XKcommand vs OPT7 GLOW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XKcommand
This app allows users to program and control 12V accessories through a connected hub. Customize button functions, lighting, and power output for various applications like off-road lights or vehicle conversions.
- 8 customizable buttons with various patterns
- RGB configurable button back-lighting
- Max 15A per channel with configurable fuse
- Bluetooth and physical button control
- IP67 waterproof control panel and hub
- Includes 120 button stickers with icons
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The XKcommand system allows you to connect all 12V accessories in one hub and program the button functions through the app. The XKcommand controller is required to work with this app. Control Features: - 8 customizable buttons: 20-100% solid on, various strobe and flash patterns. - One button can control multiple channels. - RGB configurable button back-lit color for different status: ON, OFF, WARNING. - Max 15A per channel. Configurable electric fuse trigger amp. - 3 sensor wires. - Bluetooth app & physical button app dual control. - Low battery voltage auto off protection. Hardware Features: - IP67 waterproof control panel and wire hub. - Comes with 120 button stickers with preset icons. - Heavy gauge premium input power wire included. Applications: - Control all off-road light bars and pods. - Commercial & law enforcement strobe light system. - Control UTV/ATV road legal conversion kit. - Consolidate all 3rd party switches into one compact switch panel.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XKcommand at 5.0 against OPT7 GLOW's 3.4. XKcommand also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). OPT7 GLOW's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
XKcommand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OPT7 GLOW has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of XKcommand's written reviews are positive against 86% of OPT7 GLOW's.
XKcommand ships an update every 6 weeks, OPT7 GLOW every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XKcommand | OPT7 GLOW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XKGLOW LLC | W Group |
Customer experience
XKcommand
OPT7 GLOW
In-app purchases
XKcommand
No in-app purchases
OPT7 GLOW
No in-app purchases
