ReefstarLED vs Mantis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReefstarLED
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App is designed for Reefstar LED aquarium lights, comes with the exciting features as bellow: -Manual mode, quick set the intensity for each channel 0~100% -My program mode: Pre-set modes (SPS, LPS, SPS/LPS Burst alga and Moonlight) and My Program mode -4 Channels, 8 time-points settable, light intensity gradually goes up or down -Cloud Set & Flash Set, 3 time points available, -Sync display with the smart Wi-Fi Box -Applying to the daisy-chain system for multi Reefstar LED lights Supporting the following models from Reefstar LED: Reefstar LED S80pro
Mantis
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Supports water pumps, wave pumps and other series aquarium of products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ReefstarLED at every 4 days against Mantis's every 12 months. ReefstarLED also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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.
ReefstarLED ships an update every 4 days, Mantis every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReefstarLED | Mantis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 良 林 | 英臣 王 |
In-app purchases
ReefstarLED
No in-app purchases
Mantis
No in-app purchases
