NX Lighting Controls vs GreenMAX DRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NX Lighting Controls
Configure and manage NX lighting control devices wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. This utility app simplifies the setup process for your smart lighting system.
- Wireless device setup
- Wireless device configuration
- iPhone and iPad compatibility
- Smart lighting management
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This application allows wireless setup and wireless configuration of NX lighting Control devices from an iPhone or iPad.
GreenMAX DRC
Design and specify a secure, scalable distributed lighting control system for commercial projects. This app supports various lighting types and offers encrypted communication for enhanced security. It simplifies the entire process from design to operation.
- Design distributed lighting control systems
- Specify commercial lighting projects
- Support for 0-10V, DMX, and DALI lighting
- Fully encrypted for security
- Scalable for any application
- Wireless Ethernet configuration
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Design and specify a secure, simple and scalable distributed lighting control system with GreenMAX® DRC. Control virtually any type of commercial lighting from 0-10V to DMX and DALI with one system. Confidently design and specify all your commercial lighting projects with a lighting control system that’s fully encrypted for security and secure communication. Engineered for easy specification and layout to easy installation and operation, GreenMAX DRC simplifies scalability for virtually any application. GreenMAX DRC uses LumaCAN high-performance networking for communication between devices and wireless Ethernet for configuration and backbone connectivity. All fully configurable from the GreenMAX DRC App. This will change the way you design lighting control projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NX Lighting Controls at 3.6 against GreenMAX DRC's 2.3. NX Lighting Controls also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (27 vs 6). GreenMAX DRC's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NX Lighting Controls holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of NX Lighting Controls's written reviews are positive against 0% of GreenMAX DRC's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NX Lighting Controls | GreenMAX DRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (27 ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC | Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc. |
Customer experience
NX Lighting Controls
GreenMAX DRC
In-app purchases
NX Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
GreenMAX DRC
No in-app purchases
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