Comparison

Road Commander vs System Controls

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Road Commander

Control your RV's essential functions remotely via Bluetooth. Manage slide-outs, awnings, lights, water levels, battery voltage, HVAC, and generator from your iPhone or iPad. Customize labels for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Control slide-outs and awnings
  • Manage lights and low power devices
  • Monitor water tank levels
  • Read battery voltages
  • Control HVAC systems
  • Monitor and start generator
Features
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The Intellitec Road Commander application gives users the ability to connect wirelessly to various Road Commander devices installed in their RV through their iPhone or iPad. With a simple and easy to use interface, user can connect to the Road Commander system via Bluetooth giving them control to: * OPEN / CLOSE slide outs and awnings * Turn ON and OFF lights and other low power devices * Monitor water levels for multiple water tanks * Read battery voltages from coach and chassis batteries * Control and monitor HVAC Systems * Monitor and Start the generator The Road Commander application is completely customizable to work with any size RV and allows the user to edit control and monitoring labels within the application.

About

System Controls

Monitor and control vehicle devices connected to an RVC bus via a web browser. This application provides a quick and easy connection to the LR web interface for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Web browser-based control
  • Supports Wifi communication with LR devices
  • Monitors and controls RVC bus devices
  • Quick and easy connection to LR web interface
  • RVC enabled vehicle support
Features
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System Control is a web browser-based application to support Wifi communication with LR devices from SilverLeaf Electronics, Inc. The LR implements a web server and RVC interface. In this way, the users can monitor and control all the devices on the RVC bus in their RVC enabled vehicles from the web browser. The beauty of System Control is to supply a quick and easy connection to the LR web interface.

Screenshots

Road Commander4 screens
System Controls3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Road Commander at 50% against System Controls's 0%. Road Commander also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). System Controls's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Road Commander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: System Controls has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Road Commander's written reviews are positive against 0% of System Controls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Road Commander ships an update every 2 months, System Controls every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Road Commander versus System Controls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoad CommanderSystem Controls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIntellitec Products LLCSilverLeaf Electronics, Inc.

Customer experience

Road Commander

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

System Controls

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Road Commander

No in-app purchases

None

System Controls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Road Commander free?
Road Commander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is System Controls free?
System Controls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Road Commander or System Controls?
Road Commander is rated higher. Road Commander averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while System Controls averages 2.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Road Commander or System Controls have ads?
Neither Road Commander nor System Controls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Road Commander or System Controls?
Road Commander ships an update every 2 months, and System Controls every 3 months. Most recently, Road Commander was updated on November 2, 2026 and System Controls on November 2, 2026.

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