Comparison

Composer Express vs Spektrum+ Smart Lighting

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

Head to head
About

Composer Express

This configuration tool streamlines system setup for authorized partners, simplifying installation and increasing productivity. It allows for account management, device connection, and system updates, both locally and remotely.

Highlights
  • Manage customer accounts and register controllers
  • Service and update customer systems remotely
  • Add and identify new controllers
  • Search and add device drivers
  • Configure project properties and network settings
  • Manage Zigbee and Z-Wave devices
  • Backup and load customer projects
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Composer Express is a configuration tool exclusively for authorized Control4 partners that dramatically simplifies the install process, allowing partners to minimize their time at job sites and increase their productivity during system setup. For smaller projects, use Composer Express standalone to create accounts, define a system, and connect devices. For more advanced projects, use it as a companion to the full Composer Pro programming experience. Key Features: • Search for, view, and add new customer accounts under your dealership • Register a controller to a customer account • Service and update a customer system locally or remotely • Add and identify a new controller into the project • Search and add device drivers from an online database or personal cloud storage • Set all project properties (date, time, timezone, location, locale & language, etc.) • Discover and add SDDP and IP devices on a local network • Setup and manage Zigbee networks and discover Zigbee devices • Add and manage supported Z-Wave devices • Update drivers on customer systems • Create connections between devices (AV Inputs, AV Outputs, Control, and Room) • Configure and set properties on device drivers • Manage room settings for device visibility, display order, or hide the room entirely • View Network status of all ZigBee (signal, battery, associated mesh controller) • Backup customer projects • Load customer projects (or project templates) from an online backup, USB drive, or Dropbox • Refresh Navigators • Assign a 4Sight license to a customer account • Reports controller serial number to support OvrC integration PLEASE NOTE: 1) Composer Express is available exclusively to authorized Control4 partners. 2) Partners can only access customers associated with their dealership. 3) Local and Remote Access to controllers requires Control4 OS version 2.7.0 and greater.

About

Spektrum+ Smart Lighting

Control your smart lights with ease, from individual bulbs to entire rooms. Explore millions of color combinations, set personalized schedules, and even use voice commands for hands-free operation. Create the perfect ambiance for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Whole home lighting control
  • Millions of color combinations
  • Personalized automated schedules
  • Advanced color mixing
  • Voice control integration
Features
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Spektrum Smart Lighting For Whole Home Connected LightingCONTROL YOUR SPEKTRUM+ SMART LIGHTS WITH EASEControl individual lights or create groupings and dedicated rooms for whole home lighting control.OVER 16 MILLION COLOR COMBINATIONSTransform your space and set the mood with the capability of RGB+Tunable CCT lighting and more!AUTOMATE YOUR LIGHTING WITH JUST A TAPSet personalized automated schedules to control your lights any way you want. Set it for a specific time of day or any planned activity. You can even mimic being home by randomizing the routines and schedules.ADVANCED COLOR MIXING CAPABILITIESWant to dial in a custom color brightness? No problem. With the added color mixer function easily adjust color settings with a dash of color here or there to create the perfect color combination.VOICE CONTROLLED LIGHTINGAlready have an in-home voice assistant device and want to control your lighting hands free? No worries Spektrum+ has you covered. Simply pair your Spektrum+ account to your voice assistant to enable voice activated lighting commands.

Screenshots

Composer Express4 screens
Spektrum+ Smart Lighting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Composer Express at 54% against Spektrum+ Smart Lighting's 0%. Composer Express also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 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

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

Composer Express holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Composer Express's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spektrum+ Smart Lighting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Composer Express ships an update every 4 months, Spektrum+ Smart Lighting every 16 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Composer Express versus Spektrum+ Smart Lighting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComposer ExpressSpektrum+ Smart Lighting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31 ratings) — better4.3 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3132 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnap One, LLCAmerican Lighting

Customer experience

Composer Express

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

Spektrum+ Smart Lighting

All ratings32 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Composer Express

No in-app purchases

None

Spektrum+ Smart Lighting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Composer Express free?
Composer Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spektrum+ Smart Lighting free?
Spektrum+ Smart Lighting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Composer Express or Spektrum+ Smart Lighting?
Composer Express is rated higher. Composer Express averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Spektrum+ Smart Lighting averages 4.3 from 32 ratings.
Do Composer Express or Spektrum+ Smart Lighting have ads?
Neither Composer Express nor Spektrum+ Smart Lighting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Composer Express or Spektrum+ Smart Lighting?
Composer Express ships an update every 4 months, and Spektrum+ Smart Lighting every 16 months. Most recently, Composer Express was updated on October 14, 2026 and Spektrum+ Smart Lighting on October 14, 2026.

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