LYNK smart control vs Desgeo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LYNK smart control
Control your Giesemann smart aquarium devices with this user-friendly app. It offers easy setup, online monitoring, and various lighting programs like sunrise/sunset and weather simulation. Receive helpful notifications and acclimate new aquarium setups with guided programs.
- User-friendly WIFI interface
- Easy setup
- Online monitoring
- Preset lighting programs
- Sunrise/sunset simulation
- Acclimation program
- Power outage notifications
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The brand new Giesemann LYNK App provides a user friendly WIFI interface for all Giesemann smart devices like the new AURORA V-8. Features include easy set up, professional mode, online monitoring, data base and many other functions for all Giesemann WIFI products. Your Giesemann device doesn't require a permanent internet connection as it runs stand-alone. It just may be connected with your router during setup or even may adjusted by its own WIFI access point. The LYNK app provides a number of preset lighting programs as well as additional features including sunrise/sunset, lunar cycle, clouds and other weather simulation. The app offers as well an acclimation program for new aquarium setups. LYNK provides comfortable guidelines during setup and as well as useful notifications in the event of power outage. LYNK will be updated to include additional smart aquarium devices as they become available.
Desgeo
Control your smart fish tank remotely, adjusting lighting, water flow, and feeding schedules. Monitor your aquarium's status from anywhere and set custom lighting modes for an immersive experience.
- Remote tank monitoring and control
- 16 million full spectrum LED lighting
- Adjustable ultra-quiet water pump
- Remote automatic feeding with scheduling
- Timed task scheduling for lights
- Power failure memory function
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【Product Features】 remote control As long as your fish tank is connected to the network through the WiFi control box, no matter where you are, you can monitor the running status of the equipment in real time and control the fish tank remotely. 16 million full spectrum LEDs High-integrated colored light beads are used to optimize the optical electronic solution. Provide sunlight, color light, streamer, a variety of mode options. Warm, dark and rhythm can be adjusted. No matter which color, it can give you an immersive lighting experience. Ultra-quiet water pump stepless adjustment Through the APP, the flow rate of the water pump can be adjusted, and then the oxygen content entering the fish tank can be adjusted. When feeding the fish, you can turn off the water pump with one key, or reduce the speed of the water pump. Remote automatic feeding timing ration Remote automatic feeding can be enabled through the APP, and the feeding time, feeding amount, and number of feedings can be set. You can check the feeding record in time, so you don't have to worry about feeding problems even if you are traveling for business. timed task Set the switch state of the light at a specified time, which can be used as a function such as good morning wake-up. Power failure memory reminder The fish tank has a power-off memory function, and it will return to the state before the shutdown after an accidental power-off and restart. 【contact us】 Every progress is inseparable from the attention and support of users. Looking forward to your various likes and comments. For more information on descriptive geometry, please follow Official WeChat account: 画法几何芯智能鱼缸 Official Weibo: @画法几何芯智能鱼缸
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LYNK smart control at 46% against Desgeo's 8%. LYNK smart control also leads on rating (1.5 vs 1.0). Desgeo's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
LYNK smart control holds the better App Store score, 1.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of LYNK smart control's written reviews are positive against 8% of Desgeo's.
LYNK smart control ships an update every 6 weeks, Desgeo every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LYNK smart control | Desgeo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giesemann Lichttechnik und Aquaristik GmbH | Beijing Yuanyibai Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
LYNK smart control
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In-app purchases
LYNK smart control
No in-app purchases
Desgeo
No in-app purchases









