Comparison

Aquascape Smart Control App vs Oelo Anywhere

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Aquascape Smart Control App

Effortlessly manage your outdoor water features and lighting from your smartphone. Adjust pump flow, schedule colorful light displays, and monitor energy usage for a smarter, more convenient backyard experience.

Highlights
  • Control pond pumps
  • Schedule colored lights
  • Select light colors
  • Monitor power consumption
  • Remote access
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How Smart Is Your Backyard? The Aquascape Smart Control App lets you control outdoor lighting, ponds, waterfalls, and fountains from anywhere at any time using your iPhone or iPad. Outdoor living has never been easier! Use the app to: - control the flow of adjustable flow pond pumps - turn adjustable flow pond pumps off and on, as needed - schedule color-changing lights to coincide with time of day - select the color of lights in your landscape or water feature when using color-changing lights - monitor power consumption to control energy costs

About

Oelo Anywhere

Control and customize your permanent holiday lighting system with a wide range of colors and movement options. Save your favorite patterns, schedule them up to a year in advance, and manage your lights from anywhere in the world. Requires a specific hardware unit for operation.

Highlights
  • Multi-color lighting options
  • Customizable lighting programs
  • Movement effects
  • Save favorite patterns
  • Remote control from anywhere
  • Schedule lighting up to 12 months in advance
Features
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Unlike other permanent holiday lights, Oelo is the only multi-color system that lets you mix and match infinite color options while adding movement to create your own custom lighting programs. Our patented channel that fully encloses our lights enables them to be left up year round. With the app, you can save your favorite patterns for ease, and you can set your system to turn on (and off) by itself for added convenience. Control your lights from anywhere in the world seamlessly. Or schedule your patterns up to 12 months in advance. Oelo Cloud Control Unit Required for use of Oelo Anywhere app.

Screenshots

Aquascape Smart Control App4 screens
Oelo Anywhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Oelo Anywhere at none against Aquascape Smart Control App's shown. Oelo Anywhere also leads on rating (3.4 vs 3.1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oelo Anywhere holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Aquascape Smart Control App's written reviews are positive against 50% of Oelo Anywhere's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Aquascape Smart Control App versus Oelo Anywhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquascape Smart Control AppOelo Anywhere
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (49 ratings)3.4 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAquascape, inc.Oelo LLC

Customer experience

Aquascape Smart Control App

All ratings44 ratings
Positive47.7%
Neutral11.4%
Negative40.9%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative45.9%

Oelo Anywhere

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Aquascape Smart Control App

No in-app purchases

None

Oelo Anywhere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aquascape Smart Control App free?
Aquascape Smart Control App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oelo Anywhere free?
Oelo Anywhere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aquascape Smart Control App or Oelo Anywhere?
Oelo Anywhere is rated higher. Aquascape Smart Control App averages 3.1 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Oelo Anywhere averages 3.4 from 18 ratings.
Do Aquascape Smart Control App or Oelo Anywhere have ads?
Aquascape Smart Control App shows ads; Oelo Anywhere does not.
Which is updated more often, Aquascape Smart Control App or Oelo Anywhere?
Aquascape Smart Control App ships an update every 6 weeks, and Oelo Anywhere every 6 weeks. Most recently, Aquascape Smart Control App was updated on November 3, 2026 and Oelo Anywhere on November 3, 2026.

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