FixtureTester Lite vs ODIN PFM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FixtureTester Lite
Test network fixtures using Art-Net or sACN protocols. Import patchlists, run macros, and perform address and parameter tests. Supports RDM control for ELC lighting nodes.
- Art-Net/sACN fixture testing
- Import patchlists
- Run fixture macros
- Address testing
- Parameter testing
- RDM control
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Fixture Tester is an application to test all the fixtures in the network using Art-Net or sACN. Fixtures can be added manually or an already existing patchlist from ELC Lighting's dmXLAN can be imported. When there are fixtures selected, the associated macros like 'Lamp on' can be run on the selected fixtures. To test whether or not the fixtures have the correct address, there is the address test. This test homes the selected fixtures one by one automatically at an adjustable speed. To test the various functions of the selected fixtures there is the parameter test. This test first homes all the selected fixtures. Then it runs all parameters from 0 to 255 and back, one by one. Custom libraries and patchlists can be downloaded in Fixture Tester with iTunes, ELC lighting's dmXLAN v4 or FileUploader, which is a free download at www.bartvanstiphout.com. Patchlists can also be shared using Airdrop, mail or other applications. Using an ethernet node, the universes can be converted to a Dmx signal. Since version 1.7 it is also possible to program the dmXLAN Nodes from ELC lighting. Full RDM control of all fixtures which are connected to a Node from ELC lighting! ** LITE VERSION LIMITATIONS ** - A maximum of 10 Fixtures can be tested simultaneously - Programming an ELC lighting Node or Switch port is disabled, but you can see how it works - Changing properties of an RDM Device is disabled
ODIN PFM
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ODIN brings your self-hosted 3D print farm to iPhone, iPad, and Mac. If you run an ODIN backend on your own network, this app is the native client. Watch every printer in your fleet — anything on Klipper, Moonraker, PrusaLink, Bambu, or Elegoo — from one screen, with live telemetry over your LAN. WHAT YOU GET • Fleet — every printer, live status and progress at a glance • Printer detail — temperatures, active job, layer count, ETA • Cameras — multi-printer camera grid for any printer with a stream • Queue — see what is up next across the whole farm • Spools — track filament and material inventory across machines • Alerts — push notifications when a print finishes, fails, or needs attention ON IPAD • AlwaysOn — kiosk mode for shop-floor iPads. Mount it, leave it on, see the whole farm with auto-dim and idle-timer override. • Analytics — utilization and throughput surfaces, sized for the bigger screen. ON MAC • Menu bar — fleet status without opening a window. Quick actions for pause and emergency stop. • Split-view dashboard — sidebar, list, detail. • Keyboard shortcuts — ⌘R refresh fleet, ⌘⇧P pause all, ⌘⇧E emergency stop. • Launch at login, with a Dock-or-menu-bar-only toggle. INTEGRATIONS • Live Activities — active prints on the lock screen and Dynamic Island. • Widgets — five sizes for home screen, lock screen, and StandBy. • Siri Shortcuts — call up fleet status by voice. • Handoff — pick up where you left off across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. BUILT TO RUN ON YOUR NETWORK ODIN does not phone home. Your printer telemetry, camera feeds, and design files stay on the network where you put them. The app talks to your ODIN server over WebSocket, with HTTP polling as a fallback. Face ID or Touch ID gates the refresh tokens. SwiftData keeps the last fetched state visible if your link drops. WHAT THIS APP IS NOT This is a monitoring and on-the-go control client for an existing ODIN deployment. It does not host the backend. Print file upload, timelapse playback, and Vigil vision-detection review live on the web dashboard your ODIN server provides — the Mac app has an "Open Web UI" menu item for that. REQUIREMENTS • An ODIN backend running on your network. Install instructions at runsodin.com. • iOS 17, iPadOS 17, or macOS 14 or later. Documentation, install scripts, and the open-source backend are at runsodin.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FixtureTester Lite at 11.0 against ODIN PFM's 17.0. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | FixtureTester Lite | ODIN PFM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bart van Stiphout | SHANE ANDREW SMITH |
In-app purchases
FixtureTester Lite
No in-app purchases
ODIN PFM
No in-app purchases
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