Comparison

ECOXGEAR vs DEWALT® Tool Connect

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

Head to head
About

ECOXGEAR

Control your SoundExtreme LED lights with this app. Adjust brightness, colors, patterns, and speed. Create custom scenes and group multiple devices for synchronized control. Password protection ensures secure access to your lighting system.

Highlights
  • Select LED brightness, colors, patterns, and speed
  • Create custom LED patterns
  • Group multiple devices for synchronized control
  • Create and save custom lighting scenes
  • Customize device and zone names
  • Password-protected access
Features
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This ECOXGEAR app is a next generation app for use with E-Z-GO golf carts featuring a ‘Technology Package’. For other SoundExtreme products, like SE28, SE33, and 4 Zone Controller, please use SoundExtreme app. The ECOXGEAR app allows users to select LED lighting mode (brightness, color, pattern, and speed), create custom patterns, and advanced features such as: • Set Up Modes: Use the app to set up the LED light mode for each of the Zones on your LED device. • Create and save lighting scenes. The lighting scene is like the preset of a radio. You can program the LED of each device and area to a specific color and operation for quick access. For example, creating Christmas, July 4th, Halloween, nighttime, and party scenes for one click access later. • Set Up a Group: Create and set up a group of devices (multiple soundbars, or LED Controller). This will allow all the LED lights connected to different devices to be controlled by the ECOXGEAR app at the same time. • Change and customize the names of your devices and areas, such as 28” ECOXGEAR Soundbar, headlights, floorboard lights, etc. • Password protected, others cannot access and control your lighting system.

About

DEWALT® Tool Connect

Manage your tools and inventory from anywhere with this app. It allows for pairing enabled tools and linking tags to your account, with features for assigning inventory to locations and users.

Highlights
  • Tool and inventory management
  • Bluetooth enabled tool pairing
  • Tag and connector linking
  • Location management
  • User role assignment
  • Job site and warehouse organization
Features
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MANAGE YOUR TOOLS. ANYWHERE™. Tool Connect™ by DEWALT® delivers powerful enterprise features for managing inventory on the web and with a mobile device, whether you're at the warehouse or on the job site. Now with support for consumable assets and the Tool Connect™ Partner Network, Tool Connect helps teams improve visibility across more asset types and more places. The Tool Connect™ Partner Network extends detection coverage by leveraging partner platforms as an expanded network for locating DEWALT® tools and equipment. Existing Tool Connect™ customers can activate partner integrations through the Tool Connect™ website. Multiple User Roles As an Administrator, invite Managers and assign them to specific locations and inventory through the Tool Connect™ website. Pairing & Linking Use the app to pair DEWALT® Tool Connect™ enabled Tools to your account, or link DEWALT® Tool Connect™ enabled Tags and Connectors to your existing inventory. Assignments Create and manage locations for job sites, warehouses, vehicles, and more to assign inventory for greater visibility and accountability. Service Plans View and manage service plan information for covered assets to help support maintenance planning and asset readiness. Expanded Asset Visibility Track tools, equipment, and consumable assets in one connected system to help improve organization and jobsite readiness. Tool Connect™ Partner Network The Tool Connect™ Partner Network expands DEWALT® asset tracking by using partner infrastructure as additional detection points across vehicle fleets, heavy equipment, and secured storage. DEWALT announced inaugural partners including Geotab, Trackunit, and BoxLock, extending detection coverage with no new hardware required for existing Tool Connect™ users. Need Help? Email us: toolconnectsupport@sbdinc.com

Screenshots

ECOXGEAR4 screens
DEWALT® Tool Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DEWALT® Tool Connect at 3.1 against ECOXGEAR's 2.0. DEWALT® Tool Connect also leads on review sentiment (13% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). ECOXGEAR's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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

DEWALT® Tool Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ECOXGEAR's written reviews are positive against 13% of DEWALT® Tool Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ECOXGEAR ships an update every 6 weeks, DEWALT® Tool Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ECOXGEAR versus DEWALT® Tool Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterECOXGEARDEWALT® Tool Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (13 ratings)3.1 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews13.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1317 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGrace Digital Inc.Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

Customer experience

ECOXGEAR

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

DEWALT® Tool Connect

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.7%

In-app purchases

None

ECOXGEAR

No in-app purchases

None

DEWALT® Tool Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ECOXGEAR free?
ECOXGEAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DEWALT® Tool Connect free?
DEWALT® Tool Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ECOXGEAR or DEWALT® Tool Connect?
DEWALT® Tool Connect is rated higher. ECOXGEAR averages 2.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while DEWALT® Tool Connect averages 3.1 from 17 ratings.
Do ECOXGEAR or DEWALT® Tool Connect have ads?
Neither ECOXGEAR nor DEWALT® Tool Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ECOXGEAR or DEWALT® Tool Connect?
ECOXGEAR ships an update every 6 weeks, and DEWALT® Tool Connect every 3 weeks. Most recently, ECOXGEAR was updated on October 30, 2026 and DEWALT® Tool Connect on November 5, 2026.

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