NX Lighting Controls vs EcoChef
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.
EcoChef
This app helps with grilling and cooking by providing multiple timers for simultaneous tracking of food items. It also predicts preheating times for grills and ovens, allowing for better meal planning and setting completion alarms.
- Multiple simultaneous cooking timers
- Track time per side cooked
- Predict grill/oven preheat times
- Set preheat completion alarms
- Simple cooking assistance
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EcoChef is a simple app designed to help with grilling & cooking: • Several timers that can be used to simultaneously keep track of items cooking, including how much time each side has been cooked. • Predict how long it will take to preheat your grill or oven, allowing you to plan ahead and set an alarm for estimated completion. To our knowledge, this is the only cooking timer available that can predict preheating times.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EcoChef at 100% against NX Lighting Controls's 33%. EcoChef also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). NX Lighting Controls's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EcoChef 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 2, 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 EcoChef's.
NX Lighting Controls ships an update every 2 months, EcoChef fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NX Lighting Controls | EcoChef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC | Birge & Fuller, LLC |
Customer experience
NX Lighting Controls
EcoChef
In-app purchases
NX Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
EcoChef
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NX Lighting Controls free?
Is EcoChef free?
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