Comparison

SAL PIXIE vs Pool+ Manager

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SAL PIXIE

Control your smart home devices with this app. It allows you to configure and manage lighting, fans, appliances, and more. Create custom scenes and schedules for automated home control.

Highlights
  • Control smart home devices
  • Configure lighting, fans, appliances
  • Create custom scenes
  • Set up schedules
  • Manage individual devices and groups
Features
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Make your home smart simply with PIXIE. The SAL PIXIE App is used to control the PIXIE smart home range of devices from SAL National Pty Ltd. The SAL PIXIE app delivers an intuitive in-home control experience, using the Bluetooth on your mobile device to connect to your mesh of PIXIE devices installed. The SAL PIXIE App puts the home owner in charge of their smart home with the ability to configure and control PIXIE enabled lighting, fans, appliances, garage doors, automatic gates, motorised blinds and more. The SAL PIXIE App enables control of individual PIXIE devices and groups of devices, provides the ability to create and recall scenes and run schedules at any time of the day or night according to the user’s needs. Users can start small with a few rooms and expand the smart home experience when budgets allow, or go all-in day one by installing PIXIE smart home devices to control compatible components in their home and use the SAL PIXIE app for setup and control of the PIXIE smart home system. Simple. Smart. Home. PIXIE.

About

Pool+ Manager

Effortlessly manage your pool and spa from your smartphone. Control pumps, filtration, heating, lighting, and more, all from one intuitive application, anywhere in the world.

Highlights
  • Remote pool and spa management
  • Control pumps and filtration
  • Manage heating and lighting
  • Integrates with existing systems
  • Control water features and valves
  • Modular design for various needs
Features
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Theralux Pool+ Manager removes the hassle from pool & spa maintenance and gives you the ultimate freedom. You can now manage and control your pool, spa, heating requirements and garden lighting from the palm of your hand, in one easy to use app, from anywhere in the world…or just from the couch. Seamlessly integrating into any existing pool & spa system, you can control single and many multi speed pumps, filtration times, sanitisers (e.g salt chlorinators), heaters, solar heating, lights, water features, pool/spa valve actuators and all spa equipment requirements. Pool+ Manager is completely modular and can accommodate most pool control requirements.

Screenshots

SAL PIXIE4 screens
Pool+ Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SAL PIXIE at 59% against Pool+ Manager's 0%. SAL PIXIE also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SAL PIXIE ships an update every 5 weeks, Pool+ Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SAL PIXIE versus Pool+ Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAL PIXIEPool+ Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSAL Nationwide Pty LtdDONTEK ELECTRONICS PTY LTD

Customer experience

SAL PIXIE

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.9%

Pool+ Manager

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral42.9%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

SAL PIXIE

No in-app purchases

None

Pool+ Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SAL PIXIE free?
SAL PIXIE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pool+ Manager free?
Pool+ Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SAL PIXIE or Pool+ Manager have ads?
Neither SAL PIXIE nor Pool+ Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SAL PIXIE or Pool+ Manager?
SAL PIXIE ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pool+ Manager every 3 months. Most recently, SAL PIXIE was updated on September 15, 2026 and Pool+ Manager on September 17, 2026.

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