connecDIMLite vs Pico
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
connecDIMLite
Control DALI lighting installations with ease. This app automatically detects ballasts and supports broadcast, group, and address control. It offers advanced features like RGB and tunable white control, plus live updates from presence and lux sensors.
- Automatic DALI ballast detection
- Broadcast, group, and address control
- RGB and tunable white control
- Emergency indicator panel
- Live presence and lux level updates
- Supports multiple gateways for larger installations
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Simple two way control of a DALI lighting installation. Comes with a user tutorial that steps users through the process of selecting what lights they want to control. Supports DALI broadcast, DALI group and DALI address control. Includes RGB and tunable white control for device type 8 devices and an emergency indicator panel for device type 1 ballasts. Supports Tridonic MSensors and supplies live updates of presence detection and lux levels. Requires a four line gateway or a computer running Firestarter. All DALI ballasts are automatically detected, no programming or mapping is required. Using multiple gateways, it is possible to use connecDIMLite to control lights across larger installations with more than four lines.
Pico
This app connects to a smart paint matching device to help you find paint colors. It allows you to scan colors and find their closest matches from popular paint brands. Save your scanned colors and create palettes for your projects.
- Scan colors with smart device
- Find closest paint matches
- Supports popular paint brands
- Save scanned colors
- Create custom palettes
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The official companion app for the Pico smart paint matching device by Palette.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pico at 77% against connecDIMLite's 0%. Pico also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). connecDIMLite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pico sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. connecDIMLite asks for nothing beyond the download.
connecDIMLite ships an update every 4 months, Pico monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | connecDIMLite | Pico |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tridonic GmbH & Co KG | Palette |
Customer experience
connecDIMLite
Pico
In-app purchases
connecDIMLite
No in-app purchases
Pico
- NCS Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
- NCS Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year
