Comparison

Casambi vs Lutron App

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

Head to head
About

Casambi

Effortlessly personalize your lighting with wireless control. Create custom scenes, animations, and automate your lights from a smartphone or tablet. Seamlessly manage multiple devices and share access with others.

Highlights
  • Wireless lighting control
  • Customizable scenes and animations
  • Daylight and timed control
  • Visual control from photos
  • Network sharing with access rights
  • Control up to 250 devices per network
Features
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People today want to personalize their lighting experience and to do so in an instant. Casambi’s simple wireless lighting control system opens up a whole new world of possibilities in this respect. This uncomplicated yet feature-rich application enables you to seamlessly control your lighting from a smartphone or tablet. From daylight control to timed scenes, animations, and more… everything can be configured in this app. It contains everything you need for intelligent, flexible, and fully automated lighting controls. At your fingertips. Easy Commissioning: All Casambi-enabled products are configured and used with the Casambi app. The app’s intuitive design makes commissioning tasks so simple that they can be easily handled by nearly anyone. The pairing process is quick: The app will search for all powered Casambi-enabled devices within Bluetooth range of your mobile device. Control your entire lighting system from one app: Casambi provides one platform from which to control multiple components from luminaires to sensors, blinds, and more. Within the Casambi app, it is possible to create luminaire groups within a network, and then create multiple networks that can all link together. A single Casambi network can contain up to 250 devices and an endless number of networks can be created in a single site. From a single room, it is easy to upscale to building-level functionality and even expand to outdoor lighting. Control your lights from a photo: The app allows you to control lighting visually from a photo. Simply take a photo of the room in which the lights you wish to control are, upload it to the Gallery, and drag the desired control commands over the lighting fixtures within the picture. No need to remember which luminaire is which, you have a visual guide for decision-making ease. Create scenes for different lighting situations: The Scenes tab allows you to create and recall personalized lighting set-ups. One scene can control any variation of luminaires in your network, and luminaires can be used in multiple scenes. From simple lighting scenarios (such as circadian or daylight scenes) to animated and timed scenes, virtually any set-up can be configured, saved, and recalled in the app. Share your network and allow other devices to control your lighting: It is possible to control access rights to your lighting network and to define who interacts with it. An assigned ‘administrator’ can make all network changes and give access rights to new users. A ‘manager’ can make changes to all lighting control functionalities but cannot get access to passwords or decide who can access the network. A ‘user’ can only use the network but not make any changes. If you have several users and devices using the same network, any changes made with one device will be automatically adopted across all other devices using Casambi’s cloud service.

About

Lutron App

Control smart lights, shades, and other connected devices remotely and securely. Enhance your daily routines by managing your home's atmosphere from anywhere in the world.

Highlights
  • Remote control of smart devices
  • Secure access from anywhere
  • Control lights
  • Control shades
  • Integrates with Lutron systems
Features
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Bring out the best in your everyday moments with Lutron. ​ Simply and securely control lights, shades and other smart devices from anywhere in the world with the Lutron app on your iOS device. The Lutron app requires a Lutron system and compatible Lutron smart lighting products. To learn more or hire a professional installer visit www.lutron.com.

Screenshots

Casambi4 screens
Lutron App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lutron App at 4.8 against Casambi's 3.5. Lutron App also leads on ratings volume (6.8K vs 15) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

Lutron App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lutron App has 6.8K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Casambi's written reviews are positive against 46% of Lutron App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Casambi ships an update monthly, Lutron App every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Casambi versus Lutron App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCasambiLutron App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (15 ratings)4.8 (6.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings156.8K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB669 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCasambi Technologies LtdLutron Electronics co., Inc.

Customer experience

Casambi

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative40.0%

Lutron App

All ratings6,771 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.9%
Negative44.6%

Bugs and requests

Casambi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lutron App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App fails to connect to Lutron system
  • Devices disappear from app after iOS updates
  • Inconsistent behavior with geofencing and motion sensors
  • Scenes and automations not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve app responsiveness and load times
  • Restore widget functionality for quick access
  • Expand customization options for rooms and schedules
  • Integrate more smart home platforms and voice assistants
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  • Provide better energy monitoring and usage tracking

In-app purchases

None

Casambi

No in-app purchases

None

Lutron App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Casambi free?
Casambi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lutron App free?
Lutron App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Casambi or Lutron App?
Lutron App is rated higher. Casambi averages 3.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Lutron App averages 4.8 from 6.8K ratings.
Do Casambi or Lutron App have ads?
Neither Casambi nor Lutron App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Casambi or Lutron App?
Casambi ships an update monthly, and Lutron App every 8 days. Most recently, Casambi was updated on October 23, 2026 and Lutron App on October 26, 2026.

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