Orphek iCon vs Hydor App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orphek iCon
This app allows users to remotely program, control, and monitor smart lights via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Access your lighting settings from anywhere with an internet connection using your smartphone or tablet.
- Bluetooth + Wifi control
- Remote programming
- Remote monitoring
- Control from phone or tablet
- Anytime, anywhere access
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The Orphek iCon technology brings built-in Bluetooth + Wifi control allowing you to easily program, control, and monitor your light(s) from your Cell Phone or Tablet, any time and any place you are in the world, where internet access is available.
Hydor App
Remotely manage and configure your aquarium devices from anywhere. Set daily programs, create personalized device sets, and receive status notifications to keep your aquarium running smoothly.
- Remote Wi-Fi device management
- Configure daily programs
- Create personalized device sets
- Real-time status notifications
- Manage multiple devices
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Control your aquarium devices at home or wherever you are thanks to Hydor. With the Hydor app You will be able to: - Manage each Hydor device via Wi-fi directly and in remote - Configure and manage your daily program - Create personalized sets linked to your account - Notification system can update you on Hydor device status wherever you are. Enter into the Hydor world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orphek iCon at 4.2 against Hydor App's 1.4. Hydor App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (10% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Orphek iCon holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 52 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Orphek iCon's written reviews are positive against 10% of Hydor App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Orphek iCon ships an update every 12 months, Hydor App every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Orphek iCon | Hydor App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (51 ratings) — better | 1.4 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORPHEK LIMITED | Ferplast S.p.a. |
Customer experience
Orphek iCon
Hydor App
In-app purchases
Orphek iCon
No in-app purchases
Hydor App
No in-app purchases
