Orphek vs imOS CRX plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orphek
Control and monitor Orphek Atlantik V4 and V3 Plus LED lighting systems wirelessly. Manage your aquarium lights from any location with internet access, offering advanced programming and monitoring capabilities.
- Wireless IoT control
- Remote monitoring
- Programming capabilities
- Local and global access
- Supports Atlantik V4/V3 Plus series
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Orphek App for control Orphek Atlantik V4 and V3 Plus Control & monitor Wireless(IoT) ALL Orphek Atlantik v4/V3 Plus LED Lighting Series Our newest technology features built-in wireless control IoT - Internet of Things allowing users to easily program, control, and monitor their light(s) locally or from any location in the world where internet access is available (Wifi/3G/4G). The app is available free of charge for IOS (Iphone ,Ipad ). This App is for: Atlantik V4/V3 plus - https://orphek.com/atlantik-v4-reef-aquarium-led-lighting/ Atlantik P300 v4 Plus - https://orphek.com/atlantik-p300-v4-plus-reef-aquarium-led-lighting/ Atlantik Compact V4/V3 plus - https://orphek.com/orphek-atlantik-compact-v3-plus-internet-of-things-aquarium-led-lighting/ Atlantik P 110 V4/V3 plus
imOS CRX plus
This app allows you to program and control LED lights on compatible devices via Bluetooth. You can define LED intensities at specific time points, choose gradual or instant transitions, and select from various lighting modes to customize your light settings.
- Bluetooth LED control
- Program light intensities
- Define time points for settings
- Gradual or instant transitions
- Multiple lighting modes
- Customize light settings
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Illumagic imOS CRX plus is a light controlling interface which allows you to program and control the LEDs within the ComboRay series G2 and X series via Bluetooth of your mobile devices. You can define the intensities of LEDs within three channels at various time points that you can also define by yourself. You can let the light settings of two adjacent time points to change gradually or instantly according to your need. There are also various lighting modes to be programmed and selected so you can change the light settings according to your favors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: imOS CRX plus at 2.8 against Orphek's 1.5. imOS CRX plus also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Orphek's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 17%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). 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.
imOS CRX plus holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Orphek's written reviews are positive against 17% of imOS CRX plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Orphek ships an update every 11 months, imOS CRX plus every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orphek | imOS CRX plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 2.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORPHEK LIMITED | illumagic |
Customer experience
Orphek
imOS CRX plus
In-app purchases
Orphek
No in-app purchases
imOS CRX plus
No in-app purchases
