Comparison

VersaTech Recloser Programmer vs Illumagear

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

Head to head
About

VersaTech Recloser Programmer

This utility app enables communication with specific recloser devices via WiFi. It allows users to read and program settings, download logs, and monitor real-time data, offering full functionality on iPad and restricted features on iPhone.

Highlights
  • Read and program recloser settings
  • Monitor real-time current data
  • Download event and data logs
  • Generate and share PDF reports
  • Flash beacon to identify reclosers
  • View oscillograms for overcurrent events
Features
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The Hubbell Power Systems 'VersaTech® Recloser Programmer' for iPad and iPhone apps allow communication with Versa-Tech® I (VT-I), Versa-Tech® LT (VTLT), Versa-Tech® II (VT-II) or Versa-Tech® XC (VT-XC) Reclosers equipped with WiFi modules. With the iPad version, users can read and program settings, download Event and Data Logs and perform other functions, as they would when using a laptop computer and a remote radio. The iPhone version has restricted capabilities such as viewing, generating reports, and limited command functions. Specifically, using the iPad 'VersaTech Recloser Programmer' customers can: - Flash Beacon functionality to identity recloser in the field. - Read and Program Versa-Tech Recloser settings. - Monitor Real-Time Current Data on the Versa-Tech Recloser. - View Data Log and View Demand Graph. - Download Versa-Tech Event Log. - View, Download and Edit Versa-Tech Scratchpad. - Download and Save PDF format reports on the iPad that could be shared via email. - Change the Wi-Fi SSID and password from the app. - For the Versa-Tech II and XC, customers can also · View Device and Audit Logs · View Oscillogram for overcurrent events · Export Demand log, Event log, Device log and Oscillogram data/graph as a report and view them instantly or offline · Set the Recloser in Hot Line Tag/Non-Reclose from the app · Trip, Close or Lockout the Recloser from the app · Create multiple users and permission levels

About

Illumagear

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The ILLUMAGEAR app is a companion app for our product Sixth Sense. Sixth Sense is a personal voltage, current and hard hat free-fall detector designed to be worn on any standard hard hat or integrated into Halo SL. This device gives audible and visible warnings to high risk workers of foreign electrical threats. This app allows users to adjust Sixth Sense's settings via bluetooth.

Screenshots

VersaTech Recloser Programmer4 screens
Illumagear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Illumagear at every 6 weeks against VersaTech Recloser Programmer's every 10 months. VersaTech Recloser Programmer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VersaTech Recloser Programmer ships an update every 10 months, Illumagear every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
VersaTech Recloser Programmer versus Illumagear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVersaTech Recloser ProgrammerIllumagear
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHubbell Power Systems, Inc.K8R Applications Inc.

In-app purchases

None

VersaTech Recloser Programmer

No in-app purchases

None

Illumagear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VersaTech Recloser Programmer free?
VersaTech Recloser Programmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Illumagear free?
Illumagear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VersaTech Recloser Programmer or Illumagear have ads?
Neither VersaTech Recloser Programmer nor Illumagear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VersaTech Recloser Programmer or Illumagear?
VersaTech Recloser Programmer ships an update every 10 months, and Illumagear every 6 weeks. Most recently, VersaTech Recloser Programmer was updated on September 23, 2026 and Illumagear on September 28, 2026.

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