ControlMySpa vs JOYONWAY
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.
JOYONWAY
Control your spa remotely from anywhere in the world using your cell phone. Manage equipment like pumps and lights, monitor energy usage, and set custom modes. The app also provides filter life reminders and remote assistance.
- Remote spa equipment control
- Energy consumption monitoring
- Filter life reminders
- Customizable usage modes
- Device sharing
- Remote technical assistance
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JOYONWAY-Spa Control is a cell phone application that can control SPA. It allows users to establish a network connection with SPA via 3G, 4G, 5G or WIFI anywhere in the world to access the SPA. Using the JOYONWAY-Spa Control app, you will achieve: [Controlling equipment] Control water pump, air pump, underwater light in SPA, set temperature, heating time and filter time. [Energy consumption statistics] Provide real-time and historical voltage, current, power, and energy consumption data. [Filter life reminder] Provides filter life reminder, which is convenient for users to replace in time. [Custom Mode] Users can add multiple usage modes according to specific demands. [Sharing the device] Provide the control authority of sharing device. [Remote Help] Provide remote help function to solve users' problems conveniently and quickly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ControlMySpa at 3.9 against JOYONWAY's 1.0. ControlMySpa also leads on ratings volume (589 vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). JOYONWAY's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ControlMySpa has 589 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of ControlMySpa's written reviews are positive against 0% of JOYONWAY's.
ControlMySpa ships an update every 5 weeks, JOYONWAY every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ControlMySpa | JOYONWAY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (589 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 589 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balboa Water Group | Sun Hydraulics (China) Co., LTD. |
Customer experience
ControlMySpa
JOYONWAY
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
JOYONWAY
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ControlMySpa
No in-app purchases
JOYONWAY
No in-app purchases
