Bluefish Controller 2 vs Spectra LED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bluefish Controller 2
Manage your aquarium's lighting system directly from your mobile device. Simulate realistic environmental conditions like weather, sunrise, sunset, and moon phases for an immersive aquatic experience.
- Aquarium lighting control
- Sunrise/sunset simulation
- Moon phase simulation
- Weather effects
- Control from phone/tablet
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Control your aquarium lighting from your phone or tablet! Simulate real world locations for realistic weather effects, sunrise/sunset, moon phases and more.
Spectra LED
Control your smart aquarium lights wirelessly via your smartphone or tablet. Program six LED channels across 24 time periods with advanced dimming for sunrise and sunset simulations.
- Wireless control via smartphone/tablet
- Control six LED channels
- Program 24 time periods
- Advanced dimming algorithms
- Sunrise and sunset simulations
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This is a smart App designed for the SPECTRA LED WIFI control range of aquarium luminaires, such as Aqua Helios, Spectra Sphere series ect. Control your Spectra lighting with your smart phone or your tablet: The Spectra LED will be wirelessly controllable through the SPECTRA mobile app. Using your smartphone you’ll be able to control six channels of LEDs which can be programmed for 24 different time periods, with a new and improved dimming algorithms for better simulations of sunrise and sunset modes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bluefish Controller 2 at 2.1 against Spectra LED's 1.0. Bluefish Controller 2 also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). 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.
Bluefish Controller 2 holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bluefish Controller 2 has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Bluefish Controller 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spectra LED's.
Bluefish Controller 2 ships an update every 16 months, Spectra LED every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bluefish Controller 2 | Spectra LED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (16 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spencer Shepard | 华 李 |
Customer experience
Bluefish Controller 2
Spectra LED
In-app purchases
Bluefish Controller 2
No in-app purchases
Spectra LED
No in-app purchases
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