Ohli vs Visual Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ohli
Read full descriptionHide full description
Introducing Ohli Smart Lighting! Your all-in-one street-lighting solution for the modern age. With Dhyan’s Ohli Smart Lighting solution, you can easily migrate 1 or 10,000 streetlights to the latest smart lighting system. Simply plug the Ohli nodes into your standard LED fixtures with NEMA sockets, and Voila - you've transformed your Streetlighting into a smart system! Enjoy all the advantages of cutting-edge smart streetlights, including complete control and real-time status updates from desktop and mobile apps for iOS, all without the hassle of gateway installations, RF surveys, or any other complicated IT setup procedures. Upgrade your Streets effortlessly with Ohli Smart Lighting!
Visual Installer
This app simplifies lighting control installation and documentation. It uses project floor plans to scan devices, record installation status, and track design changes in real-time. It also facilitates collaboration among project stakeholders.
- Scan lighting control devices
- Capture real-time installation status
- Record exact device locations
- Track design changes
- Real-time collaboration tool
- Utilize project floor plans
Read full descriptionHide full description
The Visual Installer mobile app streamlines lighting control installation and as-built workflows. Using project floor plans and risers that are made available in the app, users scan lighting control devices to capture real-time installation status, exact device locations, and design changes. In addition, the Visual Installer app also serves as a real-time collaboration tool for other project stakeholders, such as construction managers, project owners, and installers.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ohli at none against Visual Installer's shown. Ohli also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Visual Installer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.6). On price, 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.
Ohli ships an update monthly, Visual Installer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ohli | Visual Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dhyan | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc |
In-app purchases
Ohli
No in-app purchases
Visual Installer
No in-app purchases
