Comparison

Lumenilaire vs Crestools

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

Head to head
About

Lumenilaire

Control your smart lighting devices with this intuitive application. Adjust colors, brightness, and create custom lighting scenes to enhance your home's ambiance. Offers seamless integration for a personalized lighting experience.

Highlights
  • Color lighting control
  • Brightness adjustment
  • Custom scene creation
  • Seamless device integration
Features
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Lumenilaire color lighting control app to control your Lumenilaire lights!

About

Crestools

This app helps developers and integrators manage Crestron devices via SSH or Telnet. It offers features like project grouping, file management, network scanning, and a built-in terminal for communication. Debug SimplWindows programs and share reports with ease.

Highlights
  • Project grouping for devices
  • SFTP file management
  • Network device discovery
  • SSH/Telnet terminal
  • Command reporting and sharing
  • SimplWindows program debugging
  • Cresnet device tree view
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Crestools is designed for developers and integrators who work with Crestron products using SSH or telnet. # FEATURES • PROJECTS Group your devices by project name to easily retrieve them and keep your workflow clean • FILE MANAGER Manage your devices files using SFTP • BROWSER Scan for devices on local network to discover all the compatible devices around you • TERMINAL Communicate in SSH , SSL or CTP to any of your devices using the built-in terminal • REPORTS Create reports or use the default ones to send multiple commands at the same device in a single touch • SHARING Share your reports via any messenger app • ADDRESS BOOKS Share or import your devices by address books • FAVORITES Save your favorite commands • SIMPLWINDOWS PROGRAM DEBUGGER Debug any SimplWindows program. Modify and visualize in real time signal • CRESNET DEVICE TREEVIEW Scan for Cresnet devices connected to processors. • BACKUP iCloud backs up all your data # SUPPORT If you need any help, contact us on our Facebook page, our website https://crestools.app or at support@crestools.app. We will answer you shortly! # Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lumenilaire1 screens
Crestools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lumenilaire at none against Crestools's 3. Lumenilaire also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Crestools's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 4). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Crestools sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Lumenilaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lumenilaire holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crestools has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumenilaire ships an update every 2 months, Crestools every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lumenilaire versus Crestools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumenilaireCrestools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better4.2 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings431 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff GolotaMehdi Boulhalfa

Customer experience

Lumenilaire

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Crestools

All ratings31 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Lumenilaire

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Crestools

Subscriptions1
  • Crestools One$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Crestools Pro$22.99
  • Crestools Pro macOS$22.99

Questions

Is Lumenilaire free?
Lumenilaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crestools free?
Crestools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lumenilaire or Crestools?
Lumenilaire is rated higher. Lumenilaire averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Crestools averages 4.2 from 31 ratings.
Do Lumenilaire or Crestools have ads?
Neither Lumenilaire nor Crestools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumenilaire or Crestools?
Lumenilaire ships an update every 2 months, and Crestools every 4 months. Most recently, Lumenilaire was updated on June 11, 2026 and Crestools on June 1, 2026.

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