NX Lighting Controls vs aleoBlue Lighting Controls
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.
aleoBlue Lighting Controls
Easily commission and monitor Bluetooth mesh lighting devices without specialized training. Customize lighting control parameters, provision devices, and test scenes directly from your iOS device.
- Bluetooth mesh commissioning
- Lighting device monitoring
- Customizable control parameters
- On-site commissioning
- Provisioning up to 5 devices
- RSSI proximity filtering
- Scene testing and adjustments
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Lighting industry is going wireless and the number of ready-to-use products is growing rapidly. To unleash the full potential of smart lighting networks, aleoBlue provides a set of tools for commissioning and monitoring qualified Bluetooth mesh lighting devices. Using our intuitive web and iOS apps, you can customize lighting control parameters in accordance with site-specific needs and building energy codes. All of that without specialized training or lighting control expertise. Complete the commissioning process on-site with the use of our iOS app. It allows you to add Bluetooth mesh lighting devices to a wireless network in no time. Its intuitive interface was designed to require as little work on your side as possible. Provisioning Thanks to proximity sensing, the app provides you with a list of detected lighting devices. Provision up to 5 devices at once. Using a RSSI filter, you can narrow down the list of visible luminaires to those that are the nearest Customization If you find it necessary, you can customize the previously selected scenario to your needs. Personalize run, prolong, and standby modes plus other lighting control parameters. Calibration Calibrate a light sensor in accordance with the measure provided by a light meter. Adjust brightness until it reaches the desirable level and enter the value. Test Test the performance of lighting control as well as the defined lighting scenes and make adjustments if needed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: aleoBlue Lighting Controls at 100% against NX Lighting Controls's 33%. aleoBlue Lighting Controls also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). NX Lighting Controls's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
aleoBlue Lighting Controls holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NX Lighting Controls has 27 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of aleoBlue Lighting Controls's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | NX Lighting Controls | aleoBlue Lighting Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC | Aleo Lighting, Inc. |
Customer experience
NX Lighting Controls
aleoBlue Lighting Controls
In-app purchases
NX Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
aleoBlue Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
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