LabCom vs BWT RC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LabCom
Download measurement results from your PoolLab Photometer device to your iPhone. Share data with other devices and applications via a free cloud service. Update your device's firmware for improved accuracy and bug fixes.
- Download measurement results
- Cloud data sharing
- Firmware updates
- Increased accuracy
- Bug fixes
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With this app you can download measurement results from your PoolLab Photometer device to your iPhone and, using the free cloud service, even to share the data with other devices and applications. It is now also possible to upgrade the firmware of your PoolLab with your iPhone or iPad, providing increased accuracy on some parameters as well as few minor bug fixes compared to the original firmware that your PoolLab shipped with.
BWT RC
Easily register your robotic pool cleaner online and control it remotely. Activate cleaning programs, set timers, and navigate your device from your smartphone.
- Online registration for robotic pool cleaners
- Remote control functionality
- Activate cleaning programs
- Set cleaning timers
- Navigate robotic pool cleaner
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With this new app you can easily register your robotic pool cleaner online and control it remotely – Activate cleaning programs and set timer, navigate your robotic pool cleaner, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BWT RC at 3.0 against LabCom's 2.5. BWT RC also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 16%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). LabCom's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). 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.
BWT RC holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of LabCom's written reviews are positive against 33% of BWT RC's.
| Parameter | LabCom | BWT RC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.9% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Water-I.D. GmbH | BWT ROBOTICS POOL & SPA LTD |
Customer experience
LabCom
BWT RC
In-app purchases
LabCom
No in-app purchases
BWT RC
No in-app purchases
