Aquanta vs Helium Mobile Builder
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
Helium Mobile Builder
Deploy and manage your Helium Mobile Hotspots with ease. This app allows you to set locations, transfer ownership, claim rewards, and access fleet management tools. It also provides builder-focused guidance for optimal Hotspot placement and coverage.
- Deploy and manage Hotspots
- Set Hotspot locations
- Transfer ownership
- Claim rewards
- Fleet management
- Mounting and location guidance
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Use the Helium Mobile Builder app to deploy and manage Helium Mobile Hotspots, set Hotspot locations, transfer ownership, claim rewards, and much more. It is the perfect companion app for Helium Mobile Hotspots. Fleet Management: - See all your Helium Mobile Hotspots in one place Flexibility - Choose between Multiple wallet types(custodial or non-custodial) Builder Focused tools - Mounting tips that help you figure out where to place in a selected location - Location guidance shows which locations are optimal for providing coverage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aquanta at 4.6 against Helium Mobile Builder's 3.4. Aquanta also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 21%) and ads (none vs shown). Helium Mobile Builder's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aquanta has 1.5K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Aquanta's written reviews are positive against 21% of Helium Mobile Builder's.
Aquanta ships an update every 2 months, Helium Mobile Builder every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aquanta | Helium Mobile Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.4 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aquanta Inc. | Nova Labs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Aquanta
Helium Mobile Builder
User reviews
Aquanta
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works good
- 🚀 Saves precious gas and money
- 👍 Stable reliable software
- 👍 Saves energy
- 👍 Simple install & easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Needs to update so we can set more than 3 manual times
- 🐛 Doesn't maintain temp
- 🐛 Manual timer mode bug
- 🐛 App not running consistently with heater
- 🐛 Difficult to manage
Helium Mobile Builder
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good beginner interface
- 🚀 Network is great and pays
- 💡 Value is exceptional
- 👍 Clean, professional, and useful app
- 🚀 Makes extra money
Room to improve
- ❌ Missing important features (offline notification)
- ❌ App gets worse with updates
- ❌ Works when it wants
- ❌ Scam and waste of time/money
- ❌ Cannot send mobile out to other wallets
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
Helium Mobile Builder
Reported bugs
15 issues- App no longer works for checking WiFi antenna health
- Degrees don't update correctly when changing location
- Transaction fails when claiming rewards
- Hotspot performance and earnings take forever to load
- Account balance not showing
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- Online status is incorrect after updates
- Setup screens lock up
- App makes iPhone very hot
- App locks up during hotspot information updates
- App takes too long to register button clicks
- Takes minutes to get to location assertion screen
- App doesn't load for mobile hotspot setup
- Cannot claim rewards after last update
- Errors when making transfers or claiming rewards
- Tokens not transferring correctly
Requested features
7 requests- Add offline notification for hotspots
- Enable sync (login) with hardware wallets
- Fix location update degrees
- Allow more than one chance to update possessions before charging extra
- Improve app stability and performance
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- Provide clearer instructions on Solana requirements
- Offer better support channels
In-app purchases
Aquanta
No in-app purchases
Helium Mobile Builder
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Aquanta free?
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