Fresco Mobile vs UniFi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fresco Mobile
Control your lighting system remotely from your iPad. Activate scenes and manage individual channels with an interface mirroring the physical control station. Includes a demonstration mode for a simulated experience.
- Remote scene activation
- Direct channel control
- Mimics station interface
- Automatic station configuration retrieval
- Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Demonstration mode
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Fresco Mobile is a remote control for the Fresco FCS 7TSN lighting control station by Acuity Controls, giving you the ability to activate scenes and directly control lighting channels from your iPad or iPad mini. The app features the same intuitive interface as the station itself, and will automatically retrieve and mimic the station configuration and room status once connected. To use the app with a Fresco station, you’ll need to either connect to it using Bluetooth Low Energy or connect using Wi-Fi, which will require a Fresco station (FCS 7TSN) with an Ethernet port (-E or -XE option) which has been connected to a Wi-Fi access point. The app also includes a demonstration mode, which allows for a simulated Fresco Mobile experience. No Fresco station required.
UniFi
Manage your home or business IT network from a single interface. Easily set up WiFi, monitor traffic, secure your network with VPN, and gain insights with detailed analytics.
- Centralized network management
- WiFi setup and configuration
- Traffic routing
- Single-tap VPN access
- Client and network analytics
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The UniFi app simplifies home and business IT by providing a central management interface where you can easily scale, monitor, and optimize every aspect of your network. UniFi offers: • Simple WiFi setup and configuration • Intuitive traffic routing • Secure, single-tap VPN access • Detailed client and network analytics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: UniFi at fortnightly against Fresco Mobile's every 3 months. UniFi also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 2). Fresco Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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.
UniFi holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi has 25K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fresco Mobile ships an update every 3 months, UniFi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fresco Mobile | UniFi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (25K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 47.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 25K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 484 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
Fresco Mobile
UniFi
Bugs and requests
Fresco Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
UniFi
Reported bugs
5 issues- App unable to connect to local controller
- Incorrect device status and client information
- Frequent sign-outs and login issues
- Speed test and throughput data not working
- Topology view showing incorrect network layout
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable dashboard and widgets
- Ability to set time-based data usage reports
- Support for local-only network management
- Improved 2FA and authentication experience
- Apple Watch app for emergency reboots
In-app purchases
Fresco Mobile
No in-app purchases
UniFi
No in-app purchases
