Comparison

URC Mobile vs Savant Power & Light

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

Head to head
About

URC Mobile

Transform your smartphone or tablet into a powerful handheld controller for your home automation system. Effortlessly manage entertainment, lighting, security, and climate from anywhere. Enjoy intuitive control with swipe, tap, and rotate gestures.

Highlights
  • Control entertainment, lights, security, thermostats
  • Swipe, tap, and rotate gestures
  • Access music sources and volume controls
  • Adjust lighting and temperature
  • Set DVR and navigate channels
  • Control movies and window shades
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Leverage the power of your smartphone or tablet by turning it in to an amazing handheld controller for your URC® Total Control® or ccGEN2™ home automation system. Right from your mobile device easily control and monitor things such as entertainment, lights, security systems, thermostats and more in fast, new ways. Swipe, tap and rotate your way to securely control your equipment! This app gives you full control of all the features and full functionality afforded by a Total Control or ccGEN2 system installation, with easy access control to a variety of music sources, volume controls, lighting adjustments, and more from multiple locations! Your main home and your vacation home can all be accessed from within one app. Aided by intuitive graphical interfaces that can easily flip between portrait and landscape views, you can do everything from setting a DVR and navigating favorite channels to controlling movies and window shades. While at the office or away on vacation turn off lights, adjust temperature and beyond. This version of URC Mobile requires a Wi-Fi connection to the local area network that is host to the Master Base Station / Central Processor and other system devices. Control is possible within the home or from anywhere in the world where internet or cell phone access is available. Unlimited iDevices can be setup in one system. Contact an authorized URC integration pro for programming / setup to have the app look and perform just the way you want. PLEASE NOTE: An installed Total Control or ccGEN2 system is required to enjoy and access the features above. For more information visit www.universalremote.com or www.universalremote.com provides a list of URC authorized dealers in your area via our “Where to Buy” pages

About

Savant Power & Light

Easily configure and manage your smart power systems, including energy storage and load management. Set up essential circuits for power outages and monitor energy consumption and production in real-time.

Highlights
  • Streamlined configuration of power systems
  • Guided setup with automated device discovery
  • Define essential circuits for power outages
  • Monitor live energy consumption
  • Monitor secondary power source production
  • Supports integrated energy storage and generators
Features
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Savant Power & Light offers quick onboarding and streamlined configuration of Savant Power Systems, including Savant Power Storage and the Savant Power Director. Easily configure load management to extend battery storage with Savant Power Modules. GUIDED SETUP Easily deploy smart power using automated device discover and intuitive configuration of your power sources, electrical panels and energy automation. FOCUS YOUR ENERGY Define the essential circuits that remain powered during a power outage with Savant Energy Scenes. Create more scenes to deliver flexibility in what gets power as the needs change in the home, and leverage battery state of charge to shed additional load over time and extend the runtime of the Savant Power System. TEST & MONITOR Use Savant Power & Light to control circuits in the electrical panel supported by Savant Power Modules. Monitor live energy consumption across the home, and production of secondary power sources like automatic generators and solar modules using the Savant Current Track Module. POWER EFFICIENCY Leverage the load management benefits of Savant Power Modules with select integrated energy storage systems, automatic generators and solar installations. SMART EXTENSIONS Savant Power & Light also provides onboarding and configuration support for other Savant and GE smart solutions, including Savant Lighting Modules, smart dimmers & switches and low voltage-controlled DMX and 0-10V lighting.

Screenshots

URC Mobile4 screens
Savant Power & Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Savant Power & Light at 100% against URC Mobile's 41%. Savant Power & Light also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5). URC Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). 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

Savant Power & Light holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of URC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Savant Power & Light's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

URC Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, Savant Power & Light every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
URC Mobile versus Savant Power & Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterURC MobileSavant Power & Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (16 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversal Remote ControlSavant Systems Inc.

Customer experience

URC Mobile

All ratings16 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative51.9%

Savant Power & Light

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

URC Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Savant Power & Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is URC Mobile free?
URC Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Savant Power & Light free?
Savant Power & Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, URC Mobile or Savant Power & Light?
Savant Power & Light is rated higher. URC Mobile averages 2.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Savant Power & Light averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do URC Mobile or Savant Power & Light have ads?
Neither URC Mobile nor Savant Power & Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, URC Mobile or Savant Power & Light?
URC Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and Savant Power & Light every 3 months. Most recently, URC Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Savant Power & Light on November 3, 2026.

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