Matrix NEO! vs Light Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matrix NEO!
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The app is not intended for private use, but exclusively for business use. If you want to test the app free of charge and without obligation, please contact the dealer where you bought your Matrix-POS system. For the use in your company an additional application on your cash register is needed. This must be installed and set up by your trusted POS dealer. This will incur additional costs. Matrix NEO! is an addition to your existing Matrix POS® POS system. This app transforms your Apple IPhone® or IPad® into an additional input station so that the most important POS functions (order, pay, split and cancel) can be carried out mobile. The features include : - Table selection via selection - Overview of open tables - Adding new tables - Freely layoutable room overview - order acceptance - Article constraints ( e.g. for cooking steps ) - free price and text input - Different accounting types ( customer database, hotel, etc ) - gritting - restore invoices - Various discount possibilities - Configurable function menu - Quick keys for articles that are used most frequently. The general terms and conditions of Forty Three GmbH apply and can be sent to you upon request. Matrix POS® is a registered trademark of 42 GmbH.
Light Control
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LightControl by Edison Street GmbH An increasing customer flow, longer stays in the store and higher turnovers due to professional light management! Thanks to the LightControl App, chain store companies in the retail and gastronomy sector can operate the Mangelberger light control system LightControl via a clear and visual interface on their iPad for each of their chain stores. Depending on the daytime and the external brightness, you can manage and configure light scenes individually. +++ Functional range of the LightControl App: • Displaying the current lighting settings • Visual switching and dimming of individual lamps • Visual switching and dimming of lighting groups • Managing and configuring of up to 48 dimming channels • Managing and configuring of up to 48 dimming groups • Configuring light scenes depending on the time • Configuring light scenes depending on the external brightness • Possible scenes: lighting for the cleaning staff, noon, afternoon, evening, late • Master dimming: changing the brightness of an entire lighting group • Master dimming: changing the brightness within the whole restaurant/store • Individual adjusting und saving of lighting scenes • Special feature “Speech” (100% brightness everywhere) • User mode or administrator mode with universal rights +++ Data consistency / automatic data synchronization Any settings or changes are transmitted in real time from the App to the data base as well as into the CAD project plans. Thus, the project plans that are saved in the data base are updated automatically. The App compares the settings of all your dimming groups with the same dimming groups of other, comparable restaurants automatically and makes suggestions for the optimal setting. Moreover, you can analyze which dimming groups are set to the manual mode and are not controlled. Thus, it is possible to analyze which restaurants/stores use the diverse possibilities of a dimmer by hand or automatically. About Edison Street LightControl In the retail and gastronomy sector, lighting that is perfectly set causes great emotions, stimulates the consumption and additionally increases the duration and frequency of a restaurant/store stay. With the light control system LightControl of Mangelberger Corporate Technology restaurants and stores create their individual light scenes for any event depending on the daytime and the external lighting. The light control system LightControl is together with the energy management system and the store controller part of the Mangelberger standard package for chain store companies and included in the standardized distribution board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Matrix NEO! at Free against Light Control's $9.99. Matrix NEO! also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 28 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
Matrix NEO! is free to download; Light Control costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Matrix NEO! ships an update every 6 months, Light Control every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matrix NEO! | Light Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matrix POS GmbH | Mangelberger Elektrotechnik GmbH |
In-app purchases
Matrix NEO!
No in-app purchases
Light Control
No in-app purchases
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