FluvalSmart vs D4H Equipment Management
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 device. Customize lighting schedules, colors, and dynamic effects for optimal aquatic environments. Requires iOS 13.0+ and BLE 4.0.
- Bluetooth LED control
- Manual, Auto, and 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 13.0 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
D4H Equipment Management
Digitize your inventory and access equipment records from any device. Track usage, loss, and retirement with instant reports and readiness indicators. Proactively manage inspections and expiration alerts.
- Digital inventory management
- Equipment record access
- Category, kind, location, manufacturer, model browsing
- Instant reports and inventories
- Track equipment use, loss, and retirement
- Automatic inspections and expiration alerts
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Know what you have. Digitize your inventory and easily access equipment records from any internet-connected device. Browse your cache by category, kind, location, manufacturer, or model. Know what you need. Answer all your equipment questions with instant reports and inventories. Track equipment use, loss, and retirement with the full benefit of our integrated cost recovery module. Know if it's ready. Simplify your entire inventory down to a single green light of readiness. Automatic inspections and expiration alerts will proactively flag any items that need attention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: FluvalSmart at 546 against D4H Equipment Management's 3. FluvalSmart also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). D4H Equipment Management's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
FluvalSmart holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FluvalSmart has 546 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of FluvalSmart's written reviews are positive against 33% of D4H Equipment Management's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FluvalSmart ships an update every 2 months, D4H Equipment Management every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FluvalSmart | D4H Equipment Management |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (546 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 546 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rolf C Hagen Inc. | D4H Technologies |
Customer experience
FluvalSmart
D4H Equipment Management
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
D4H Equipment Management
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FluvalSmart
No in-app purchases
D4H Equipment Management
No in-app purchases
Questions
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