Smart Reef vs Orphek iCon
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
Orphek iCon
This app allows users to remotely program, control, and monitor smart lights via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Access your lighting settings from anywhere with an internet connection using your smartphone or tablet.
- Bluetooth + Wifi control
- Remote programming
- Remote monitoring
- Control from phone or tablet
- Anytime, anywhere access
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The Orphek iCon technology brings built-in Bluetooth + Wifi control allowing you to easily program, control, and monitor your light(s) from your Cell Phone or Tablet, any time and any place you are in the world, where internet access is available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orphek iCon at 4.2 against Smart Reef's 1.6. Orphek iCon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). Smart Reef's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 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 8 one-off in-app purchases. Orphek iCon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Orphek iCon holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 51 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 4% of Smart Reef's written reviews are positive against 0% of Orphek iCon'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, Orphek iCon every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Reef | Orphek iCon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (19 ratings) | 4.2 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 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 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Reef Factory sp. z o.o. | ORPHEK LIMITED |
Customer experience
Smart Reef
Orphek iCon
In-app purchases
Smart Reef
- Warranty 3 years$12.99
- Warranty 3 years$17.99
- Warranty 3 years$19.99
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- Warranty 3 years2 variants$24.99
- Warranty 3 years$29.99
- Warranty 3 years2 variants$34.99
- Warranty 3 years2 variants$39.99
- Warranty 3 years$49.99
Orphek iCon
No in-app purchases
