NX Lighting Controls vs DTL Local Connect
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.
DTL Local Connect
This app provides secure, local wireless control for outdoor lighting systems. It streamlines installation, operations, and maintenance with optimized field workflows. Full lifecycle management is available via a web portal and the mobile application.
- Secure local point-to-point Bluetooth control
- Full lifecycle management via web portal
- Optimized field workflows
- Installation, operations, and maintenance support
- Wireless control for outdoor lighting
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Secure Local point-to-point Bluetooth Wireless Control with Full Lifecycle Management via Web Portal and Mobile Application for Outdoor Lighting. Mobile app is designed with optimized field workflows for installation, operations and maintenance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DTL Local Connect at 5.0 against NX Lighting Controls's 3.6. NX Lighting Controls's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
DTL Local Connect 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NX Lighting Controls ships an update every 2 months, DTL Local Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NX Lighting Controls | DTL Local Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc |
Customer experience
NX Lighting Controls
DTL Local Connect
In-app purchases
NX Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
DTL Local Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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