Jebao Aqua vs Smart Reef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jebao Aqua
This app controls aquarium lights to mimic natural sunlight, creating an ideal environment for marine life. It enhances the viewing experience by providing a realistic underwater ambiance.
- Simulates natural sunlight
- Creates realistic marine environment
- Enhances viewing effect
- Supports fish and coral habitats
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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.
Smart Reef
Manage your marine aquarium with this app. It provides device management, alerts for issues, and detailed historical data. A central dashboard offers a clear overview of your aquarium's status and device operations.
- Device management
- Aquarium alerts
- Measurement history
- Operational status dashboard
- Planned job journal
- Preset sharing
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Functionality: • device management • alerts when any problems occur in the aquarium • presentation of measurements and the operational status of devices • device operation and measurements history • clear, collective dashboard with information on device operation • modern table of parameters measured in the aquarium • unique journal of planned jobs and aquarium task history integrated with devices Devices may be connected via a Wi-Fi network and your home router. Dashboard sharing, loading and sharing of presets with other users and many more useful features. Supported devices: • Thermo control - temperature controller • Thermo view - temperature monitor • TDS meter - reverse osmosis water monitor • Salinity guardian - salinity monitor • pH meter - pH monitor • Level sensor - water/liquid level meter • Level keeper - automatic water refill system • Smart pump - dosing pump • Power switcher - timing programmer / device switch • Reef flare - smart LED lamp • Smart roller • Smart tester • Dosing pumps • kH keeper
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jebao Aqua at none against Smart Reef's 11. Jebao Aqua also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (62 vs 19). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Smart Reef sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Jebao Aqua asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.5 for Jebao Aqua against 1.6 for Smart Reef. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 10% of Jebao Aqua's written reviews are positive against 4% of Smart Reef's.
Jebao Aqua ships an update every 5 weeks, Smart Reef every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jebao Aqua | Smart Reef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (62 ratings) | 1.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.1% of reviews — better | 3.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 中山市捷宝电子电器有限公司 | Reef Factory sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
Jebao Aqua
Smart Reef
In-app purchases
Jebao Aqua
No in-app purchases
Smart Reef
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