ONF Link vs GLOWRIUM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ONF Link
Control your smart lighting devices with this app. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and create personalized daylight cycles. Schedule lighting changes to match different times of the day.
- Manage ONF devices
- Adjust brightness and color temperature
- Create custom lighting schedules
- Personalized daylight cycles
- Manual and daylight cycle modes
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The free ONF Link companion app uses your smartphone to manage your ONF devices, including lighting schedule, brightness, and color temperature. You can easily adjust the finer brightness and CCT( color temperature) in manual mode. In daylight cycle mode, you may set the combination of up to five groups of brightness and CCT. ONF device will change the light color and brightness gradually depending on the time you set, providing a variety of looks at different times, and creating a personalized daylight cycle.
GLOWRIUM
Control smart lighting devices via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Customize colors, set scenes, and simulate natural light changes throughout the day. Requires iOS 13.0+ and specific Bluetooth/Wi-Fi versions.
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi control
- Intelligent multi-area control
- Spectrum setting and automatic operation
- Independent color channel customization
- Multi-scene preset lighting
- Phased ecological simulation
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Smarter Plant Assistant Starts with Better Light. GLOWRIUM APP is newly upgraded to deliver a smarter and more convenient lighting experience for indoor plants and modern homes. By connecting with GLOWRIUM smart grow lights, you can easily control brightness, timer schedules, Circadian Mode (Sunrise and Sunset mode), and multiple plant lighting types to create a better light environment for every plant. With the upgraded Plant Assistant feature, GLOWRIUM APP provides lighting suggestions and plant care references based on plant type, helping you care for indoor plants in a smarter and more scientific way. From a single plant to an entire room, and from daily routines to everyday well-being, GLOWRIUM APP brings smart lighting naturally into your life. GLOWRIUM—Where Innovation and Quality Shine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GLOWRIUM at 45% against ONF Link's 17%. GLOWRIUM also leads on rating (2.4 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). ONF Link's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GLOWRIUM holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of ONF Link's written reviews are positive against 45% of GLOWRIUM's.
ONF Link ships an update every 6 months, GLOWRIUM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ONF Link | GLOWRIUM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (26 ratings) | 2.4 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOU HAU CO.LTD | Xingyang Hicent Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ONF Link
GLOWRIUM
In-app purchases
ONF Link
No in-app purchases
GLOWRIUM
No in-app purchases
