Z Control vs BlueSpring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z Control
Monitor and manage your property's flood protection systems remotely. Receive real-time alerts, test equipment, silence alarms, and customize settings for peace of mind.
- Real-time flood alerts
- Remote equipment testing
- Silence alarms
- Manage preferences
- Adjust settings
- Monitor sump pump systems
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Z Control products protect your property from flooding. With the Z Control app, you can receive alerts, remotely test equipment, silence alarms, manage preferences, and adjust settings. Compatible with the following Z Control Enabled devices: Zoeller Aquanot Fit 508 DC Sump Pump System Zoeller APak Indoor High Water Alarm Z Control Wi-Fi Gateway Flint and Walling Commander Pro VFD system Tulsar Sentry Indoor High Water Alarm Zoeller Basement Sentry Plus DC Sump Pump System Zoeller Basement Sentry Platinum DC Sump Pump System Zoeller Basement Sentry Intelligent Sump Pump
BlueSpring
Manage and control exterior devices like lights, pumps, and sprinklers remotely. Create custom schedules using sunrise/sunset times, static on/off times, or a combination for precise automation. The app offers location-based timing and automatic Daylight Savings Time adjustments.
- Remote device control
- Customizable scheduling
- Sunrise/sunset timing
- Static on/off times
- Geolocation features
- Daylight Savings adjustments
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Accensys products by BlueSpring Controls help facilitate the control of exterior security lights, pumps, fountains, sprinklers, grow lights, parking lot lights and signs by allowing uncomplicated management through our simple-to-use app. You can create, edit, and override schedules from anywhere in the world with the BlueSpring app. Schedules you create will operate the controlled loads with infallible precision using Sunrise-Sunset, Static On-Off times, or even a combination of both. Accensys products have built-in geolocation software that provides accurate location-based timed events and Daylight Savings Time adjustments. Our mobile app gives you an easy-to-use way to take control of your exterior energy usage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueSpring at 100% against Z Control's 23%. BlueSpring also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Z Control's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14). 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.
BlueSpring holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Z Control has 67 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Z Control's written reviews are positive against 100% of BlueSpring's.
Z Control ships an update every 6 weeks, BlueSpring every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z Control | BlueSpring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zoeller Company | BLUESPRING CONTROLS, LLC |
Customer experience
Z Control
BlueSpring
In-app purchases
Z Control
No in-app purchases
BlueSpring
No in-app purchases
