RideControl App vs Gloworm Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RideControl App
Connect your phone to your E-Bike to update firmware, customize motor settings for your riding style, and use your bike's display for navigation. Record and share your rides with friends or sync with Strava.
- E-Bike firmware updates
- Motor setting customization
- Bike display navigation
- Ride recording
- Strava synchronization
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The Giant RideControl app opens up the world of connectivity for your Giant E-Bike. The app allows you to connect your phone with your E-Bike, giving you the ability to keep your E-Bike up to date, to customize your motor setting and use your E-Bike display for navigation. E-Bike customization The Giant RideControl app lets you customize the motor settings to get the most out of your rides. Match the motor settings to your riding style. You can choose for more power and aggressive performance for a quick blast. Or turn it down a notch to make it more efficient for your long and epic adventures. Navigation Use the RideControl app for turn-by-turn navigation specifically designed for the bike. If your E-Bike is equipped with a compatible RideControl EVO display you can synchronize turn by turn navigation to your display, so there is no need to keep your phone at hand. Record your Rides Record your rides in detail and share it with your friends. You can choose to synchronize all rides with Strava or manually upload to social media.
Gloworm Link
Customize your bike light's settings, including brightness, flash patterns, and number of levels. Monitor battery life and create custom profiles for different riding conditions. This app offers full control over your light's performance.
- Adjust light levels
- Set fixed beam or flash patterns
- Select from 3 flash patterns
- Control brightness (1-100%)
- View battery runtime
- Monitor real-time battery info
- Create custom riding profiles
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Gloworm LINK gives you complete control to personalise and customise your Gloworm G2.0 light. Tune the light levels to suit your morning ride on the gravel then change to another light profile for an evening in the forest. Use Gloworm LINK to make the following adjustments to your light and to access further info about your Power Pack battery: - Set the number of light levels. - Choose if a light level will be a fixed beam or a flash pattern - Select one of 3 flash patterns or set the brightness (from 1% to 100%) - See how much runtime you will have on a full battery - Observe battery information in real time - Create profiles specific to riding locations or those using the light - Rename your light Unsupported Devices: - IPhone 7 or older is not supported. - IPhone SE is not supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gloworm Link at 3.6 against RideControl App's 2.0. RideControl App's advantage is ratings volume (168 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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.
Gloworm Link holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RideControl App has 168 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RideControl App | Gloworm Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (168 ratings) | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giant Manufacturing Co., LTD. | Gloworm Performance Products Limited |
Customer experience
RideControl App
Gloworm Link
Bugs and requests
RideControl App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Firmware update fails at certain percentage
- Ride data not recorded accurately
- Settings not saved between rides
- Login/account issues
Requested features
5 requests- Integration with Komoot and other apps
- Ability to plan routes without being connected to bike
- Display current time on bike screen
- Automatic pause/resume during rides
- Heart rate monitoring support
Gloworm Link
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RideControl App
No in-app purchases
Gloworm Link
No in-app purchases
Questions
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