SYNA vs Aquatic Light Smart Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SYNA
Control your Maxspect integrated controller wirelessly. Manage multiple Maxspect devices, including the Ethereal LED Lighting System, directly from your mobile device.
- Wireless control
- Integrated controller management
- Maxspect device synchronization
- Ethereal LED Lighting System control
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This is the app to control the Maxspect ICV6 integrated controller. It provide wireless control of multiple Maxspect devices such as the Maxspect Ethereal LED Lighting System.
Aquatic Light Smart Controller
Control and program multi-channel aquarium lighting. Simulate weather effects like clouds and lightning, and adjust sunrise/sunset cycles. Features real-time temperature control and automatic fan operation.
- Multi-channel brightness programming
- Cloudy, Lightning, Sunrise & Sunset simulation
- Customizable time curves
- Real-time temperature control
- Auto-start/On/Off fan
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Awise Aquatic Light Smart Controller can program and adjust multi-channels' brightness, simulate Couldy, Lightning, Sunrise & Sunset etc., customize the time curve, real-time temperature control, auto-start On/Off the fan,etc..
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aquatic Light Smart Controller at 2.0 against SYNA's 1.5. Aquatic Light Smart Controller also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). SYNA's advantage is review sentiment (16% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Aquatic Light Smart Controller holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of SYNA's written reviews are positive against 0% of Aquatic Light Smart Controller's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SYNA ships an update every 6 weeks, Aquatic Light Smart Controller every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SYNA | Aquatic Light Smart Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (13 ratings) | 2.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maxspect | 黎 向 |
Customer experience
SYNA
Aquatic Light Smart Controller
Bugs and requests
SYNA
Reported bugs
56 issues- App constantly freezing
- Unable to access controller
- App won't connect to app/router
- Controller disconnects from WiFi
- App keeps crashing
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- Connection issues with controller
- App is clunky
- Not optimized for newer iPhones
- Buttons outside of screen
- App locks up
- Control screen buttons missing on iPad
- App doesn't respond after value change
- App is unusable after update
- New version is partially unusable
- Hours and percentages not visible
- App broken by update
- Confusing, slow, and buggy
- Feed button off the page
- Percentage for lights disappeared
- Timers for setting lights don't work
- App doesn't respond well after update
- Device garbage, app garbage
- Controls are limited
- App abandoned
- Cannot use app
- App needs improvement
- Firmware update required via SD card
- Unpolished, needs more control options
- Binary on/off controls
- App is painful to use
- Tutorial video has errors
- Update wiped out settings
- App not optimized for iPhone X/Xs
- Cannot click buttons
- Firmware updates needed
- No cloud functionality for remote access
- Bad update, older version better
- App doesn't work on iPad
- Cannot adjust pump settings on iPad
- Preset and advanced buttons hidden
- Poorly tested updates
- Buttons outside of screen
- Cannot manually change flow types
- No transmit button
- Only automatic settings
- Disaster compared to previous version
- Cannot adjust schedule times
- Pop-up empty for time setting
- Cannot use app with router
- Network name incorrect, cannot change
- Connection fails most of the time
- Documentation non-existent
- App not easy to use
- No answers from support
- Photoperiod doesn't work on iPhone 6
- Wifi-Setup crashes after entering password
Requested features
14 requests- Add pulse mode for low percentages
- Option to select OGC preset mode
- Allow firmware updates over the app
- Add a feed button on the main app page
- Allow selection of pumps for feed mode
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- Enable remote activation of feed mode
- Add scheduling capabilities
- Improve control options
- Add help/documentation for the app
- Improve app to be easier to use
- Add Spanish language option
- Mimic moonlight with lower than 1% light
- Allow grouping of lamps for separate adjustment
- Improve Wi-Fi settings to avoid constant switching
Aquatic Light Smart Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SYNA
No in-app purchases
Aquatic Light Smart Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SYNA free?
Is Aquatic Light Smart Controller free?
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