ReefBeat vs Mother App
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.
Mother App
Learn to cultivate microgreens and other plants with detailed guides and tracking tools. Discover recipes, log plant growth with images and data, and export time-lapse videos of your harvests. Offers chat support and tutorials for a comprehensive gardening experience.
- Microgreen and plant library with nutritional info
- Indoor growing lighting instructions
- Plant growth tracking with daily logs and images
- Timelapse video export of plant growth
- Plant-based recipe library
- Step-by-step video tutorials
- Chat support for plant-related questions
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Learn to grow microgreens like a professional. Keep track of any plant with PlantStatus and export your own timelapse videos with plant growth data. This app was designed to learn how to grow your own plants easily and inspires you to turn your harvests into delicious recipes. The Mother App is free of charge, but email registration is required to store your images in the cloud and make them accessible from all your devices. Overview: Microgreen Library: - Discover microgreens with images and text - Get access to the nutritional values of microgreen portions - Learn how to grow every type of microgreen Plant Library: - Discover plants with images and text - Get access to the nutritional values, taste and portions - Get indoor growing lighting info and instructions for each plant type PlantStatus - Start tracking your plants and harvests - Report plant growth in a log with daily images, temperature, humidity and watering levels. - Review your previous harvests and export timelapses in video format Recipe Library: - Discover what to cook with microgreens or self-harvested greens - All recipes are plantbased - Easily saving of recipes and adjusting the amount of people you are cooking for Chat Support: - Chat with us for any questions related to your harvests or plants - Get direct product support Tutorials: - Learn how to use your MicroFarm and how to grow your microgreens with our step by step video tutorials. If you’re a fan of Mother, we’d love to hear it from you. Rate and review our app or contact us directly www.mother.life .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mother App at 50% against ReefBeat's 17%. Mother App also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.6). ReefBeat's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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.
Mother App holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ReefBeat has 1.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of ReefBeat's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mother App's.
ReefBeat ships an update fortnightly, Mother App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReefBeat | Mother App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (1.8K ratings) | 3.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RedSea | On a mission |
Customer experience
ReefBeat
Mother App
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
Mother App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ReefBeat
No in-app purchases
Mother App
No in-app purchases
