PoolSync vs Sunblazer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoolSync
Control your pool equipment remotely from your iOS device. Adjust settings like temperature and sanitization, create schedules, and receive important alerts. Stay connected to your pool's status whether you're at home or away.
- Remote equipment control
- Adjust heat pump set point
- Change sanitization level
- Create schedules
- Receive alerts
- Monitor pool status
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Effortlessly control PoolSync™ Ready equipment from your iOS device. Adjust the heat pump set point, change the sanitization level, create schedules and receive alerts when action needs to be taken. Home or away always be in sync with your pool. PoolSync Ready equipment includes: • ChlorSync™ Models CS30 CS40 & CS50 • HeatWave SuperQuiet® Heat Pumps • HeatChlor Chlorinator & Heat Pump Combo
Sunblazer
Manage your pool equipment remotely from your smartphone. Connect all devices for seamless control, set schedules, automate settings, and choose from manual, automatic, or silent modes. Requires a WiFi connection for anywhere access.
- Remote control of pool equipment
- Automation settings
- Schedule management
- Connect all devices
- Anywhere access via WiFi
- Manual, automatic, and silent modes
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Easily control all of your Sunblazer Invertech Pool Equipment straight from your smartphone! The Sunblazer App makes pool management easy with simple remote control and automation settings. Using these settings, you can connect all your Sunblazer pool equipment products in one seamless process and access coverage anywhere. All you need is a WiFi connection! Set schedules, automate specific settings, or just take direct control using the app at any given time. You even have different modes to choose from such as manual, automatic, and even silent mode to make your pool equipment run the way you need it to. Ready to take your Sunblazer equipment to the next level?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sunblazer at 100% against PoolSync's 20%. Sunblazer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
| Parameter | PoolSync | Sunblazer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (64 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AquaCal AutoPilot, Inc | Pinch A Penny |
Customer experience
PoolSync
Sunblazer
Bugs and requests
PoolSync
Reported bugs
18 issues- Connection issues: "cloud connected" but "unit does not appear online"
- Wi-Fi connection fails even when close to router
- App gets stuck in setup mode, doesn't find heater/chiller (Error 1012)
- Cannot input spaces in Wi-Fi password
- Bug in verification screen preventing code input
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- App disconnects from controller frequently, even when close
- App loses connection after a few weeks of use
- Unit not found after initial setup
- Update broke remote control functionality
- Scheduling functionality removed/broken after updates
- Password authentication screen is broken
- Forced update requires physical button press for authorization
- Scheduling feature removed from app
- Tiny font size, difficult to read
- Scheduling system does not work, settings disappear
- Repeatedly need to resync device after closing app
- Heater turns on with pump schedule instead of app schedule
- Location services required for app functionality
Requested features
15 requests- Add temperature history graph
- Add notifications for heater issues
- Integrate relay contacts for heating priority
- Allow spaces in Wi-Fi passwords
- Add Alexa, Google, HomeKit, IFTTT integration
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- Improve UI aesthetics (background color, animation, sound)
- Add solar info to the app
- Ability to add/edit equipment through the app
- Create group schedules via the app
- Usage meter for heater run time
- Dynamic Type support for text scaling
- Ability to size text
- Create two schedules (on time and off time)
- Restore scheduling function
- Add a low point for heat and high point for chiller
Sunblazer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PoolSync
No in-app purchases
Sunblazer
No in-app purchases
