Comparison

XKalpha vs OPT7 GLOW

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

Head to head
About

XKalpha

This app controls advanced automotive RGBW LED lighting systems, allowing for custom chasing effects and animations. It offers extensive color customization, music synchronization, and safety features like brake light integration.

Highlights
  • Custom chasing lighting effects
  • 16 million colors + pure white
  • Music and speed synchronization
  • Color capture via camera
  • Brake light and turn signal sync
  • 10 independent zones per controller
Features
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The XKalpha automotive RGBW lighting system is the most advanced addressable LED lighting system on the market. With its unique system, XKalpha allows you to create custom chasing lighting effects and animations that are impossible with other systems. Control Features: - Up to 10 independent zones per controller. - 16 million colors + dedicated pure white color at your finger tip. - Customize light animation with more than 25 chasing patterns, adjustable speed, brightness and more. - Sync light to music or speed with equalizer style patterns. - Capture a color with camera and paint your vehicle with it. - Customizable startup theme. - 3 configurable sensor wires. Safety Feature: - Turn the entire lighting kit into RED color when you brake. - Sync underglow with turn signal. System Features - Compatible with both native XKalpha RGBW lights and XKchrome RGB lights. - Add power injector to expand the controller limit - XKalpha controller or light system is required for using this app.

About

OPT7 GLOW

Control various RGB lighting products, including strips, bulbs, and in-vehicle lights. Adjust color, brightness, and dynamic modes. Supports music synchronization via local files or device microphone.

Highlights
  • Control RGB strip lights
  • Control RGBIC strip lights
  • Control RGB bulbs
  • Control in-vehicle RGB lights
  • Adjust color and lightness
  • Select dynamic modes and rhythm styles
  • Music synchronization
Features
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OPT7 GLOW is the professional version of the OPT7 App. Users can use one App to control RGB strip, RGBIC strip, bulb, in-vehicle RGB lights, to control lights' RGB color, lightness, dynamic mode, rhythm style, etc,. It has 3-way rhythms, playing local music (file) of the smartphone, and picking up the sound by the phone's MIC or the MIC on the device.

Screenshots

XKalpha4 screens
OPT7 GLOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: XKalpha at 5.0 against OPT7 GLOW's 3.4. XKalpha also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). OPT7 GLOW's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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

XKalpha holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of XKalpha's written reviews are positive against 86% of OPT7 GLOW's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XKalpha ships an update every 6 weeks, OPT7 GLOW every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
XKalpha versus OPT7 GLOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXKalphaOPT7 GLOW
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB339 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXKGLOW LLCW Group

Customer experience

XKalpha

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OPT7 GLOW

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

XKalpha

No in-app purchases

None

OPT7 GLOW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XKalpha free?
XKalpha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OPT7 GLOW free?
OPT7 GLOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XKalpha or OPT7 GLOW?
XKalpha is rated higher. XKalpha averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while OPT7 GLOW averages 3.4 from 9 ratings.
Do XKalpha or OPT7 GLOW have ads?
Neither XKalpha nor OPT7 GLOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XKalpha or OPT7 GLOW?
XKalpha ships an update every 6 weeks, and OPT7 GLOW every 4 months. Most recently, XKalpha was updated on October 3, 2026 and OPT7 GLOW on September 17, 2026.

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