Pool Control vs iLusmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pool Control
Manage your swimming pool's functions remotely. Control lighting, temperature, water levels, and pump settings from your smartphone. Requires a PoolControl3 controller.
- Remote pool appliance control
- Lighting management
- Water temperature monitoring
- Pool cover control
- Automatic water level adjustment
- Filter pump scheduling and speed control
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Control your swimming pool from the palm of your hand. Control and manage your swimming pool appliances from anywhere in the world. Pool lighting, Water temperature, Pool Cover, Automatic water level control and water depth, filter pump timers, filter pump speed, etc... Also works on pools from other brands. A PoolControl3 swimming pool controller by Technics and Applications is needed to be able to use this app.
iLusmart
Monitor your digital energy meter's consumption and energy flows. Gain insights into your usage patterns and receive advice to save on your energy bills. Expand functionality with modules for solar panels, battery storage, and EV charging.
- Digital energy meter monitoring
- Consumption and energy flow visualization
- Savings advice
- Solar panel module
- Battery storage module
- EV charging module
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Met de iLusmart App haal je het maximale uit je digitale energiemeter. De App brengt op basis van gegevens afkomstig van je digitale meter je verbruik en de afname- en (eventuele) injectiestromen, indien je zonnepanelen hebt, van en naar het net in kaart. Op deze manier biedt de App je niet enkel interessante inzichten in je verbruiksprofiel, maar levert ze ook adviezen over hoe je op je energiefactuur kan besparen. De iLusmart App is modulair uitbreidbaar met specifieke widgets voor zonnepanelen, batterijopslagsystemen en laadsystemen voor elektrische voertuigen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iLusmart at 72% against Pool Control's 6%. iLusmart also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Pool Control ships an update every 3 weeks, iLusmart every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pool Control | iLusmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Covrex | iLumen |
Customer experience
Pool Control
iLusmart
In-app purchases
Pool Control
No in-app purchases
iLusmart
No in-app purchases
