LFRemote vs Artnet Knife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LFRemote
Control lighting consoles from your mobile device. Access command lines, shortcut pages, submasters, and cue list playbacks for LightFactory and Strand NEO systems.
- Command line access
- Shortcut page control
- Submaster control
- Master cue list playback
- Support for LightFactory and Strand NEO
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LFRemote is a dedicated iOS remote for LightFactory and Strand NEO systems. The remote provides access to the command line, shortcut pages, submasters and the master cue list playbacks on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Artnet Knife
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ArtNet Knife is an app for the open ArtNet Lighting Protocol. v2 is recompiled for 64bit. Scan for nodes from any interface on your iOS Device. Set an individual target address (broad- or unicast). Choose the network interface (wlan, gsm, any). On launch the app opens a receiving port for Artnet. This port is not bound to an interface and will receive any packets coming in. If you select no sending interface your devices ip stack will route the packet. If you select a sending interface in the Network Tab the port will be reopened and bound to that interface. Like this you control which interface (GSM, Wlan) is used. On selection the appropiate broadcast ip for that interface is set as target. Receiving packets depends on your network - not on the app. Some Artnet devices answer to the origin of an ArtPoll if your network is Class C and the Artnet Device is set to a Class A network. In this situation you won't get the ArtDmx packets since these are sent to a different network. Consider setting your Wlan router to a 2.*.*.* Class A network. If WAN access is present this does not affect routing to internet - the local net just uses another ip range. But in a 2.*.*.* Class A network your device will get all replies and will be able to show ArtDmx traffic. Artnet Knife does not handle dmx data transported by Artnet at this time. Over the time there will be a growing set of additional controllers. The app is available for free, ads should be bought out instead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LFRemote at every 11 months against Artnet Knife's every 69 months. Artnet Knife's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). 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.
LFRemote ships an update every 11 months, Artnet Knife every 69 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LFRemote | Artnet Knife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 69 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dream Solutions Ltd | Hado Hein |
In-app purchases
LFRemote
No in-app purchases
Artnet Knife
No in-app purchases







