FluvalSmart vs TempPro
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
TempPro
Remotely monitor the time and temperature of your food while it cooks on a grill, smoker, BBQ, or in the oven. This app connects with compatible ThermoPro WiFi and Bluetooth thermometers.
- Remote monitoring
- Real-time temperature tracking
- Time tracking
- WiFi and Bluetooth compatibility
- Grill, smoker, BBQ, oven use
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The latest TempPro APP is now compatible with TempPro WiFi and Bluetooth remote meat thermometers. formerly known as ThermoPro ，You will now be able to remotely monitor the time and temperature of your food cooking on the grill, smoker, BBQ, or oven.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TempPro at 4.2 against FluvalSmart's 2.5. TempPro also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). FluvalSmart's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 6%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TempPro holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 540 and 603 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of FluvalSmart's written reviews are positive against 6% of TempPro'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, TempPro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FluvalSmart | TempPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (540 ratings) | 4.2 (603 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews — better | 5.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 540 | 603 — better |
| 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, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rolf C Hagen Inc. | iTronics Co., Limited |
Customer experience
FluvalSmart
TempPro
User reviews
FluvalSmart
From 540 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
TempPro
From 603 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive alarms for grilling success
- 👍 Monitors multiple dishes with multiple probes
- 👍 Basic grilling info tracked
- 👍 App works okay for some
- 👍 Device works great for some
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connection issues (Bluetooth/WiFi)
- 🐛 QR code scanner focus issues
- 🐛 Limited Bluetooth range
- 🐛 Low character limit for notes
- 🐛 Connection failures and losses
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
TempPro
Reported bugs
34 issues- QR code scanner won't allow camera to adjust focus
- Notes section has a very low character limit
- Connection to the sensor fails often
- App shows offline sometimes when opening
- Temp graph shows incorrect values (e.g., 1000s, 65535°F)
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- Battery on probe depletes quickly
- App requires re-sign up after working
- Firmware update bricks the booster/probes
- App crashes as soon as you get near your set temp
- Device won't connect to WiFi
- Internal temp graph missing after update
- New version does not handle ambient temp
- App update broke ambient temp selection
- Device list is empty (iOS)
- App loses cook history and graph when in background
- Record option doesn't work
- BBQ session cannot be recorded
- Estimated time to completion doesn't work
- IoT device failing to connect to WiFi
- App on Apple Watch is unreliable and needs to reconnect
- Notifications aren't showing up on screen
- App randomly closes, losing cook graph
- App closes itself with no error message
- Sawtooth pattern on temp graph
- Temp graph continuously stops recording and has to be restarted
- Lapsed time on graph is inaccurate
- Predictive end time is inaccurate
- App does not save settings on app close
- Disconnection Notice goes active again on reopen
- Latest update no longer connects to probe
- Notifications for at-temp do not work
- Notifications if temp falls out-of-range do not work
- Unable to connect probe to WiFi
- Cannot connect to Bluetooth
Requested features
8 requests- Add Apple Watch support
- Add a button to start/stop a cook
- Improve predictive end time accuracy
- Add stall temp target for functions like brisket
- Expand meat cut options (e.g., leg of lamb, shoulder of lamb)
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- Improve user interface intuitiveness
- Add more features to the app
- Watch app similar to TempSpike app
In-app purchases
FluvalSmart
No in-app purchases
TempPro
No in-app purchases
