X1 Pump vs HYDROS App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
HYDROS App
Easily monitor and control your aquarium's vital parameters like temperature, pH, and salinity. Manage all your connected devices, including ATOs, lights, and pumps, with a user-friendly interface. Quick setup with preset configurations means no coding is required to get your system running.
- Monitor temperature, ORP, pH, salinity
- Control ATO, lights, heaters, pumps
- User-friendly interface
- Quick setup with presets
- Manage multiple devices and aquariums
- Set schedules and create modes
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Use the CoralVue HYDROS App to control and monitor HYDROS aquarium devices from your smartphone or tablet. The user-friendly interface allows you to easily monitor your aquarium's temperature, ORP, pH, alkalinity levels, salinity, and more. With just one tap, you can control your ATO, lights, heaters, pumps, skimmer, calcium reactor, RO/DI units, etc. Setup is quick and easy! With 18+ different preset configurations and growing, it will take only minutes to get all of your equipment set up and running, with no coding required. SUPPORTED DEVICES: -HYDROS Control X2, X4, XS, XD, X3, X4, XP8, X10 -HYDROS Kraken -HYDROS Minnow -HYDROS Launch -HYDROS WaveEngine, WaveEngine LT -IceCap Gyre Dual Pump WiFi Controller DISCOVER MORE: -Intuitive interface features multiple view options such as tile, text, or graph -Adjust your view settings to light mode, dark mode, or auto, which will automatically adjust to your mobile device's settings -Ability to manage multiple HYDROS devices and aquariums from one single-screen -Monitor and control WiFi outlets -Set schedules and create modes -Archive controller settings STAY CONNECTED We welcome you to join our HYDROS community at forum.coralvuehydros.com where you can ask questions, learn more about your HYDROS devices, and connect with other aquatic hobbyists like yourself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HYDROS App at 4.1 against X1 Pump's 2.4. HYDROS App also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 28%). X1 Pump's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
HYDROS App holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of X1 Pump's written reviews are positive against 64% of HYDROS App's.
X1 Pump ships an update every 6 weeks, HYDROS App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X1 Pump | HYDROS App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (20 ratings) | 4.1 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kamoer Fluild Tech (shanghai) Co., Ltd. | CV Industries LLC |
Customer experience
X1 Pump
HYDROS App
In-app purchases
X1 Pump
No in-app purchases
HYDROS App
No in-app purchases









