Hayward Poolwatch vs Orb.net
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hayward Poolwatch
Monitor your pool's pH, ORP, and water temperature in real-time. Remotely adjust filtration, water treatment, and lighting settings. Control external devices like heat pumps via auxiliary relays.
- Real-time pool monitoring
- pH level tracking
- ORP level tracking
- Water temperature monitoring
- Remote filtration adjustment
- Remote water treatment control
- Remote lighting control
- External device control
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Cette application vous permettra de toujours avoir un œil sur votre piscine et de connaitre en temps réel suivant votre configuration -le niveau de votre PH -le niveau de votre ORP -La température de votre eau Vous pourrez à distance changer ou ajuster les réglages de votre filtration, de votre traitement d'eau, ou encore de votre éclairage. Grace à ses relais auxiliaires, vous pourrez aussi contrôler à distance des périphériques externes dont la pompe à chaleur ou autres... Application compatible avec tous les systèmes Hayward équipés du module WiFi AQR-PLUS-WIFI et AQR-PLUS-WIFI2
Orb.net
This free platform continuously measures your internet connection's responsiveness, reliability, and speed. It provides easy-to-understand scores and detailed technical information for users who want to understand their true internet experience.
- Measures internet responsiveness
- Measures internet reliability
- Measures internet speed
- Continuous lightweight tests
- Easy-to-understand scores
- Technical details for advanced users
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Orb shows your true internet experience and is a free platform that runs without disrupting your connection or device. It measures Responsiveness, Reliability, and Speed using lightweight, continuous tests, and provides easy-to-understand scores as well as the technical details for nerds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orb.net at 64% against Hayward Poolwatch's 20%. Orb.net also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Hayward Poolwatch's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Orb.net holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orb.net has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Hayward Poolwatch's written reviews are positive against 64% of Orb.net's.
Hayward Poolwatch ships an update every 3 months, Orb.net every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hayward Poolwatch | Orb.net |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.5% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayward | Orb Forge Inc. |
Customer experience
Hayward Poolwatch
Orb.net
Bugs and requests
Hayward Poolwatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Orb.net
Reported bugs
2 issues- Console opens on desktop every time
- Slow performance
Requested features
3 requests- Apple TV app
- PlayStation app
- Background mode
In-app purchases
Hayward Poolwatch
No in-app purchases
Orb.net
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hayward Poolwatch free?
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