Comparison

Light + Building Navigator vs LITECOM

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Exhibitor and product search
  • Networking with attendees
  • Interactive fairground map
  • Event schedules and watchlist
  • QR code scanner for contacts
  • Personalized favorites list
Features
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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

About

LITECOM

Features
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LITECOM lighting management This app links mobile devices to a LITECOM lighting management system. Thus, you can conveniently control a lighting system controlled by LITECOM via your smartphone or tablet PC. The graphic user interface will automatically adjust to the size of the display. About LITECOM: Zumtobel's exceptionally flexible lighting management system has been designed to provide a high degree of user convenience and can be controlled – and even configured – easily and in a targeted manner via tablet or PC. In addition to standard control functions based on daylight, time or the presence of people, LITECOM also allows control of colour temperature, Balanced Light or colour luminaires and to program shows as dynamic sequences. The system can optionally be controlled via mobile terminals, computers, Zumtobel control units or conventional momentary-action switches.

Screenshots

Light + Building Navigator4 screens
LITECOM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LITECOM at none against Light + Building Navigator's shown. LITECOM also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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

Light + Building Navigator ships an update every 3 months, LITECOM every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Light + Building Navigator versus LITECOM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight + Building NavigatorLITECOM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMesse Frankfurt GmbHZumtobel Lighting Gmbh

In-app purchases

None

Light + Building Navigator

No in-app purchases

None

LITECOM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Light + Building Navigator free?
Light + Building Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LITECOM free?
LITECOM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Light + Building Navigator or LITECOM have ads?
Light + Building Navigator shows ads; LITECOM does not.
Which is updated more often, Light + Building Navigator or LITECOM?
Light + Building Navigator ships an update every 3 months, and LITECOM every 5 months. Most recently, Light + Building Navigator was updated on September 25, 2026 and LITECOM on September 19, 2026.

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