Aqua_Smart vs Aqualist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Aqua_Smart
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Supports aquarium maintenance. You can name and manage up to 10 aquariums. Displays the time to change the water, the time to clean the filter, and the quality of water (pH, TDS, NH3, etc.). Quality criteria can be set individually for each aquarium. Results can be sent by e-mail after maintenance. After learning how to use it, you can also enjoy a slideshow with your aquarium photos. Items that can be managed are as follows. - Filter maintenance: date and time, elapsed days, two-stage alarm - Water exchange: date and time, elapsed days, two-stage alarm - PH: Measurement date and time, measured value, lower limit, upper limit - TDS: Measurement date and time, measurement value, 2 levels of alarm level - NH3: Measurement date and time, measurement value, 2 levels of alarm level - HNO2: Measurement date and time, measurement value, 2 levels of alarm level - HNO3: Measurement date and time, measurement value, 2 levels of alarm level - launch: date and time, elapsed days, memo 1, memo 2 - Reserve 1-3: Date and time, elapsed days, memo 1, memo 2 - Reserve 1-3 (with alarm): Date and time, number of days elapsed, memo 1, number of alarm days - Aquarium volume calculation: width, depth, height - Salt bath salt content calculation: salt content, aquarium volume, salt concentration - Calculation of medicinal bath dosage: dosage, aquarium volume, instruction hydrological quantity, instruction dosage
Aqualist
Easily manage all aspects of your freshwater and saltwater aquariums. This app helps make your aquarium life more comfortable by tracking events and providing a centralized management system.
- Aquarium event management
- Freshwater and saltwater support
- Comfortable aquarium life
- Event tracking
- Centralized management
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More easier to manage aquariums. Make your aquarium life more comfortable ! You can manage all events about aquariums. Of course, App supports both of Freshwater and Seawater. Enjoy your aquarium life !!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Aqualist at Free against Aqua_Smart's $2.99. Aqualist also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Aqua_Smart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Aqualist is free to download; Aqua_Smart costs $2.99 up front. Aqualist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Aqua_Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aqua_Smart ships an update every 2 months, Aqualist every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aqua_Smart | Aqualist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free β better |
| Positive reviews | β | 66.7% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | β | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 β better | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kazunori ueda | Gaku Ishikawa |
In-app purchases
Aqua_Smart
No in-app purchases
Aqualist
- Pro monthly plan$1.991 Month
- Pro annually plan$19.991 Year
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