WaterGuru vs SUBLUE ROBOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaterGuru
This app provides comprehensive control over your pool's water chemistry. It helps maintain a safe environment by keeping out harmful contaminants and offers lab-grade analysis and treatment advice for simplified pool management.
- Pool water chemistry control
- Harmful virus and bacteria prevention
- Lab-grade analysis
- Water treatment advice
- Simplified pool management
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Get ultimate control over your pool water chemistry with WaterGuru. Keep harmful viruses and bacteria out and simplify how you manage your pool forever. Rebuilt from the ground up, the next generation app includes all features you love and more, including lab grade analysis and water treatment advice.
SUBLUE ROBOT
Control your intelligent swimming pool cleaning robot remotely. Track cleaning progress, schedule cleanings, and view detailed cleaning maps. Customize cleaning modes and receive firmware updates for optimal performance.
- Remote robot control
- Real-time cleaning progress tracking
- Scheduled cleaning reservations
- Customizable cleaning modes
- Cleaning map visualization
- One-click cleaning log sharing
- OTA firmware upgrades
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SUBLUE ROBOT App is a mobile App that connects to SUBLUE intelligent swimming pool cleaning robot products and supports the designated swimming pool cleaning robot products of SUBLUE. You can complete the function operations of the robot through the App and view more cleaning map information which is unavailable to traditional pool cleaning robots. After connecting to SUBLUE ROBOT App, you can easily unlock more functions: Keep track of the cleaning process at any time and get the cleaning path Remotely reserve cleaning in real time, allowing for swimming pool cleaning even when you are not at home Remotely control cleaning with your mobile phone, clean wherever it is dirty Display the cleaning data in real time and share the cleaning log by one click Freely set the cleaning mode, cover the bottom, walls and waterline of the swimming pool Remotely upgrade the robot firmware (OTA upgrade), experience the cutting-edge features as using a new machine every year SUBLUE Mall, more good products, more discounts Official Website: www.sublue.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WaterGuru at 74% against SUBLUE ROBOT's 0%. WaterGuru also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (238 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WaterGuru holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WaterGuru has 238 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of WaterGuru's written reviews are positive against 0% of SUBLUE ROBOT's.
WaterGuru ships an update every 4 weeks, SUBLUE ROBOT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WaterGuru | SUBLUE ROBOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (238 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 238 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WaterGuru, Inc | Sublue Underwater AI Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
WaterGuru
SUBLUE ROBOT
Bugs and requests
WaterGuru
Reported bugs
3 issues- App notifications not working properly
- Inability to upload pool photos
- Inconsistent app performance after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom testing schedule
- Measure salt levels
- Provide more advice on adjusting water chemistry
- Add hourly temperature readings
SUBLUE ROBOT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WaterGuru
No in-app purchases
SUBLUE ROBOT
No in-app purchases
