NX Lighting Controls vs FireAlarmGuy
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.
FireAlarmGuy
This utility app provides two essential tools for fire alarm technicians. It features a calculator for determining DMX dip switch settings and a decoder for understanding battery manufacturing date codes, streamlining fieldwork.
- DMX Dip Switch Calculator
- Battery Date Code Decoder
- Device addressing assistance
- Battery production date lookup
- Fieldwork simplification
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FireAlarmGuy is the ultimate tool for fire alarm technicians, combining two essential features in one app: DMX Dip Switch Calculator – Instantly find the correct dip switch positions for device addressing. Just enter the address, and get the right settings in seconds. Battery Date Code Decoder – Quickly decode manufacturing date codes for sealed lead-acid (SLA) batteries. Enter the code to determine the production date. Built by a fire alarm tech, for fire alarm techs, FireAlarmGuy makes fieldwork faster and easier. Download now and simplify your job!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FireAlarmGuy at 100% against NX Lighting Controls's 33%. FireAlarmGuy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). NX Lighting Controls's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
FireAlarmGuy 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 FireAlarmGuy's.
NX Lighting Controls ships an update every 2 months, FireAlarmGuy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NX Lighting Controls | FireAlarmGuy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Current Lighting Solutions, LLC | Jack Dalton |
Customer experience
NX Lighting Controls
FireAlarmGuy
In-app purchases
NX Lighting Controls
No in-app purchases
FireAlarmGuy
No in-app purchases
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