# Sidus Link

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1471951977](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1471951977)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1471951977`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sidus Link Ltd.
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (626 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.44
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2019-07-25
- **Size:** 381 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sidus-link/id1471951977)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sidus.link/privacy](https://sidus.link/privacy)

## Description

Sidus Link is a mobile-first lighting control solution for film production. Using Sidus Mesh, it directly connects and controls 100+ fixtures from a smartphone, offering White Light, Gel, Color, and Effect modes, plus unlimited presets and QuickShot scene snapshots.

With Sidus Cloud and CC Collaboration Group, the app streamlines on-set workflows—multi-user control, real-time device status, and OTA updates—empowering gaffers, DPs, and filmmakers to quickly configure scenes and lighting.

## Rankings

- #68,610 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Sidus Link for an intuitive interface and the ability to control multiple lights from a single app, which is especially valuable on small shoots. However, recurring issues dominate: frequent connection/disconnection and slow re-connection, stability problems including crashes and the app failing to open after updates, and loss of lights/settings requiring reconfiguration. Catalog data for accessories and some COB lights is incomplete or inconsistent, making comparisons unreliable. Privacy and data collection concerns also surface, along with requests for unnecessary permissions. A few users still find it useful, but reliability issues limit day-to-day use.

### Pros

- An amazing interface and easy to use.
- Controls of multiple lights from a single phone on set, including on-camera use.
- Helpful for comparing product output across lights.
- Great for solo or small-budget shoots.

### Cons

- Frequent Bluetooth connection/disconnection with slow re-connect times.
- App crashes or fails to open after updates.
- Loss of lights/access or settings after updates requiring reconfiguration.
- Incomplete or inconsistent data for accessories and lights (missing reflectors/soft boxes, inconsistent COB data).
- Privacy concerns and data collection prompts, including unnecessary permissions (camera access, data sharing).

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