Comparison

TROVIS 55Pro vs Lights

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

Head to head
About

TROVIS 55Pro

Features
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The TROVIS 55Pro app allows you to control, operate and optimize SAMSON TROVIS 5500 Series Heating and District Heating Controllers. In addition to the energy-saving settings, the app offers the following benefits: • Simple, intuitive user interface • Wireless communication over Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth • Overview of the status of all house substations including any fault alarms • Automatic detection of plant schemes with customized house substation names including the display and adaptation of relevant data • Customized extension of data lists • Easy changes to times-of-use (time schedule) of control loops • Different operator levels (users and experts) • Trend viewer to illustrate historical data • Function to update firmware and download language files • Function to backup and restore heating controller configurations (files are compatible with TROVIS-VIEW) The Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection to the TROVIS 5578-E Controller enables on-site operation of the controller. You can simply download the latest firmware for the TROVIS 5578-E Controller from the SAMSON website to update your controller at home. For further information go to https://www.samsongroup.com/en/downloads/software-drivers/firmware/ The TROVIS 55Pro app can also be connected to other SAMSON heating controllers* over Wi-Fi: o TROVIS 5573 o TROVIS 5576 o TROVIS 5578 o TROVIS 5579 * Required accessories: ● SAM HOME Gateway

About

Lights

Remotely manage your Windows, Synology, or QNAP servers. Wake-up, save energy, shut down, or reboot your computers from your mobile device. Supports connections to multiple server instances.

Highlights
  • Remote server management
  • Wake-up computers
  • Save energy
  • Shutdown/reboot computers
  • Supports multiple servers
  • Connects to Windows, Synology, QNAP
Features
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This application connects to Lights-Out running on a Windows machine or to Lights-Out running on a NAS from Synology or QNAP. You can remotely manage your server and your computers with this application: Wake-up, save energy, shutdown or reboot. Supports multiple servers.

Screenshots

TROVIS 55Pro4 screens
Lights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TROVIS 55Pro at Free against Lights's $3.99. TROVIS 55Pro also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.2). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TROVIS 55Pro is free to download; Lights costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TROVIS 55Pro ships an update every 8 months, Lights every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TROVIS 55Pro versus Lights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTROVIS 55ProLights
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKT-Elektronik, Klaucke und Partner GmbHAxoNet Software GmbH

In-app purchases

None

TROVIS 55Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Lights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TROVIS 55Pro free?
TROVIS 55Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lights free?
Lights costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TROVIS 55Pro or Lights have ads?
Neither TROVIS 55Pro nor Lights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TROVIS 55Pro or Lights?
TROVIS 55Pro ships an update every 8 months, and Lights every 6 months. Most recently, TROVIS 55Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and Lights on October 8, 2026.

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