Simple Zip vs Roberts Hot Tub Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Zip
This utility app offers a straightforward way to compress files, photos, and videos. It focuses on speed and simplicity, providing a distraction-free experience without advertisements or internet connectivity requirements.
- Compress files
- Compress photos
- Compress videos
- No ads
- No internet required
- Fast compression
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Simple Zip - The pure and simple compression tool. Compress files, photos, and videos quickly. No ads, no network access, no distractions. Simply focused on what matters.
Roberts Hot Tub Controller
Control your hot tub remotely from your iOS device. Adjust temperature, set filtration cycles, and manage pumps. Built-in freeze protection ensures your tub is safe.
- Remote hot tub control
- Temperature adjustment
- Filtration cycle settings
- Pump on/off control
- Built-in freeze protection
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The RHtubs Controller App, is an app for your iOS device that allows you to access your hot tub via a direct connection anywhere in the local proximity of your tub, anywhere in your house that you can connect to your local WiFi network. The App is the only control that works with the Roberts Hot Tubs Controller and has full functionality to set temperature, filtration cycles and to turn pumps on and off. Freeze controllers are also already built in by default.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Zip at 5.0 against Roberts Hot Tub Controller's 3.3. Simple Zip also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Roberts Hot Tub Controller's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Simple Zip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Simple Zip ships an update every 6 days, Roberts Hot Tub Controller monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Zip | Roberts Hot Tub Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Move On Studio | Robert's Hot Tubs, Inc. |
Customer experience
Simple Zip
Roberts Hot Tub Controller
In-app purchases
Simple Zip
No in-app purchases
Roberts Hot Tub Controller
No in-app purchases
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