PAL Commander vs Raymote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAL Commander
This app allows you to control your wire PAL swimming pool lights. It provides a 12V A/C supply for multiple light units and offers precise color advancement with a memory function. Manage your pool lighting with ease through its intuitive interface.
- Controls wire PAL swimming pool lights
- Provides 12V A/C supply
- Supports PAL-Treo or PAL-2000 lights
- Precise color advance function
- 2 Channel Control (8 outputs)
- Memory Function
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PAL Commander App controls 2 wire PAL swimming pool lights. Provides 12V A/C supply for up to 8 x PAL-Treo or 8 x PAL-2000. One touch, precise color advance function. 2 Channel Control 8 outputs,6 on CH. 1, 2 on CH. 2 Memory Function.
Raymote
Access and manage your Raypak systems from anywhere. Monitor real-time data, adjust settings, and receive alerts for maintenance and service issues. Ideal for keeping your heating systems running smoothly.
- Remote system monitoring
- Real-time data visibility
- Heater setting adjustment
- Preventative maintenance reminders
- Instant service alerts
- Multi-site system management
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Remotely monitor, troubleshoot, diagnose, and control your Raypak systems with instant access to vital information. Remotely adjust heater settings Visibility to real-time vital information Preventative maintenance reminders Instant service alerts View and manage systems at multiple sites
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Raymote at 4.7 against PAL Commander's 1.0. Raymote also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 48 months) and ratings volume (915 vs 1). PAL Commander's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Raymote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raymote has 915 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PAL Commander ships an update every 48 months, Raymote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAL Commander | Raymote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (915 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 31.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 915 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PAL Lighting | Raypak, Inc. |
Customer experience
PAL Commander
Raymote
In-app purchases
PAL Commander
No in-app purchases
Raymote
No in-app purchases
