Horizon Aqua vs Quantum Aqua
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Horizon Aqua
Control and monitor a wide range of aquarium devices, including lights, pumps, and skimmers. Features include customizable lighting modes, wave maker settings, and real-time surveillance. Also offers helpful calculators and an encyclopedia for marine life care.
- Control LED lights with weather and lunar modes
- Customize wave maker patterns
- Adjust skimmer rotation speed
- Manage DC/WIFI pumps with flow control
- Automate dosing pumps
- Monitor aquarium with real-time surveillance
- Access tank and supplement calculators
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Notice: When making an online purchase, be careful that sellers from China may carry China-only product. These products may not have been authorized to work outside China and you may not be covered by warranty. *Not all Zetlight product is compatible with Horizon Aqua app*. Please consult your seller before you make your purchase. HORIZON SYSTEM is a faultless aquarium system platform to control various aquarium devices, including LED LIGHT, PUMP, WAVEMAKER, PROTEIN SKIMMER, MACROALGAE CULTIVATE LIGHT, AQUARIUM SURVEILLANCE, DOSING PUMP and FEED MACHINE. This platform is compatible with most of the world’s aquarium brand equipment. Supported device function: LED LIGHT: Control the brightness, Time duration, Weather mode, Lunar phase, Acclimation, Sleep mode, Demo mode. Share Light setting through a QR code. WAVE MAKER: Five modes: FLOW, WAVE, STROM, CUSTOM, SMART Allows you to interact with the wave makers, Group setting, Sync or Async mode(under Async mode, the working order of different wave maker groups can be set to reverse). SKIMMER: Rotation speed adjustable DC/WIFI PUMP: Flow control, Wave function, Daytime and Nighttime mode options DOSING PUMP: Dosing Time setting, Repeat running, Manual, Auto and Immediate Dosing options, Smart dosing via identifying instructions of additives from various brands. MACROALGAE CULTIVATE LIGHT: Dimming, Time setting to control light so as to promote fast growth for algae, scrubbing to reduce nutrient(Remove NO3, PO4) AQUARIUM SURVEILLANCE: Real time surveillance, Take a photo, Record a video to catch up every interesting moment of your beautiful tank. Share moments of your tank through a QR code. CALCULATOR: Tank calculator, Supplement calculator and Glass thickness calculator work together to help you create the best aquarium environment. ENCYLOPEDIA: Provide info about nature and care methods of marine creatures such as marine fishes, corals and seaweeds. Vast information helps you to know more knowledge about aquarium.
Quantum Aqua
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The Quantum Aqua app is designed to be a free, easy-to-use resource for aquarium hobbyists to use Quantum products.
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Verdict
Horizon Aqua and Quantum Aqua are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Horizon Aqua ships an update monthly, Quantum Aqua every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Horizon Aqua | Quantum Aqua |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zetlight Group | Jordan Kambanis |
In-app purchases
Horizon Aqua
No in-app purchases
Quantum Aqua
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Horizon Aqua or Quantum Aqua have ads?
Which is updated more often, Horizon Aqua or Quantum Aqua?
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