LYNK smart control vs MyAquarium
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.
MyAquarium
This app allows users to set up and manage their AvidAqua InSight aquarium displays. Connect to your home network, link to a compatible controller, and customize on-screen readings for your aquarium.
- Display setup
- Network connection
- Controller linking
- Customizable readings
- Remote management
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MyAquarium is the companion app for your reef tank. See your tank the way you do. The built-in camera cuts through blue LED light so your photos finally match what your eyes see. One tap, no editing. Know your tank is okay. Live vitals and simple check-ups tell you what matters, in plain words, not walls of numbers. Set up InSight in minutes. MyAquarium walks you through connecting your AvidAqua InSight display, from unboxing to live on your network. Share the view. Invite family and crew to follow your tank and enjoy the photos. Built for reef keepers who want less fiddling and more time enjoying the tank.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyAquarium at 4.0 against LYNK smart control's 1.5. MyAquarium also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). LYNK smart control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.6 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
MyAquarium holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of LYNK smart control's written reviews are positive against 50% of MyAquarium's.
LYNK smart control ships an update every 6 weeks, MyAquarium every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LYNK smart control | MyAquarium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giesemann Lichttechnik und Aquaristik GmbH | AvidAqua, LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
LYNK smart control
No in-app purchases
MyAquarium
No in-app purchases
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