Magic Stove vs Swimvu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Stove
Control your pellet stove remotely. Monitor room temperature, operating status, and set points. Program your stove's timer and operation mode from anywhere, with priority given to local users.
- Remote stove control
- Monitor stove status
- Set operating parameters
- Program timer and mode
- View stove events and anomalies
- User registration
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This app allows remote controlling of a pellet stove. It is possible displaying current stove state: room temperature, operating state, anomalies, operation set point and power settings, timer and operation mode. Remote users can also program stove, modifying main parameters as operation set point and power, operation mode and timer. Only one remote user at once is allowed to program stove; during remote programming performed by an user, other remote users have readonly permission. Local users have higher controlling priority than remote users. The app permits to read stove events as parameters modifications and anomalies. To use this app, login to selected stove is mandatory. At first usage new stove has to be registered: stove registration has to be performed once and for all.
Swimvu
Streamline pool inspections with a guided walk-through wizard. Create custom branded reports and track inspection progress. Designed for pool professionals to enhance their business and offer premium services.
- Guided Inspection Walk-Through Wizard
- Custom Branded Reports
- Inspection Progress Tracking
- Easy and Fast Setup
- Business Growth Support
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Pool Inspections Done The Right Way with the Swimvu guided Inspection Walk-Through Wizard. - Create custom Branded Reports. - Inspection Progress Tracking. - Experience our Easy to Use and Fast Setup for Pool Inspectors. Our all-in-one pool inspection app was designed to support Pool Pros grow their business offerings and have premium inspection services.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swimvu at 100% against Magic Stove's 17%. Swimvu also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Magic Stove's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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.
Magic Stove ships an update every 4 months, Swimvu every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Stove | Swimvu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brahma Spa | Swimvu Smart Pool Inspections |
Customer experience
Magic Stove
Swimvu
In-app purchases
Magic Stove
No in-app purchases
Swimvu
No in-app purchases
