FluvalSmart vs WebBLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FluvalSmart
Control Fluval Bluetooth LED aquarium lights with your iOS device. Adjust colors, create custom lighting schedules, and simulate dynamic effects like cloud cover and storms. Compatible with various Fluval LED models.
- BLE 4.0 control
- Manual, Auto, Pro modes
- Independent color channel control
- Preset lighting configurations
- Dynamic lighting effects
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This app uses BLE 4.0 to control Fluval Bluetooth LEDs. Requires iOS 9.0 and above. Requires Bluetooth version BLE 4.0 and above. For use with the following devices: - Fluval Aquasky Bluetooth LED - Fluval Plant Spectrum Bluetooth LED - Fluval Plant Nano Bluetooth LED - Fluval Marine Spectrum Bluetooth LED - Fluval Marine Nano Bluetooth LED Features: - Manual / Auto / Pro mode - Independent color channel control and customization - Multiple preset lighting configurations - Dynamic effects (cloud cover, storm, etc.) - Aquasky only
WebBLE
This app is a simple web browser designed to interact with Bluetooth Low Energy devices using JavaScript APIs. It allows users to navigate to secure HTTPS websites that can control Bluetooth devices, with built-in console logging for debugging. It supports a specific subset of Web Bluetooth JavaScript APIs.
- Web Bluetooth JavaScript API support
- Bookmarks
- Console log viewer
- HTTPS site support
- User permission for Bluetooth
- Pybricks support
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Very simple web browser that supports the key web bluetooth javascript APIs, with bookmarks and console log viewing support. *** Overview *** Using this app you can navigate to a site written in javascript that can interact with your bluetooth (low energy) devices. This allows you to write your applications for use with devices such as puck.js in a language you are more familiar with (i.e. javascript) and be able to use it from your iOS device. Use the built-in console viewer to debug issues when running your site on WebBLE. Security is important for bluetooth device access, and so only sites that use https are supported, and it is not possible to connect to a bluetooth device without permission being granted by the user. Initially the following key APIs are supported: - bluetooth.requestDevice() - bluetooth.getAvailability() - BluetoothDevice.gatt - BluetoothDevice.addEventListener('gattserverdisconnected', cb) - BluetoothRemoteGATTServer.connect() - BluetoothRemoteGATTServer.disconnect() - BluetoothRemoteGATTServer.getPrimaryService() - BluetoothRemoteGATTService.getCharacteristic() - BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic.writeValue() - BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic.writeValueWithResponse() - BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic.writeValueWithoutResponse() - BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic.readValue() - BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic.startNotifications() - BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic.stopNotifications() - BluetoothRemoteGATTCharacteristic.addEventListener("characteristicvaluechanged", cb)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FluvalSmart at Free against WebBLE's $1.99. FluvalSmart also leads on ratings volume (539 vs 43) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). WebBLE's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 27%). On rating, 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
FluvalSmart is free to download; WebBLE costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for FluvalSmart against 2.6 for WebBLE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FluvalSmart has 539 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of FluvalSmart's written reviews are positive against 47% of WebBLE's.
FluvalSmart ships an update every 2 months, WebBLE every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FluvalSmart | WebBLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (539 ratings) | 2.6 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews | 47.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 539 — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rolf C Hagen Inc. | GreenParkSoftware |
Customer experience
FluvalSmart
WebBLE
User reviews
FluvalSmart
From 539 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Great light
- 🌟 Customizable lighting
- 💡 Helpful app features
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🤯 Confusing UI
- 🕰️ Difficult to set precise times
- 🔌 Unreliable Bluetooth connection
WebBLE
From 43 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works with Crafty+
- 👍 Works with Bangle JS
- 👍 Privacy respected
- 👍 Basic but functional
- 👍 Code shared
Room to improve
- 😞 Does not work on iPhone
- 😞 Does not connect to Bluetooth
- 😞 Navigation is horrible
- 😞 Cannot clear cache
- 😞 App locked up immediately
Bugs and requests
FluvalSmart
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes during firmware updates
- Saved settings get reset unexpectedly
- Bluetooth connection issues after power cycles
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to turn lights off completely at night
- Allow more customization of sunrise/sunset colors
- Implement weekly scheduling options
- Improve app stability and responsiveness
WebBLE
Reported bugs
12 issues- File downloads do not work
- Cannot clear cache
- App locks up on opening
- Does not connect to Bluetooth on iPhone 16 series
- Preloaded links are broken
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- Application crashes when selecting photo source "from the camera"
- Disconnect and forget device needed after closing or locking phone
- Sometimes no Bluetooth connection can be made to the web app
- Does not connect to HM 10 module
- Location not supported
- Does not work on iPad
- Cannot select device after scan
Requested features
8 requests- File downloads support
- "App" mode to remove bars
- Safari shortcut support
- Add bookmark to homescreen
- Geolocation functionality
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- Support for Apple Watch
- Save to Storage for Bangle.js
- Voice recognition support
In-app purchases
FluvalSmart
No in-app purchases
WebBLE
No in-app purchases
