Smart Reef vs sentia by aquavitro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
sentia by aquavitro
Control compatible aquarium dosing hardware remotely. Monitor reservoir levels, schedule water tests, and receive alerts. Automate or customize dosing schedules with features like Calculated Dose and Adaptive Dose for precise aquarium care.
- Remote hardware control
- Multiple aquarium management
- Reservoir level monitoring
- Automated dosing schedules
- Customizable dosing parameters
- Adaptive dosing refinement
- Scheduled water tests
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The sentia™ app by aquavitro® gives you complete control over your compatible aquavitro® hardware devices. sentia™ dose: When used with sentia™ dose modular aquarium dosers, you can set up and manage multiple aquariums and devices. View statistics like reservoir levels, upcoming doses and scheduled water tests at a glance. Receive alerts and reminders, and review dosing logs to keep you in control of your dosing regimen. Automatically create suggested dosing schedules* or create your own with complete versatility of days of the week, time of day, doses per day, total volume, and volume per dose. To help dial in a schedule that works for your setup, use Calculated Dose* for short-term adjustments, the Quick Adjust feature for easy fine-tuning, or save multiple schedules to simplify experimentation with dosing regimens. For unparalleled results use the Adaptive Dose feature to continually refine accuracy in dosing based on testing results. *compatible Seachem and aquavitro® products
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: sentia by aquavitro at 3.1 against Smart Reef's 1.5. sentia by aquavitro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Smart Reef's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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 7 one-off in-app purchases. sentia by aquavitro asks for nothing beyond the download.
sentia by aquavitro holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 4% of Smart Reef's written reviews are positive against 0% of sentia by aquavitro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smart Reef ships an update every 3 months, sentia by aquavitro every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Reef | sentia by aquavitro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (23 ratings) | 3.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.6 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reef Factory sp. z o.o. | Zepping Innovative Solutions |
Customer experience
Smart Reef
sentia by aquavitro
In-app purchases
Smart Reef
- Warranty 3 years$12.99
- Warranty 3 years$19.99
- Warranty 3 years2 variants$24.99
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- Warranty 3 years$29.99
- Warranty 3 years2 variants$34.99
- Warranty 3 years2 variants$39.99
- Warranty 3 years$49.99
sentia by aquavitro
No in-app purchases
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