Comparison

LYNK smart control vs Reef Pilot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • User-friendly WIFI interface
  • Easy setup
  • Online monitoring
  • Preset lighting programs
  • Sunrise/sunset simulation
  • Acclimation program
  • Power outage notifications
Features
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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.

About

Reef Pilot

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Reef Pilot is ATI Aquaristik's control app for modern saltwater aquariums. The app allows for convenient Bluetooth connection and precise control of the new StratonX aquarium light. Lighting intensity, color channels, and time schedules can be individually adjusted to create optimal lighting conditions for corals and fish – simply, intuitively, and directly from your smartphone.

Screenshots

LYNK smart control4 screens
Reef Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reef Pilot at daily against LYNK smart control's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LYNK smart control ships an update every 6 weeks, Reef Pilot daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LYNK smart control versus Reef Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLYNK smart controlReef Pilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiesemann Lichttechnik und Aquaristik GmbHATI Aquaristik GmbH

In-app purchases

None

LYNK smart control

No in-app purchases

None

Reef Pilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LYNK smart control free?
LYNK smart control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reef Pilot free?
Reef Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LYNK smart control or Reef Pilot have ads?
Neither LYNK smart control nor Reef Pilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LYNK smart control or Reef Pilot?
LYNK smart control ships an update every 6 weeks, and Reef Pilot daily. Most recently, LYNK smart control was updated on October 7, 2026 and Reef Pilot on October 2, 2026.

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