Aquanta vs bluTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aquanta
Control your water heater remotely, monitor hot water levels, and receive maintenance alerts. Optimize heating schedules for convenience, comfort, and safety, while also saving on energy costs.
- Remote water heater control
- Hot water level monitoring
- Scheduling and usage patterns
- Maintenance and leak alerts
- Automatic overheating shutoff
- Cost savings through smart heating
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Aquanta app enables your Aquanta controller to bring your electric or gas water heater out of the basement and into the palm of your hand to heat water only when you need it. Convenience, Comfort and Safety - See how much hot water is available - Remote turn on/off and scheduling capability - Maintenance alerts, including leak detection - Automatic overheating shutoff Intelligent Controls - Autonomous learning function matches water heating with usage patterns - Operation via Aquanta app Cost Savings - Smart control of thermostat and heat cycling - Weekly & monthly usage data comparison
bluTime
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Blu Banyan is excited to introduce bluTime, a mobile application that will extend the capabilities of SolarSuccess and BuilderSuccess into the field. In the fast-paced world of construction where every minute counts, field personnel can now log their time faster, more precisely, and easily when they utilize bluTime! With convenient access to project details, you can easily confirm the scope of work, call the project contact, and navigate to the project site. Upload pictures and review your timecards from the convenience of your own mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: bluTime at none against Aquanta's shown. bluTime also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Aquanta ships an update every 2 months, bluTime every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and December 19, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Aquanta | bluTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aquanta Inc. | Blue Banyan Solutions, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Aquanta
Reported bugs
4 issues- Manual timer mode can leave 1 minute at 11:59 to midnight where timer let's water heater run for a minute and then abruptly shuts heater down
- App not a good reflection about what's happening on the ground
- Lost internet connectivity when we upgraded the modem for faster speed
- Unit got stuck in program mode, green lite continuously flashing
Requested features
7 requests- Set more than 3 manual times
- Incorporate starting temperature, goal temperature, set time for reach goal temp and then determine when the tank needs to start heating
- Manually set a time-of-use plan
- Work with Apple HomeKit
- Nest integration
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- On/off switch
- Tell you if the water heater was on or off
bluTime
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aquanta
No in-app purchases
bluTime
No in-app purchases
