Wire Phase vs NX Lighting Controls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wire Phase
This utility app helps electricians and DIYers quickly identify and number electrical phases in single and three-phase circuits. It provides color codes for common voltage configurations and allows for easy navigation and bookmarking of circuit numbers.
- Identify 120/240 single phase
- Identify 120/208 three phase
- Identify 277/480 three phase
- Endless scrolling interface
- Jump to circuit number
- Tap to remember place
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Wire Phase helps you identify and number the different phases to their circuit number. * 120/240 single phase (Black, Red) * 120/208 three phase (Black, Red, Blue) * 277/480 three phase (Brown, Orange, Yellow) Pretty dang simple: * Endless scrolling * Type circuit number to immediately jump to the specific phase color * Tap a row to remember your place @@ Big thanks to Chris McDowell
NX Lighting Controls
Configure and manage NX lighting control devices wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. This utility app simplifies the setup process for your smart lighting system.
- Wireless device setup
- Wireless device configuration
- iPhone and iPad compatibility
- Smart lighting management
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This application allows wireless setup and wireless configuration of NX lighting Control devices from an iPhone or iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NX Lighting Controls at Free against Wire Phase's $0.99. NX Lighting Controls also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 57 months). Wire Phase's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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
NX Lighting Controls is free to download; Wire Phase costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NX Lighting Controls holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Wire Phase's written reviews are positive against 33% of NX Lighting Controls's.
Wire Phase ships an update every 57 months, NX Lighting Controls every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wire Phase | NX Lighting Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (10 ratings) | 3.6 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRNSFR | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Wire Phase
NX Lighting Controls
In-app purchases
Wire Phase
No in-app purchases
NX Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
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