in real-time. It also facilitates collaboration among project stakeholders.
- Scan lighting control devices
- Capture real-time installation status
- Record exact device locations
- Track design changes
- Real-time collaboration tool
- Utilize project floor plans
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The Visual Installer mobile app streamlines lighting control installation and as-built workflows. Using project floor plans and risers that are made available in the app, users scan lighting control devices to capture real-time installation status, exact device locations, and design changes. In addition, the Visual Installer app also serves as a real-time collaboration tool for other project stakeholders, such as construction managers, project owners, and installers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Installer at 100% against Light + Building Navigator's 36%. Visual Installer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.6). 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.
Visual Installer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Light + Building Navigator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visual Installer's.
Light + Building Navigator ships an update every 3 months, Visual Installer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Light + Building Navigator | Visual Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Messe Frankfurt GmbH | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc |
Customer experience
Light + Building Navigator
Visual Installer
In-app purchases
Light + Building Navigator
No in-app purchases
Visual Installer
No in-app purchases
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