Glamox Wireless ZigBee vs Blynk IoT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glamox Wireless ZigBee
Easily commission and document your wireless lighting system. This app streamlines installation and configuration for both new builds and renovations, offering cost-effective energy savings through integrated occupancy and daylight sensing.
- Wireless ZigBee installation commissioning
- Documentation of installations
- Occupancy sensing
- Daylight sensing
- Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity
- Configuration management
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Using this app you can easily commission and document your Glamox Wireless ZigBee installation. Glamox Wireless ZigBee is the ideal solution for both renovation projects as well as new installations. It combines occupancy and daylight sensing in one package. The result is a cost-effective and easy-to-install solution ideal for energy-savings. Commissioning and configuration during and after installation is quick and easy using the Glamox Wireless ZigBee app. This app works via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology and is available for free.
Blynk IoT
Build custom IoT apps without coding using a drag-and-drop interface. Manage devices, users, and data remotely with a powerful web console and scalable cloud infrastructure. Supports over 400 hardware boards and various connection options.
- Drag-n-drop IoT app builder
- Device and user management
- OTA firmware updates
- Secure cloud infrastructure
- Hardware compatibility (400+ boards)
- Real-time alerts and automations
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Trusted by over 1 million IoT developers worldwide, Blynk lets you build and customize beautiful, feature-rich apps without writing a single line of code. Blynk solves IoT complexity at every stage with easy workflows for end-user device activation, WiFi provisioning, seamless OTA firmware updates, enterprise-grade security, and much more! ⊲ Not Just an App... Blynk is an award-winning low-code IoT platform that supports IoT at any scale—from personal prototypes to millions of connected devices in production environments. 2024 Leader: IoT Platforms (G2) 2024 High Performer: IoT Management (G2) 2024 Momentum Leader: IoT Development Tools (G2) Designed, developed, tested, and continuously maintained, Blynk provides the building blocks of a fully integrated cloud IoT platform software solution—loved by customers and their end-users around the world! ⊲ Here’s What You Get When You Sign Up: Blynk.Apps: Drag-n-drop IoT app builder to build and brand feature-rich mobile apps in minutes and instantly manage devices, users, and data remotely. Blynk.Console: A powerful web portal to manage devices, users, and organizations, perform OTA firmware updates, and handle other important business functions. Blynk.Cloud: Cloud infrastructure needed to securely host, scale, and monitor your IoT solutions. Receive, store, and process data in real-time or at intervals. Connect to your other systems via APIs. Private server options are available. ⊲ Secure, Scalable Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure Processing over 180 billion hardware messages monthly, Blynk provides secure, end-to-end encryption between the cloud, apps, and devices with 24/7 incident monitoring, ensuring you don’t have to worry about security. ⊲ Robust Hardware Compatibility Supporting over 400 hardware development boards—including ESP32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Seeed, Particle, SparkFun, Blues, Adafruit, Texas Instruments, and more—Blynk makes it easy to connect your devices to the cloud using WiFi, Ethernet, Cellular (GSM, 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE), LoRaWAN, HTTPs, or MQTT. ⊲ Flexible Connection Options Blynk Library: Pre-configured C++ library for low-latency, bi-directional communication. Blynk.Edgent: Advanced features with less code for data exchange, WiFi provisioning, OTA firmware updates, and API access to apps and cloud. Blynk.NCP: High-quality network co-processor integration for dual MCU architecture. HTTP(s) API: Standard protocol to securely communicate and transfer data. MQTT API: Secure, versatile two-way communication for building MQTT dashboards or panels. ⊲ What an IoT Developer Can Do with Blynk: • Easy Device Activation • Device WiFi Provisioning • Sensor Data Visualization • Shared Access to Devices • Data Analytics • Remote Device Control • Asset Tracking • Firmware Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates • Multi-Device Management with a Single App • Real-Time Alerts: Send and receive push and email notifications. • Automations: Create scenarios for one or multiple devices based on various triggers. • Manage Multi-Level Organizations and Access to Devices • Voice Assistant Integration: Interact with devices using Amazon Alexa and Google Home. To use the Blynk IoT app, you must agree to our Terms of Use - https://blynk.io/tos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glamox Wireless ZigBee at 100% against Blynk IoT's 42%. Glamox Wireless ZigBee also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). Blynk IoT's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (819 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Blynk IoT sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Glamox Wireless ZigBee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blynk IoT holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blynk IoT has 819 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Glamox Wireless ZigBee's written reviews are positive against 42% of Blynk IoT's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Glamox Wireless ZigBee ships an update every 2 months, Blynk IoT monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glamox Wireless ZigBee | Blynk IoT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (819 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 42.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 819 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glamox AS | Blynk Technologies |
Customer experience
Glamox Wireless ZigBee
Blynk IoT
Bugs and requests
Glamox Wireless ZigBee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blynk IoT
Reported bugs
4 issues- Connectivity issues with devices
- Widgets not working as expected
- Account deletion without warning
- Incompatibility with older hardware
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Bluetooth support
- Better documentation and tutorials
- Restore legacy app functionality
- Affordable pricing for hobbyists
In-app purchases
Glamox Wireless ZigBee
No in-app purchases
Blynk IoT
- Blynk MAKER - Monthly$6.991 Month
- Blynk Starter - Monthly$29.001 Month
- Blynk PRO (40 users) Monthly$48.991 Month
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- Blynk MAKER - Yearly$59.991 Year
- Blynk PRO (100 users) Monthly$98.991 Month
- Blynk PRO (50 users) Monthly$99.001 Month
- Blynk PRO (500 users) Monthly$299.991 Month
Questions
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