Comparison

Aqua Box vs Saved Links

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

Head to head
About

Aqua Box

Manage freshwater, brackish water aquariums, and ponds with detailed tracking of water parameters, livestock, and equipment. Schedule maintenance, receive reminders, and visualize progress with snapshots and graphs. Share your data with others and sync across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Water parameter tracking (pH, temp, salinity, etc.)
  • Livestock and plant logging
  • Maintenance reminders and scheduling
  • Data visualization with graphs and snapshots
  • Equipment cost tracking
  • Cross-device iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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". . .Great app, covers many bases and will help keeping aquariums healthy! Five stars and great customer service! . . . " - by galaimojcuedu – Feb 20, 2018, US App store Aqua Box is the most complete Freshwater, Brackish water Aquarium and Pond manager on the App Store. Ditch your notepad and paper and manage your aquarium or pond on your iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. This app features: - Reminders for Common aquarium tasks with notifications on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Also the ability to add to your calendar as well. - Unlimited aquarium/pond tracking. - Track your temp, pH, salinity(brackish water), GH, KH, iron, potassium, and more. - See graphs of all of your parameters within each parameter section. - Record all your equipment costs, place of purchase, date in service, notes, etc. - Record all your livestock and plants. - Visually track your aquarium, livestock growth, effects of supplements, etc with Snapshots! - Timeline to see all of your activities and maintenance of your fresh water, brackish water aquarium or Pond. - Share you data with your family, friends, colleagues! - Supports aquarium search on your home screen. - Track your livestock food. - Schedule your aquarium maintenance in your calendar. - Receive notifications when maintenance is due. - Metric (cm, L), UK units and U.S. units (Inches, gallons) - Automatic iCloud sync with your devices on the same iTunes account. - Automatic sync with your Apple Watch. - Add parameters with your Apple Watch. - Many more features! This is the best and most complete Freshwater and Brackish water aquarium and pond management app for both the beginner and the advanced aquarist. Get Aqua Box Today! This app is updated regularly. Check us out at: www.jcrsoftware.com. Please email us at support@jcrsoftware.com for any feature requests, issues or concerns that you may have.

About

Saved Links

Save articles and links for later viewing across all your devices. Organize them with tags and sections, and enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Share links privately without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Save links effortlessly
  • Sync across all devices
  • Privacy-oriented link saving
  • Distraction-free reading
  • Organize by tags and sections
  • Widgets for quick access
  • Customizable article viewing
Features
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Save links effortlessly. View them later, from anywhere, on all your devices! Sync, organise, and share your links privately, without creating a account. Features - Privacy oriented, your links can only be seen by you! - All your Links syncs seamlessly between all your Apple devices - Distraction-free reading, your articles will only contain the important parts - with no distractions! - Widgets see your links in the way you want them - Customise your article viewing as you like it: fonts, sizes, & much more - Organise your links by tags and by sections (unread, starred, read, untagged, all) - Universal App, Saved Links can be used wherever you want, iPhone, iPad, and MacOS - Siri Shortcuts can also be used to interact with Saved Links - Share your links directly with Saved Links by the Share Sheet

Screenshots

Aqua Box4 screens
Saved Links4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aqua Box at 4.1 against Saved Links's 3.0. Aqua Box also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (47 vs 2). Saved Links's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Aqua Box costs $1.99 and Saved Links $0.99 up front. Saved Links sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Aqua Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aqua Box holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aqua Box has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Aqua Box's written reviews are positive against 50% of Saved Links's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aqua Box ships an update fortnightly, Saved Links weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Aqua Box versus Saved Links: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAqua BoxSaved Links
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.1 (47 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB21 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRaynald ImNikolaj Jensen

Customer experience

Aqua Box

All ratings47 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative22.2%

Saved Links

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Aqua Box

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Saved Links

One-time3
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$0.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$4.99
  • Pizza-Sized Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Aqua Box free?
Aqua Box costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Saved Links free?
Saved Links costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aqua Box or Saved Links?
Aqua Box is rated higher. Aqua Box averages 4.1 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Saved Links averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Aqua Box or Saved Links have ads?
Neither Aqua Box nor Saved Links shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aqua Box or Saved Links?
Aqua Box ships an update fortnightly, and Saved Links weekly. Most recently, Aqua Box was updated on November 6, 2026 and Saved Links on November 3, 2026.

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