NX Lighting Controls vs STEINEL DCS™ Legacy
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.
STEINEL DCS™ Legacy
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This is the STEINEL DCS™ Commissioning App for the STEINEL Digital Control Solution™ line of products. The STEINEL DCS™ integrates load control with occupancy sensors, photo sensors and switches to provide simple code compliant solutions for lighting, plug load and HVAC integration through BACnet. Time saving wireless commissioning is accomplished via Bluetooth connection from a Smart Phone or Tablet to a STEINEL DCS™ Digital Controller, which communicates to the sensors and switches by the 2 wire bus. Key Features Include: • 3 x 20A Relays (expandable via BLE Mesh) • Current Monitoring Per Relay • 3 x 0-10v Dimming Zones • Multizone Daylight Harvesting • Partial On & Off • 20 A Receptacle Control • Use Cases • Demand Response Input • 24V External Input Signal • Internal Time Clock • Sequence of Operations • Min. & Max. manual dimming levels • Light Scenes • Wired data line • BLE MESH for groupings • BACnet • App Compatible to 3.0.6 R firmware
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Verdict
NX Lighting Controls and STEINEL DCS™ Legacy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NX Lighting Controls | STEINEL DCS™ Legacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC | Steinel GmbH |
In-app purchases
NX Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
STEINEL DCS™ Legacy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NX Lighting Controls free?
Is STEINEL DCS™ Legacy free?
Do NX Lighting Controls or STEINEL DCS™ Legacy have ads?
Which is updated more often, NX Lighting Controls or STEINEL DCS™ Legacy?
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