GHL Connect vs Orphek iCon
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.
Orphek iCon
This app allows users to remotely program, control, and monitor smart lights via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Access your lighting settings from anywhere with an internet connection using your smartphone or tablet.
- Bluetooth + Wifi control
- Remote programming
- Remote monitoring
- Control from phone or tablet
- Anytime, anywhere access
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The Orphek iCon technology brings built-in Bluetooth + Wifi control allowing you to easily program, control, and monitor your light(s) from your Cell Phone or Tablet, any time and any place you are in the world, where internet access is available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GHL Connect at every 3 weeks against Orphek iCon's every 12 months. GHL Connect also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). Orphek iCon's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (51 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.
Orphek iCon holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orphek iCon has 51 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 0% of Orphek iCon'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, Orphek iCon every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | GHL Connect | Orphek iCon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.2 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | GHL Advanced Technology GmbH & Co. KG | ORPHEK LIMITED |
Customer experience
GHL Connect
Orphek iCon
In-app purchases
GHL Connect
No in-app purchases
Orphek iCon
No in-app purchases
