Comparison

NX Lighting Controls vs Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox

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

Head to head

NX Lighting Controls

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 3.627 ratingsView app →

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox

Electrical Power Calculator

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.6197 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Wireless device setup
Wireless device configuration
iPhone and iPad compatibility
Smart lighting management

Features

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This application allows wireless setup and wireless configuration of NX lighting Control devices from an iPhone or iPad.

About

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox

This app provides essential calculations for electricians, inspectors, contractors, and engineers. It helps determine conductor sizing, circuit protection, race sizing, and grounding conductor sizes for various electrical equipment and services.

Highlights

Conductor sizing
Voltage drop limitations
Circuit protection sizing
Race sizing
Equipment grounding conductor sizing
Dwelling-unit service calculations

Features

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Mike Holt, the industry leader in the electrical industry (MikeHolt.com) has created an amazing, practical and useful app for the electrician, inspector, instructor, contractor and engineer. The app contains conductor sizing (including voltage drop limitations), circuit protection sizing, race sizing, equipment grounding conductor sizing for electric heating equipment (commercial and Residential), air-conditioning equipment (commercial and Residential), motors (commercial and Residential), Transformers (commercial) , and dwelling-unit service calculations and sizing.

Screenshots

NX Lighting Controls4 screens

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox at 77% against NX Lighting Controls's 33%. Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (197 vs 27). 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

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

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox has 197 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of NX Lighting Controls's written reviews are positive against 77% of Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NX Lighting Controls ships an update every 2 months, Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

NX Lighting Controls versus Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	NX Lighting Controls	Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.6 (27 ratings)	4.6 (197 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	33.3% of reviews	76.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	27	197 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	131 MB	26 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Current Lighting Solutions, LLC	Mike Holt Enterprises

Customer experience

NX Lighting Controls

All ratings27 ratings

Positive63.0%

Neutral3.7%

Negative33.3%

Written reviews3 reviews

Positive33.3%

Neutral0.0%

Negative66.7%

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox

All ratings197 ratings

Positive90.4%

Neutral1.5%

Negative8.1%

Written reviews30 reviews

Positive76.7%

Neutral6.7%

Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

NX Lighting Controls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox

Reported bugs

4 issues

Cannot email results
Video player widescreen exit bug
Previous calculation data not erased
App content is outdated

Requested features

6 requests

Increase transformer capacity to 225kva
Add option to print load calc
Update to NEC 2020
Add completion system for video series
Refine user interface for better usability

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Add more features, willing to pay extra

In-app purchases

None

NX Lighting Controls

No in-app purchases

None

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NX Lighting Controls free?

NX Lighting Controls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox free?

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, NX Lighting Controls or Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox?

Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox is rated higher. NX Lighting Controls averages 3.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox averages 4.6 from 197 ratings.

Do NX Lighting Controls or Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox have ads?

Neither NX Lighting Controls nor Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox shows ads.

Which is updated more often, NX Lighting Controls or Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox?

NX Lighting Controls ships an update every 2 months, and Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox every 3 months. Most recently, NX Lighting Controls was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mike Holt's Electrical Toolbox on October 26, 2026.