Mobius vs My Chihiros
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobius
This app provides intelligent control for aquarium equipment, simplifying management of multiple tanks. Create custom scenes, schedules, and access quick status updates to maintain your aquatic environment with ease.
- Manage multiple tanks
- Create custom scenes
- Drag-and-drop scheduling
- Lighting control with templates
- Flow control for pumps
- Dosing automation and tracking
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Mobius® is an innovative control platform for your EcoTech Marine products. A core rethinking of how products connect and function make Mobius one of the simplest and smartest control apps you'll ever use. Manage multiple tanks and get quick status updates from dashboard widgets. Easily create Scenes that are accessible to run from the dashboard. Scenes make repetitive tasks as simple as tapping a button. Creating schedules is a snap with Mobius's drag and drop interface. DASHBOARD - Run and create custom scenes using your equipment to make repetitive tasks easy. - Configure and organize your widgets so you can stay current with what is happening in your tank. - Quick access to your devices. LIGHTING - The lighting control interface makes creating a schedule easier than ever. - Proven templates make sure your tank gets off to a great start! - Use our coral acclimation mode to welcome your new livestock. - Save & share your customized templates. FLOW - Use our easy schedule editing interface to customize your Vectra & VorTech schedule. - Utilize all of our great pump modes like ReefCrest, Lagoon and Tidal Swell. - Initiate Feed mode to reduce the aquarium flow for spot-feeding. - Easily calibrate your Vectra with our simple walkthrough. DOSING - Auto Mode: Tell us the additive you're dosing and how much, we'll take care of when based on proven best practices. - Manual Mode: You're in control. Specify dosage and duration or rate. - Continuous Mode: Set a dosing rate, and your Versa will dose as long as it has power. - Easy Calibration - Keep track of how much additive is left in the containers, so you don't run out. - Need a one-time dose? Use Instant Dose to dose your tank quickly.
My Chihiros
Control your smart aquarium devices from a single, intuitive interface. Easily set sunrise and sunset effects, customize lighting timers for each color, and save your favorite presets. This app will continue to expand its support for new smart aquarium devices.
- Sunrise/sunset effects
- Customizable light timers
- Save preset lighting configurations
- Support for multiple Chihiros devices
- Future device updates
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My Chihiros APP provides a user friendly single interface for all of Chihiros Aquatic Studio’s smart aquarium devices. Features include quick set sunrise and sunset effects; setup a timer with a touch of your finger for each of your light’s colors; Share and save your customized preset. My Chihiros will be updated to include additional smart aquarium devices as they become available. Supports the following devices from Chihiros Commander 1 controller Chihiros Commander 4 controller Chihiros WRGB Chihiros WRGB 2 Chihiros RGB A PLUS Chihiros X300 Chihiros X400 Chihiros RGB VIVID Chihiros RGB VIVID 2 Chihiros Doctor bluetooth Chihiros Doctor mate Chihiros A series II Chihiros WiFi Hub Chihiros WRGB SLIM Chihiros RGB VIVID MINI Chihiros Dosing Pump Chihiros Cooling fan Chihiros Magnetic light Chihiros Tiny Terrarium egg Chihiros B seires Chihiros Universal WRGB Chihiros Magnetic light 2 Chihiros VIVID2 MATE Chihiros Dosing Pump Pro Chihiros Universal RGB NANO Chihiros W Series Chihiros Smart Power Strip Chihiros WiFi Hub Pro
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mobius at 2.0 against My Chihiros's 1.4. Mobius also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 17%) and ratings volume (331 vs 65). My Chihiros's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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.
Mobius holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobius has 331 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Mobius's written reviews are positive against 17% of My Chihiros's.
Mobius ships an update every 2 months, My Chihiros every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobius | My Chihiros |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (331 ratings) — better | 1.4 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 331 — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C2 Development, LLC | Shanghai Ogino Biotechnology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Mobius
My Chihiros
Bugs and requests
Mobius
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant disconnections
- Inability to add/connect devices
- Lighting schedule not working as expected
- Time/date resets randomly
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- Remote access and control
- Improved lighting schedule customization
- Pump/device off option
- Sync settings across devices
- Better documentation and tutorials
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- Wi-Fi connectivity
My Chihiros
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mobius
No in-app purchases
My Chihiros
No in-app purchases
