Comparison

Glowing.io vs REX CRM

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

Head to head
About

Glowing.io

This platform connects hotels and resorts with guests via their preferred messaging apps and languages. It facilitates real-time communication throughout a guest's stay, improving operational efficiency and guest engagement.

Highlights
  • Multi-channel messaging
  • Multi-lingual guest communication
  • Cloud-based platform
  • Message assignments and escalation
  • Bi-directional language translation
  • Global guest profiles
Features
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Glowing.io is the world’s first multi-channel, multi-lingual mobile messaging platform that enables hotels and resorts around the world to text and mobile message their guests in whatever messaging platform each guest prefers (ex: SMS, WeChat, Messenger and many others), AND in the language each guest prefers. No new apps for guests (easy). 100% cloud-based for properties (easy). Glowing.io enables in-the-moment communication with guests, pre-, during and post-stay through messaging. Further, Glowing.io increases operational efficiency, as well as drives ancillary guest spend. Finally, Glowing.io helps to dramatically increase engagement with "digital" travelers as well as with "silent" guests who are "silent" because they are busy, foreigners or because they simply prefer non-verbal communication. Key Glowing.io features include: - Cloud-based using modern web technologies - Messages assignments and escalation - Groups messaging - Moments (auto) messaging - Global guest profiles - Staff-2-staff messaging - Bi-directional language translation - Benchmarking - Message timeline Used by leading luxury, lifestyle and resort properties around the world to increase guest engagement, increase guest satisfaction, increase operational efficiency, and drive guest spend.

About

REX CRM

Manage all your real estate client information in one place. This app helps professionals track leads, listings, leasing, deals, and commissions efficiently.

Highlights
  • Unified contact management
  • Leads management
  • Listings tracking
  • Leasing management
  • Deals tracking
  • Commissions calculation
Features
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Real Estate CRM Software is a unified contact management system that helps the real estate professionals keep all the clients' information in one centralized location. Featuring; Leads management, Listings, Leasing, Deals, Commissions and much more.

Screenshots

Glowing.io4 screens
REX CRM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: REX CRM at every 3 days against Glowing.io's monthly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Glowing.io against 5.0 for REX CRM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glowing.io ships an update monthly, REX CRM every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Glowing.io versus REX CRM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowing.ioREX CRM
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlowing, Inc.Waseem Ashfaq

Customer experience

Glowing.io

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

REX CRM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Glowing.io

No in-app purchases

None

REX CRM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glowing.io free?
Glowing.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is REX CRM free?
REX CRM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glowing.io or REX CRM?
Glowing.io and REX CRM are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Glowing.io or REX CRM have ads?
Neither Glowing.io nor REX CRM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glowing.io or REX CRM?
Glowing.io ships an update monthly, and REX CRM every 3 days. Most recently, Glowing.io was updated on October 24, 2026 and REX CRM on October 24, 2026.

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