TheLightingController vs Stingray
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheLightingController
Design impressive light shows for your DMX lighting equipment. This mobile application is specifically built to function with the DMX interface "D1024W".
- Create lightshows
- DMX lighting control
- Works with D1024W interface
- Mobile lighting design
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Create stunning lightshows for your DMX lighting equipment with this powerful mobile app. This application is designed to work exclusively with the DMX interface “D1024W”. Learn more about the interface here: https://forum2.thelightingcontroller.com/viewtopic.php?t=172
Stingray
Instantly control DMX lights with this mobile application. It connects to a specific USB-C powered node and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RDM, and Art-Net protocols for seamless lighting management.
- DMX light control
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Wi-Fi support
- RDM support
- Art-Net support
- Requires specific hardware node
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Control DMX lights instantly with Stingray, the companion app for Blizzard Lighting’s USB-C powered node featuring Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RDM, and Art-Net support—all in a free, no-login mobile app. This mobile application requires the Stingray DMX controller. Visit www.blizzardpro.com/stingray for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stingray at 5.0 against TheLightingController's 1.0. Stingray also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). TheLightingController's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Stingray holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
TheLightingController ships an update every 5 weeks, Stingray every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheLightingController | Stingray |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Lighting Controller | Blizzard Lighting LLC. |
Customer experience
TheLightingController
Stingray
In-app purchases
TheLightingController
No in-app purchases
Stingray
No in-app purchases
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