HYDROS App vs Cufflink
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.
Cufflink
Monitor and manage your cufflink devices with this mobile application. View real-time readings, receive alerts, and locate devices on a map. Pin important devices for quick access on the home screen.
- View cufflink device readings
- Pin/unpin devices
- Search for facilities and devices
- Map device locations
- Real-time alerts
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- Mobile app to view the reading of all cufflink devices - Pin/Unpin devices which can be seen on the home screen - Search for facility/devices - Use a map to locate the facilities and see the list of devices associated with that facility - View real time alerts from all devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cufflink at 5.0 against HYDROS App's 3.7. Cufflink also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). HYDROS App's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 2). 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.
Cufflink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HYDROS App has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HYDROS App ships an update every 3 months, Cufflink every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HYDROS App | Cufflink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coralvue | Mountain Vector Energy, LLC |
Customer experience
HYDROS App
Cufflink
In-app purchases
HYDROS App
No in-app purchases
Cufflink
No in-app purchases
