Tru vs Atlantic Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tru
Control your smart outdoor lighting system remotely via Bluetooth. Adjust white and RGB colors, dim lights, and create custom groups for different areas of your landscape. Share device access with family members for easy management.
- Bluetooth connection
- Remote control via iPhone/iPad
- Tunable white color (2200K-6500K)
- RGB static color control
- Dimming and On/Off
- Create lighting groups
- Device sharing
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Tru-scapes Smart Outdoor Living - RGBWW Lighting 1. Free App available to Download from App Stores. 2. Easy connection: Easily and quickly connect App to your landscape lighting by Bluetooth. 3. Remote control: Using your IPHONE or IPAD device to control your lighting system. 4. Tunable single white color from 2200K-6500K and can Dim and On/Off; Tunable RGB static single color and can dim and On/Off 5. Landscape: Zone/Backyard/Frontyard/Patio/Deck and so on 6. Create your own lighting groups 7. Device Sharing: One tap to share devices among family members.
Atlantic Control
This app consolidates control for various smart aquatic products, including ionizers, pumps, and lights. Users can effortlessly manage features like power, flow, ionization levels, and lighting sequences through a unified Bluetooth interface.
- Unified control for multiple smart products
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Manage pump flow and speed
- Adjust ionization levels
- Control color-changing lights
- Set timer functions
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The Atlantic Control app combines multiple apps into one easy to use app. Powered by Bluetooth, Atlantic Control integrates access to all of Atlantic's Smart Products – Triton Ionizer, TidalWave Variable Speed Controller and Color Changing Lights. Effortlessly switch between products and access features such as power, pump flow, ionization levels, colors, lighting sequences and timer functions.
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Verdict
Tru and Atlantic Control both sit at 2.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 20% of Tru's written reviews are positive against 0% of Atlantic Control's. Tru also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Tru against 3.0 for Atlantic Control. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tru has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Tru's written reviews are positive against 0% of Atlantic Control's.
Tru ships an update every 14 months, Atlantic Control every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tru | Atlantic Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Global Outdoor Living, LLC. | Atlantic Water Gardens |
Customer experience
Tru
Atlantic Control
In-app purchases
Tru
No in-app purchases
Atlantic Control
No in-app purchases
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