ControlMySpa vs Platinum
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.
Platinum
Control your lights using your phone's Bluetooth. Adjust on/off status, output strength, and set timers for up to nine groups of lights simultaneously.
- Bluetooth light control
- Group up to 9 lights
- On/off control
- Output strength adjustment
- Timing adjustment
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Platinum-LED uses mobile phone Bluetooth to control lights, group up to 9 groups of lights at the same time with on/off, output strength and timing adjustment functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ControlMySpa at 3.9 against Platinum's 2.5. ControlMySpa also leads on ratings volume (589 vs 27). Platinum's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 10%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ControlMySpa has 589 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of ControlMySpa's written reviews are positive against 31% of Platinum's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ControlMySpa ships an update every 5 weeks, Platinum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ControlMySpa | Platinum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (589 ratings) — better | 2.5 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 31.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 589 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balboa Water Group | Platinum LED Holdings LLC |
Customer experience
ControlMySpa
Platinum
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
Platinum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ControlMySpa
No in-app purchases
Platinum
No in-app purchases
