in.touch 2 edition vs Purezone by Balboa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
in.touch 2 edition
Control and program your spa remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Receive push notifications about your spa's status, even when away from home. Manage water care, temperature, filtration, and accessories with ease.
- Wireless spa remote control
- Remote programming of functions
- Push notifications for spa status
- Control water care settings
- Adjust water temperature
- Manage filtration cycles
- Control accessories
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in.touch 2 eliminates all the complexities of connecting your spa on the Internet and transforms your smartphone or tablet, into your ultimate wireless remote control. in.touch 2 streamlined application makes it very easy to control and program functions and features of your spa from your smartphone or your tablet, even when you’re away from home. Push notifications will always keep you informed on the status of your spa, even when your app is not open. Even when you’re away from home, you can get a full control of your water-care settings, filtration cycles, water temperature, economy modes, accessories and a lot more. Requirements: To use this app, you need the in.touch 2 transmitters from Gecko Alliance. There is no compatibility with the in.touch first generation.
Purezone by Balboa
Automate hot tub water maintenance with real-time insights and recommendations. This system simplifies keeping your water balanced and safe for optimal enjoyment.
- Smart monitoring system
- Automated maintenance
- Real-time insights
- Water chemistry recommendations
- Simplified water balancing
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Purezone is a smart monitoring system designed to automate the maintenance of your hot tub water chemistry. By providing real-time insights and recommendations, it simplifies the process of keeping your water balanced and safe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Purezone by Balboa at 5.0 against in.touch 2 edition's 1.7. Purezone by Balboa also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). in.touch 2 edition's advantage is ratings volume (116 vs 3). 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.
Purezone by Balboa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: in.touch 2 edition has 116 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
in.touch 2 edition ships an update every 3 months, Purezone by Balboa weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | in.touch 2 edition | Purezone by Balboa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (116 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gecko Alliance | WaterGuru, Inc |
Customer experience
in.touch 2 edition
Purezone by Balboa
Bugs and requests
in.touch 2 edition
Reported bugs
4 issues- Temperature slider not working
- App crashing or freezing
- Inability to edit schedules and settings
- Inconsistent connectivity even on same network
Requested features
4 requests- Improved temperature control and scheduling
- Integration with smart home platforms
- Notifications for maintenance reminders
- Detailed usage and energy consumption tracking
Purezone by Balboa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
in.touch 2 edition
No in-app purchases
Purezone by Balboa
No in-app purchases
Questions
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