Comparison

OPT7 GLOW vs Retirement Countdown+

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

Head to head
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.

About

Retirement Countdown+

Features
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Retirement Countdown+ tells you exactly how long you have left - and unlike a plain countdown, it knows the difference between days and days at work. A WORKDAY COUNT THAT IS ACTUALLY RIGHT Most countdown apps count calendar days and stop there. This one takes off your weekends, your public holidays for every year until your date, and the vacation and PTO you have booked - and it understands real working patterns, including a 9/80 schedule, four on four off, or any rotation that repeats. It will tell you how many hours you have left at work, which is the number worth quoting when someone asks. YOURS TO LOOK AT Six themes, each one a different world with its own typeface and its own horizon behind the countdown: Coast, Night Shift, Golf Course, Garden, Last Light and Quiet Library. Three are dark. Or use a photo of your own as the background. No paying per wallpaper. A REASON TO CHECK IT A different quote every morning, a check-in streak, and the milestones worth marking on the way out - including your last working Christmas. SOMETHING WORTH SHARING Turn your countdown or the day's quote into a card and send it to whoever keeps asking when you are finishing. IT DOES NOT END AT ZERO On the day, the app says congratulations. After it, it counts up, so you can see how long you have been free. ALSO INCLUDED - A bucket list for the things retirement is actually for - A daily reminder, if you want one - Backup and restore, so a new phone does not cost you your countdown - Works in your own language and date format NO ADS. EVER. Not during the free trial, not after. Seven days free, then one payment and it is yours for good. No subscription. WHAT STAYS FREE Your day count never stops. The number of days until your date keeps working whether you buy or not, so you never lose your countdown.

Screenshots

OPT7 GLOW4 screens
Retirement Countdown+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OPT7 GLOW at none against Retirement Countdown+'s 1. OPT7 GLOW also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Retirement Countdown+'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Retirement Countdown+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OPT7 GLOW asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OPT7 GLOW ships an update every 4 months, Retirement Countdown+ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OPT7 GLOW versus Retirement Countdown+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOPT7 GLOWRetirement Countdown+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size339 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperW GroupWayne Nixon

In-app purchases

None

OPT7 GLOW

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Retirement Countdown+

One-time1
  • Unlock the Full App$6.99

Questions

Is OPT7 GLOW free?
OPT7 GLOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retirement Countdown+ free?
Retirement Countdown+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OPT7 GLOW or Retirement Countdown+ have ads?
Neither OPT7 GLOW nor Retirement Countdown+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OPT7 GLOW or Retirement Countdown+?
OPT7 GLOW ships an update every 4 months, and Retirement Countdown+ every 4 days. Most recently, OPT7 GLOW was updated on June 1, 2026 and Retirement Countdown+ on September 12, 2026.

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