Comparison

Casper Glow vs Rodeo

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

Head to head
About

Casper Glow

Control your smart lamp to create a relaxing bedtime atmosphere or a gentle wake-up experience. Customize brightness, schedule light changes, and even sync multiple devices for a personalized lighting environment.

Highlights
  • Customize light brightness
  • Schedule wake-up light
  • Turn light on/off remotely
  • Sync multiple lights
  • Name your device
Features
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With the Casper Glow app, customize your Glow to set the perfect light that gets you fully relaxed for bedtime: Set Your Light Just Right - For bedtime reading to nighttime rituals, with 5 settings, you can tune the overall brightness of your Glow to enjoy a better bedtime Schedule A Wake-Up - Set a time for Glow to turn on in the morning, and wake up naturally to a warm, soothing light. Control Your Glow - Turn Glow on and off right from the app. Sync Up For More Magic - Sync multiple Glow lights together with the app for your own personal light show. Give It A Name - You know you want to. And more!

About

Rodeo

Organize your social plans and activities by saving posts, links, photos, and screenshots. This app helps you keep track of everything you want to do, see your plans on a map, and receive reminders.

Highlights
  • Save social posts, links, and photos
  • Organize plans and tentative activities
  • View saved places on a map
  • Receive reminders for events
  • Create and share lists with friends
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Share what you want to do into the Rodeo app - Social posts - Screenshots - Links - Photos We'll wrangle the details and keep you organized, so you can actually do the things you save. - See all your plans and tentatives in one place - See your places on a map - Get reminders so you don't miss out - Make lists and share them with friends

Screenshots

Casper Glow4 screens
Rodeo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rodeo at 4.5 against Casper Glow's 3.8. Rodeo also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 49%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Casper Glow's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Rodeo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 163 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Casper Glow's written reviews are positive against 75% of Rodeo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Casper Glow ships an update every 3 weeks, Rodeo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Casper Glow versus Rodeo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCasper GlowRodeo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (151 ratings)4.5 (163 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews74.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings151163 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB178 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCasper Sleep Inc.Rodeo Technologies, Inc

Customer experience

Casper Glow

All ratings148 ratings
Positive66.9%
Neutral13.5%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral27.3%
Negative23.6%

Rodeo

All ratings162 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative15.9%

Bugs and requests

Casper Glow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lights stop responding and need to be reset
  • Wake-up alarm not working as expected
  • Charging base issues causing lights to stop charging

Requested features

5 requests
  • Integrate with smart home platforms (e.g., HomeKit, Alexa)
  • Add more brightness/dimming controls in the app
  • Allow custom wake-up time settings for each day of the week
  • Implement a snooze function for the wake-up alarm
  • Show battery level and charging status in the app

Rodeo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Casper Glow

No in-app purchases

None

Rodeo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Casper Glow free?
Casper Glow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rodeo free?
Rodeo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Casper Glow or Rodeo?
Rodeo is rated higher. Casper Glow averages 3.8 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while Rodeo averages 4.5 from 163 ratings.
Do Casper Glow or Rodeo have ads?
Neither Casper Glow nor Rodeo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Casper Glow or Rodeo?
Casper Glow ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rodeo every 6 days. Most recently, Casper Glow was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rodeo on October 30, 2026.

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