Road Commander vs Garmin RV Controls
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Garmin RV Controls
Connect your mobile device to your RV's onboard system to control and monitor various functions. Mimics your RV's display for an intuitive user experience. Designed for Empirbus, a Garmin brand, controlling and monitoring systems.
- Control lighting and blinds
- Manage slide-outs and awnings
- Adjust climate control
- Monitor power management
- Check tank levels
- View temperatures and pressures
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The free Garmin RV Controls app creates a powerful connection between your RV’s on-board system and compatible mobile device. Simply connect your mobile to your RV network to control and monitor your on-board systems. You can experience the power and convenience of advanced home and luxury car automation in your RV by controlling and monitoring all onboard electronic systems. The Garmin RV Controls app will mimic the display screens you have in your RV – for a user-friendly experience. Please note that this app is intended for Empirbus, a Garmin brand, controlling and monitoring system. Depending on your RV setup, you can Control: • Lighting and Blinds • Slide-Outs and Awnings • Climate Control • Entertainment • Security Systems • Leveling Systems Monitor: • Power Management • Tanks • Temperatures and Pressures • Temperatures
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Road Commander at 50% against Garmin RV Controls's 0%. Road Commander also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Garmin RV Controls's advantage is ratings volume (5 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Road Commander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin RV Controls has 5 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 Garmin RV Controls's.
Road Commander ships an update every 2 months, Garmin RV Controls every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Road Commander | Garmin RV Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intellitec Products LLC | Garmin |
Customer experience
Road Commander
Garmin RV Controls
In-app purchases
Road Commander
No in-app purchases
Garmin RV Controls
No in-app purchases
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