ReefBeat vs ONF Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReefBeat
Control all your smart aquarium devices from a single, intuitive interface. Manage lighting, water pumps, and supplement dosing for a thriving aquatic environment.
- Unified device control
- ReefLED lighting management
- ReefWave pump control
- ReefDose dosing system management
- User-friendly interface
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ReefBeat App provides a user-friendly single fully featured interface for all of Red Sea's smart aquarium devices including ReefLED lighting, ReefWave pumps and the ReefDose supplement dosing system.
ONF Link
Control your smart lighting devices with this app. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and create personalized daylight cycles. Schedule lighting changes to match different times of the day.
- Manage ONF devices
- Adjust brightness and color temperature
- Create custom lighting schedules
- Personalized daylight cycles
- Manual and daylight cycle modes
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The free ONF Link companion app uses your smartphone to manage your ONF devices, including lighting schedule, brightness, and color temperature. You can easily adjust the finer brightness and CCT( color temperature) in manual mode. In daylight cycle mode, you may set the combination of up to five groups of brightness and CCT. ONF device will change the light color and brightness gradually depending on the time you set, providing a variety of looks at different times, and creating a personalized daylight cycle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ReefBeat at 2.6 against ONF Link's 2.0. ReefBeat also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 26). ONF Link's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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.
ReefBeat holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReefBeat has 1.8K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 17% and 17% positive.
ReefBeat ships an update fortnightly, ONF Link every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReefBeat | ONF Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | 2.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RedSea | YOU HAU CO.LTD |
Customer experience
ReefBeat
ONF Link
Bugs and requests
ReefBeat
Reported bugs
3 issues- App forgets aquarium settings
- Devices randomly disconnect from WiFi
- Firmware updates fail to install properly
Requested features
4 requests- Improved app stability and reliability
- More customization options for lighting and dosing
- Integration with other smart home platforms
- Better notification and alert system
ONF Link
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReefBeat
No in-app purchases
ONF Link
No in-app purchases
