Comparison

bsn.Mobile vs Set Light

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

Head to head
About

bsn.Mobile

Manage BrightSign digital signage media players from your mobile device. Interact with running presentations in real-time by changing variables and triggering events. Access diagnostic facilities for each player directly.

Highlights
  • Automatic local player detection
  • Select and control any connected player
  • Real-time user variable and event interaction
  • Add custom event triggers
  • Access diagnostic facilities
Features
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Control and manage your BrightSign digital signage media player directly from your iPad or iPhone. Select any BrightSign player connected to the local network, and then use your mobile device to change user variables for the current presentation, or to trigger presentation events and transitions. All locally connected BrightSign players are automatically detected. Select a player, and controls for that player's presentation are immediately available for real time interaction. Features · Locally connected BrightSign players are automatically detected · Any connected player can be selected for control or management · User variables and events are automatically displayed for each selected unit, allowing direct user input and interaction with the running presentation · Custom event triggers can be added directly within the app · The Diagnostic facilities for each unit can be directly accessed and managed

About

Set Light

Configure ETC products wirelessly using NFC or a Bluetooth bridge. Address and set RDM labels, personalities, and DMX addresses for your fixtures. Plan configurations in advance and push them when ready.

Highlights
  • NFC configuration of ETC products
  • Wireless addressing and configuration
  • Bluetooth bridge connectivity
  • RDM label, personality, and DMX address setting
  • Save and push configurations
Features
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Set Light provides NFC configuration of your ETC products. Hold your mobile device to the NFC tag of a compatible product to wirelessly address and configure it. You can transfer information via NFC even if power is off. You can also connect to your ETC and High End Systems fixtures via a bluetooth bridge such as City Theatrical’s DMXcat® or Multiverse® Transmitter. Once connected, identify and set the RDM label, personality, and DMX address of your fixtures. Save time by planning your configurations in advance and pushing them to your fixtures when ready.

Screenshots

bsn.Mobile3 screens
Set Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Set Light at 4.5 against bsn.Mobile's 2.5. bsn.Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (23% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Set Light holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of bsn.Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Set Light's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bsn.Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Set Light every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
bsn.Mobile versus Set Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbsn.MobileSet Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (18 ratings)4.5 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrightSignElectronic Theatre Controls, Inc.

Customer experience

bsn.Mobile

All ratings18 ratings
Positive27.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative63.6%

Set Light

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

bsn.Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Set Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bsn.Mobile free?
bsn.Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Set Light free?
Set Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bsn.Mobile or Set Light?
Set Light is rated higher. bsn.Mobile averages 2.5 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Set Light averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do bsn.Mobile or Set Light have ads?
Neither bsn.Mobile nor Set Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bsn.Mobile or Set Light?
bsn.Mobile ships an update every 4 months, and Set Light every 2 months. Most recently, bsn.Mobile was updated on October 6, 2026 and Set Light on October 12, 2026.

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