ControlMySpa vs Tylö Elite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ControlMySpa
Remotely manage your hot tub's temperature, lighting, and schedules from your smartphone or tablet. Receive instant alerts for potential issues, ensuring peace of mind even when you're away.
- Remote temperature control
- Lighting management
- Schedule setup
- Push notification alerts
- Problem detection
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The ControlMySpa app connects you to your hot tub from any smartphone or tablet. Control the temperature, lights, set up schedules and more. Receive instant push notification alerts when a potential problem occurs so you and your dealer know about it, even while you're away.
Tylö Elite
Control your Tylö sauna or steam bath remotely via Wi-Fi. Adjust settings and preheat your bath from anywhere in your home, ensuring it's ready when you are.
- Remote sauna control
- Steam bath control
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Preheating functionality
- User-friendly interface
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Never before has it been this easy to enjoy a genuine Tylö sauna or steam bath. With the Tylö sauna app, you are always in control. Whether you’re reading in your favorite chair or in the backyard mowing the lawn, as long as you are on your Wi-Fi network, you are able to access all the functions of your sauna or steam bath remotely. Have it heated or steamed up and ready to go when you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ControlMySpa at 3.9 against Tylö Elite's 1.6. ControlMySpa also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (593 vs 18). Tylö Elite's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
ControlMySpa holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ControlMySpa has 593 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 10% and 10% positive.
ControlMySpa ships an update every 5 weeks, Tylö Elite every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ControlMySpa | Tylö Elite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (593 ratings) — better | 1.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 593 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balboa Water Group | Tylo AB |
Customer experience
ControlMySpa
Tylö Elite
Bugs and requests
ControlMySpa
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent temperature display
- Inability to save settings
- Login issues and lost credentials
- Crashes and freezes after updates
Requested features
4 requests- More granular temperature control
- Ability to control lights and jets
- Improved scheduling options
- Push notifications for status changes
Tylö Elite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ControlMySpa
No in-app purchases
Tylö Elite
No in-app purchases
