Smart Reef vs Hydor App
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
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 in-app purchases: Hydor App at none against Smart Reef's 11. Hydor App also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.6). Smart Reef's advantage is rating (1.6 vs 1.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Hydor App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Reef holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.4. 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 10% of Hydor App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Reef | Hydor App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (19 ratings) — better | 1.4 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 3.8% of reviews | 10.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reef Factory sp. z o.o. | Ferplast S.p.a. |
Customer experience
Smart Reef
Hydor App
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
Hydor App
No in-app purchases
