SceneSet® Lighting Control vs Basalte Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SceneSet® Lighting Control
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SceneSet is an app for controlling Helvar's Imagine® Router system over WiFi, or connecting to the new ILLUSTRIS control panels using Bluetooth®. The app offers simple control and modification of lighting scenes as well as the ability to control DALI Type 8 load devices for colour temperature or full colour lighting applications. When connected to an Imagine Router system with WiFi, multiple pages or system groups are supported. Using a Bluetooth connection to ILLUSTRIS, the app mimics the panel that it is connected to, providing the same control functions available on the panel as well as offering the ability to change settings in the panel. Requires iOS 8 or later for full support of features (backup and restore are not available on versions of iOS below 8).
Basalte Home
Effortlessly manage your smart home devices, including lights, shades, thermostats, and security cameras, all from a single, intuitive application. Enjoy synchronized multiroom audio and video, personalized playlists, and custom scenes to create the perfect ambiance.
- Control lights, shades, and thermostat
- Monitor security cameras
- Create custom scenes
- Multiroom audio and video playback
- Access streaming services
- Personalized user profiles
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Looking to control your home effortlessly from one intuitive app? Look no further than the Basalte app for Basalte Home! Our app gives you total control over your lights, shades, thermostat, and music. Plus, you can now monitor your security cameras all from the same app. With the added ability to set the perfect mood with our scenes feature, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it! The Basalte app has a vast array of music features that ensure crystal clear quality, so you can enjoy your music in any room, perfectly synchronized. • access your personal music library and create the perfect playlist • enjoy in-app access to major streaming services such as Deezer, TIDAL, and Spotify • search and save your favourite radio stations The app also offers a variety of unique multiroom audio and video features: • play any connected source (music, TV, Apple TV...) in any room • organize rooms by floor or category, like 'guest' and 'kids' • group rooms into a virtual zone to play music in all these rooms with just one touch • create individual user profiles with custom restrictions to music and rooms. Learn more about Basalte Home at www.basalte.be Don't forget to stay in touch by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Basalte Home at every 4 weeks against SceneSet® Lighting Control's every 2 months. SceneSet® Lighting Control's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). 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.
SceneSet® Lighting Control ships an update every 2 months, Basalte Home every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SceneSet® Lighting Control | Basalte Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Helvar Ltd. | Basalte |
In-app purchases
SceneSet® Lighting Control
No in-app purchases
Basalte Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
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