Lutron Q vs HotSOS Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lutron Q
This iPad app allows users to manage and control lighting and shade systems for Lutron's Quantum Total Light Management system. It enables monitoring, scene activation, and adjustment of individual zone levels for lights and shades.
- Monitor lights and shades
- Control individual light zones
- Activate lighting scenes
- Control Sivoia QS shades
- Edit scene fade and delay times
- User account management
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Lutron Q-Control+ is an iPad App for Lutron's Quantum Total Light Management™ system. It is used to control lights and shades and change their programming. The Quantum system has to be programmed and commissioned before being configured to work with this App. The minimum supported Quantum version is 2.6. Quantum Total Light Management™ maximizes the efficient use of light to improve comfort and productivity, simplify operations, and save energy. The lighting system is commissioned by a Lutron Field Service Engineer who also installs and configures the software suite. Please contact Lutron customer service at 1.888.LUTRON1 (588-7661) for more information. Features: - Navigate the space and monitor lights and shades - Control lights: activate scenes or change individual zone levels - Control shades (Lutron® Sivoia® QS only): activate presets or change individual shade levels - Edit area scene light levels - Edit area scene fade and delay times - Edit shade preset levels - User account management - Themes - Available in English, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish
HotSOS Mobile
Empower hotel staff with a mobile solution for service and facilities management. Access service orders, perform inspections, and manage operations on the go to enhance guest stays.
- Service order management
- Guestroom inspections
- Public space inspections
- Role-based access
- On-the-go operations management
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HotSOS Mobile extends Amadeus' award winning desktop Hotel Service Optimization System to the field on mobile tablets and smartphones. HotSOS is the premier application for empowering hotel employees to provide guests the best possible stay from a service and facilities perspective. Through HotSOS Mobile, employees and managers can access multiple functions catered to their role within the hotel operations.... The role based access notifies staff of awaiting service orders and allows them to view detailed information and manage pending work better. HotSOS Mobile also gives the ability to generate service orders and perform guestroom or public space inspections and gives department heads and hotel managers a tool to easily manage operations on the go. Please contact hospitality.support@amadeus.com to inquire more about Amadeus' innovative hotel solutions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lutron Q at 100% against HotSOS Mobile's 4%. Lutron Q also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). HotSOS Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lutron Q holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HotSOS Mobile has 68 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lutron Q's written reviews are positive against 4% of HotSOS Mobile's.
Lutron Q ships an update every 8 months, HotSOS Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lutron Q | HotSOS Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.6 (68 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 4.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lutron Electronics co., Inc. | MTech |
Customer experience
Lutron Q
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In-app purchases
Lutron Q
No in-app purchases
HotSOS Mobile
No in-app purchases









