Orphek iCon vs TUNZE
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.
TUNZE
Control TUNZE devices like pumps and controllers from a central app. It offers analysis and maintenance features for marine aquariums, helping to stabilize water chemistry and technology for a healthy environment.
- Centralized device control
- Pump and controller management
- Intelligent accessory features
- Water chemistry analysis
- Maintenance tracking
- Marine aquarium companion
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With the TUNZE App, you can control your TUNZE devices centrally, clearly and at any time – whether it’s pumps, controllers or intelligent accessory features. At the same time, the app includes all proven analysis and maintenance features of the former Reef Assistant – now completely free! This makes TUNZE the complete companion for a stable, healthy and easily maintained marine aquarium. Our philosophy: Record values, correct them, stabilize them. Optimal water chemistry and reliable technology are the foundation of a successful reef aquarium. Legal Information Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://app.tunze.com/tunze/en/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://app.tunze.com/tunze/en/data-terms Imprint: https://app.tunze.com/tunze/en/imprint More information: https://app.tunze.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orphek iCon at 4.2 against TUNZE's 1.6. Orphek iCon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). TUNZE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Orphek iCon holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orphek iCon has 51 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Orphek iCon ships an update every 12 months, TUNZE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orphek iCon | TUNZE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (51 ratings) — better | 1.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORPHEK LIMITED | fynix GmbH |
Customer experience
Orphek iCon
TUNZE
In-app purchases
Orphek iCon
No in-app purchases
TUNZE
No in-app purchases
