Jebao Aqua vs HYDROS App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jebao Aqua
This application allows users to control and customize Jebao aquarium lights to mimic natural sunlight. It creates an optimal environment for marine life and enhances the viewing experience of aquariums.
- Imitates natural sea floor light
- Creates natural living environment
- Enhances viewing effect
- Customizable light settings
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Jebao aquarium lights can imitate the natural light of the sea floor very well, and the effect is remarkable, It can provide a natural living environment for fish, corals and other marine life in the aquarium, andalso provide a good viewing effect.
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 review sentiment: HYDROS App at 62% against Jebao Aqua's 10%. HYDROS App also leads on rating (3.4 vs 1.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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, 3.4 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Jebao Aqua's written reviews are positive against 62% of HYDROS App's.
Jebao Aqua ships an update every 6 weeks, HYDROS App every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Jebao Aqua | HYDROS App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (63 ratings) | 3.4 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.1% of reviews | 62.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 中山市捷宝电子电器有限公司 | Coralvue |
Customer experience
Jebao Aqua
HYDROS App
In-app purchases
Jebao Aqua
No in-app purchases
HYDROS App
No in-app purchases






