connecDIMLite vs LightApp
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.
LightApp
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By simply touching the device with your smartphone is possible to read and write the configuration. Many control options available such as: - minimum and maximum level - PWM frequency - dimming curve - push button behavior (dimming, sequence, animation) - DALI/DMX parameters (coming soon) - constant current level (coming soon).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LightApp at every 2 months against connecDIMLite's every 4 months. connecDIMLite's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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.
connecDIMLite ships an update every 4 months, LightApp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and May 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | connecDIMLite | LightApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tridonic GmbH & Co KG | DALCNET SRL |
In-app purchases
connecDIMLite
No in-app purchases
LightApp
No in-app purchases
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