HYDROS App vs Kamoer Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Kamoer Remote
Control Kamoer's standalone remote products from anywhere. This cost-effective solution enhances the Kamoer intelligent controller system, enabling intelligent fluid flow management.
- Standalone remote product control
- Remote access
- Intelligent fluid flow
- Supplement to intelligent controller system
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This app applies to Kamoer's stand-alone remote products. Stand-alone remote products can be remotely controlled by themselves, and cost-effective, which is a favorable supplement to the Kamoer intelligent controller system.Let fluid flow intelligently，be a respectable company in the field of fluid.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HYDROS App at 64% against Kamoer Remote's 10%. HYDROS App also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.5). Kamoer Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (83 vs 17). 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.
HYDROS App holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of HYDROS App's written reviews are positive against 10% of Kamoer Remote's.
HYDROS App ships an update every 3 months, Kamoer Remote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HYDROS App | Kamoer Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (17 ratings) — better | 1.5 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better | 10.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CV Industries LLC | Kamoer Fluild Tech (shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HYDROS App
Kamoer Remote
Bugs and requests
HYDROS App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kamoer Remote
Reported bugs
34 issues- 🐛 WiFi connection issues
- 🐛 Bluetooth not working
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Login issues (password reset, incorrect passcode)
- 🐛 Connection timeouts
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- 🐛 Device disconnects frequently
- 🐛 App freezes or locks up
- 🐛 Updates break existing features
- 🐛 Blank screens (Plan, Manual)
- 🐛 Time synchronization errors
- 🐛 Calibration failures
- 🐛 Inability to add or control devices
- 🐛 Difficulty editing or deleting settings
- 🐛 App not saving settings
- 🐛 Ad screen blocking access to app
- 🐛 Loss of settings after update
- 🐛 Registration issues
- 🐛 Issues with specific device models (X2SR, X4 Pro, KH carer, X1 Pro 2)
- 🐛 App not finding devices
- 🐛 Issues with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi
- 🐛 AP button not working
- 🐛 Firmware and app time not syncing
- 🐛 KH carer stuck since update
- 🐛 Dosing schedule cannot be modified
- 🐛 Quick Add feature is flaky
- 🐛 Deleting settings causes freeze
- 🐛 App not working after firmware update
- 🐛 Cannot access doser after update
- 🐛 Settings not retained after app closes
- 🐛 App requires constant re-login
- 🐛 App not tracking dosing properly
- 🐛 App requires excessive permissions (cloud access, location services)
- 🐛 Instructions are unclear or in another language
- 🐛 App not connecting to Wi-Fi during setup
Requested features
35 requests- 💡 Ability to rename pumps
- 💡 Save dosing recipes for manual dosing
- 💡 Ability to press one button to dispense from multiple pumps
- 💡 Dark mode option
- 💡 Advanced analytics dashboard
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- 💡 Alerts when connection is lost
- 💡 Fix for time synchronization issues
- 💡 Improve app usability and features
- 💡 Regular updates to improve app
- 💡 Fix for firmware and phone time sync
- 💡 More stable Wi-Fi connection
- 💡 Simple reconnect function
- 💡 Manual control option
- 💡 Better customer support
- 💡 Fix for communication timeout issues
- 💡 Improve app interface
- 💡 Fix for app crashes
- 💡 Improve Bluetooth functionality
- 💡 Fix for login issues
- 💡 Improve password reset process
- 💡 Add ability to control pumps without app
- 💡 Fix for calibration issues
- 💡 Improve stability of app
- 💡 Fix for issues with specific devices (X2SR, X4 Pro, KH carer)
- 💡 Improve app responsiveness
- 💡 Add more basic features
- 💡 Fix for issues with editing plans
- 💡 Improve user guide and instructions
- 💡 Fix for issues with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection
- 💡 Fix for AP button not working
- 💡 Make app less complex and easier to follow
- 💡 Fix for ad screen issues
- 💡 Allow access to doser without passing ad screen
- 💡 Restore settings after update
- 💡 Improve app security
In-app purchases
HYDROS App
No in-app purchases
Kamoer Remote
No in-app purchases
