e vs Raritan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
e
Create custom graphical interfaces to control lighting installations remotely. Design pages with buttons, faders, and labels to manage complex lighting systems from your device.
- Customizable graphical user interfaces
- Control buttons and faders
- Interlinked pages
- Remote access to lighting servers
- Text labels and decorations
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The e:cue Programmer software is a market leading lighting control application that controls many famous lighting installations ranging from NYC's New Years Eve Ball over large scale facade installations to the statue of Jesus the Saviour in Rio de Janeiro. The e:cue Programmer ActionPad enables creating customized graphical user interfaces for controlling such an installation. These user interfaces can be composed from interlinked pages containing buttons, faders, text labels and further decoration. This application enables remote access to these ActionPad pages while connected to an e:cue lighting control server. Please use e:cue Programmer 5.3 as the minimum server version. Programmer 7.0 or better is strongly recommended.
Raritan
Control and monitor your toilet system or water tanks wirelessly. Customize flush settings, optimize water usage, and receive tank level alerts. Advanced diagnostics can be emailed for troubleshooting.
- Wireless toilet system control
- Customizable flush settings
- Water usage optimization
- Tank level monitoring (freshwater, waste, greywater)
- Tank alarm settings
- Advanced diagnostics reporting
- Push notifications for alerts
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Our wireless Smart Toilet Control (STCBL) uses Bluetooth® technology to allow users to view and manage their toilet system. User must be within Bluetooth® range for full app functionality. Once paired, users can customize their flush control settings by choosing between a continuous or sequenced flush as well as optimize their water usage by adjusting multiple flush time settings. Initial fill time, cycle discharge times, number of cycles, and last fill time can be adjusted to suit user preferences. Once programmed, toilet control can be tested immediately to confirm desired results. An advanced diagnostics feature can e-mail operating data including voltage inputs and current levels for the last 250 cycles directly to Raritan through the App to aid in troubleshooting. Status of holding tank full is also shown if sensor is installed. Flush button and water saver button must be pressed once to start the cycle. Water only button and discharge only button must be held as long as needed. A cycle can be aborted at any time by pressing any button during cycle. Factory default settings can be restored at any time by pressing factory default button. Device info buttons gives information on control device. After disconnecting the phone remote panel will operate with new settings. Our TankAssure® tank monitoring system (15600) uses Bluetooth® technology to allow users to view and manage their freshwater, waste, or greywater tanks. User must be within Bluetooth® range for full app functionality. TankAssure® tank monitor can be paired after entering a secure password. Tank levels for up to 4 tanks are shown on the display screen in either gauge or bar level format. The settings screen allows the user to choose tanks that are in use, calibrate and name tanks independently and set a range of tank alarms. Tank alarms can be set when a tank in full, empty or has a blocked vent. Alerts will appear as an on screen pop up when connected to the app or as a push notification if disconnected and the Enable Notification button is turned on. Other options include boat name customization for easy detection at connection, ability to change/reset password and restore to factory settings if needed. TankAssure® adapter is NMEA certified (adapter sold separately)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Raritan at 5.0 against e's 4.0. Raritan also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). e's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Raritan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
e ships an update every 3 months, Raritan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | e | Raritan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Traxon Technologies Europe GmbH | Raritan Engineering Company |
Customer experience
e
Raritan
In-app purchases
e
No in-app purchases
Raritan
No in-app purchases









