ZEVO vs XKcommand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZEVO
Customize your car's accent lighting with vibrant LED colors. This app connects via Bluetooth to a specific controller, allowing you to easily adjust the hue and intensity of your headlight reflectors.
- LED color adjustment
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Accent lighting configuration
- Quick color access
- Connect to ZEVO devices
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Paint your headlight reflectors with LED color. This application allows for communication to a ZEVO Bluetooth LED controller made by SYLVANIA Automotive Lighting. Simple one screen app allows for quick access to color adjustments of the ZEVO Pulse or Hybrid devices. App's main page contains a pull down menu to connect to the ZEVO device. Once connected, user can quickly and easily configure their car's accent lighting via Bluetooth. Bluetooth profile Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) must be supported by your mobile device.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: XKcommand at 100% against ZEVO's 23%. XKcommand also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3). ZEVO's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). 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.
XKcommand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZEVO has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of ZEVO's written reviews are positive against 100% of XKcommand's.
ZEVO ships an update every 2 months, XKcommand every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZEVO | XKcommand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OSRAM SYLVANIA | XKGLOW LLC |
Customer experience
ZEVO
XKcommand
Bugs and requests
ZEVO
Reported bugs
28 issues- App crashes frequently
- App freezes phone
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Lights not connecting
- Lights turn off randomly
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- App crashes when deleting setups
- App crashes when selecting saved colors
- App crashes when selecting preset colors
- App crashes when trying to use music
- Lights out of sync
- Lights turn on after being turned off
- Color selection is zoomed in
- App requires agreeing to terms every time
- App doesn't remember custom names/settings
- Music player lacks pause/skip functionality
- Patterns not labeled properly
- Lights don't remember last on state
- App crashes when selecting saved colors
- App crashes when trying to select preset colors
- App crashes when trying to use music
- Lights out of sync
- Lights turn on after being turned off
- Color selection is zoomed in
- App requires agreeing to terms every time
- App doesn't remember custom names/settings
- Music player lacks pause/skip functionality
- Patterns not labeled properly
- Lights don't remember last on state
Requested features
16 requests- Update the app
- Fix app crashing
- Add color cycle mode
- Add custom routines
- Improve connection range
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- Add music library integration
- Add ability to set default color
- Add better off button
- Add option for lights to turn off on disconnect
- Add ability to import/create playlists
- Add blended color cycle
- Add strobe effect
- Add advanced color control
- Allow Spotify integration for audio mode
- Fix color selection zoom issue
- Add Spanish language support
XKcommand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZEVO
No in-app purchases
XKcommand
No in-app purchases
