Mobius vs Hydor App
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.
Hydor App
Remotely manage and configure your aquarium devices from anywhere. Set daily programs, create personalized device sets, and receive status notifications to keep your aquarium running smoothly.
- Remote Wi-Fi device management
- Configure daily programs
- Create personalized device sets
- Real-time status notifications
- Manage multiple devices
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Control your aquarium devices at home or wherever you are thanks to Hydor. With the Hydor app You will be able to: - Manage each Hydor device via Wi-fi directly and in remote - Configure and manage your daily program - Create personalized sets linked to your account - Notification system can update you on Hydor device status wherever you are. Enter into the Hydor world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mobius at 2.0 against Hydor App's 1.4. Mobius also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 10%) and ratings volume (328 vs 51). Hydor App's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
Mobius holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobius has 328 ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Mobius's written reviews are positive against 10% of Hydor App's.
Mobius ships an update every 2 months, Hydor App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobius | Hydor App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (328 ratings) — better | 1.4 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.5% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 328 — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C2 Development, LLC | Ferplast S.p.a. |
Customer experience
Mobius
Hydor App
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
Hydor App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mobius
No in-app purchases
Hydor App
No in-app purchases
