GHL Connect vs X1 Pump
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GHL Connect
Easily monitor and configure aquarium devices like ProfiLux computers, Mitras LX 7 lights, and dosing pumps from your smartphone or tablet. Access your devices locally without internet or remotely via the myGHL cloud service.
- Monitor device status
- Configure settings
- Remote internet access
- Local direct connection
- Start special actions
- Cloud storage for settings
- Sensor chart history
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GHL Connect allows you to monitor and configure your ProfiLux computers, Mitras LX 7, Doser 2 or MaxiDoser with your smartphone or tablet in a very easy and comfortable manner. Connect directly with your GHL-device; it does not need external resources or an internet connection if used locally. You also have the opportunity to connect easily with myGHL in GHL Connect to access your GHL device via the Internet. GHL connect helps you to check current states, alarms and activities and allows you to edit most settings and to start special actions like manual dosing, water change, thunderstorms and much more. When you connect GHL Connect to a myGHL account, you also have the possibility to share your settings and the customizable dashboard across all GHL Connect platforms with CloudStorage and the possibility to view sensor charts over a long period of time.
X1 Pump
Control a Bluetooth-enabled titration pump for manual or scheduled dosing. Set up regular titration plans based on days or weeks for automated liquid dispensing.
- Bluetooth pump control
- Manual titration
- Scheduled titration plans
- Cycle titration by days
- Weekly titration setup
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A mobile phone app can control the titration manually via a Bluetooth-controlled single-head titration pump. It can also set up a titration plan for regular titration. You can set up a cycle titration according to the number of days, or you can set up a weekly titration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GHL Connect at 4.0 against X1 Pump's 2.4. GHL Connect also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). X1 Pump's advantage is review sentiment (28% vs 17%) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). 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.
GHL Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X1 Pump has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of GHL Connect's written reviews are positive against 28% of X1 Pump's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GHL Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, X1 Pump every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GHL Connect | X1 Pump |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.4 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.1% of reviews | 27.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GHL Advanced Technology GmbH & Co. KG | Kamoer Fluild Tech (shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
GHL Connect
X1 Pump
In-app purchases
GHL Connect
No in-app purchases
X1 Pump
No in-app purchases
