ControlMySpa vs dewenwils
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.
dewenwils
Control your smart home devices remotely and connect them for a seamless experience. Monitor device status from anywhere and share access with family members. Discover and purchase new smart products through the integrated online mall.
- Remote device control
- Smart home connection
- Family device sharing
- Real-time status feedback
- Online smart product mall
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Life is simple from now on. 1、Device Control: remote control, build a "smart family". 2、Smart Connection: fast connection, enjoy the extremely speed experience. 3、Shared Devices: make it easy for the whole family to enjoy smart life. 4、Information Feedback: gain insight into the status of your home devices, anytime, anywhere. 5、Online Mall: enter the mall to buy smart products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dewenwils at 4.6 against ControlMySpa's 3.9. dewenwils also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 10%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). ControlMySpa's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months). 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.
dewenwils holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 618 and 237 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of ControlMySpa's written reviews are positive against 32% of dewenwils's.
ControlMySpa ships an update every 5 weeks, dewenwils every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ControlMySpa | dewenwils |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (618 ratings) | 4.6 (237 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 618 — better | 237 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balboa Water Group | Dewenwils Inc. |
Customer experience
ControlMySpa
dewenwils
User reviews
ControlMySpa
From 618 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient remote control
- ⏱️ Scheduling capabilities
- 💰 Potential energy savings
- 👍 Intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- ⏱️ Slow response times
- 🔌 Unreliable connectivity
- 📚 Lack of documentation
- 🤖 Poor customer support
dewenwils
From 237 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 App works well
- 👍 Connects easily
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Manual function works fine
- 👍 Highly recommend these units
Room to improve
- 🐛 Timer switch consistently turns off
- 🐛 App is confusing
- 🐛 UI is not intuitive
- 🐛 Password saving unclear
- 🐛 Constantly logged out
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
dewenwils
Reported bugs
16 issues- Device switch locations move on 'All Devices' page
- Timer switch consistently turns off on its own
- App constantly logs out users
- Astronomical mode doesn't work
- Cannot adjust for sunrise/sunset times
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- Scheduler interface is unordered and hard to check
- Connecting to WiFi requires disabling 5G
- App only turns transformer on and off, no circuit separation
- Schedule function doesn't work
- Timer function does not turn devices on or off
- GUI doesn't reflect zone changes
- Cannot turn zones off with the app
- App has stopped working for pool motor timer
- Cannot set on and off times anymore
- App loses the network consistently
- Scenes do not activate when saved
Requested features
7 requests- Indication on 'AllDevices' page if each is On or Off
- Bigger back arrow
- Clarify device prompt labels
- Widgets or shortcut commands
- Apple Home integration
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- iPhone widget for easy access
- Feature to set timer to turn on for a certain amount of time then go off
In-app purchases
ControlMySpa
No in-app purchases
dewenwils
No in-app purchases
