Imagi vs Polytropic Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Imagi
Control and monitor your swimming pool remotely. Adjust heating, filtration, and lighting, and receive real-time updates on water quality, temperature, and weather conditions.
- Remote pool equipment control
- Real-time water quality monitoring
- Temperature tracking (water & air)
- Weather condition updates
- Configurable alerts
- Optional camera integration
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Piscines MAGILINE offers you the greatest innovation in the world of swimming pools: The iMAGI-X swimming pool. The iMAGI-X app allows you to interact with your pool via its intuitive interface specially designed for your Terminal. iMAGI-X allows you to remotely control your pool equipment: - heat pump - filtration - lights - treatment In addition, iMAGI-X informs you in real time about the various information relating to your swimming pool: - its pH and Cl indices - weather - the water temperature - the air temperature - its configurable alerts - Visual of your pool via MAGIcam (optional)
Polytropic Pro
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More than just an ordinary heat pump management tool, PolyConnect communicates directly with the POLYTROPIC Technicenter and allows the secure remote management of heat pumps: supervision, preventive maintenance, and ease of maintenance. SIMPLIFIED IMPLEMENTATION A WiFi box is installed as standard inside all our Inverter PACs (marketed from 2022), and easily accessible. From 2023 an option 4G is available. When user connect his machine and allow the professional to access to it, professional can access remotely to the machine. REMOTE MANAGEMENT A real preventive maintenance tool, the information is transmitted to allowed professional which can then anticipate any problems remotely, access the parameters and adjust, optimize, or even update the heat pump. The Modbus connection allows access to all the heat pump parameters and modification in "direct mode". PROACTIVITY Thanks to the feedback of error codes, the professional can remotely trigger an appropriate after-sales service procedure immediately, even before the user of the pool notices a possible problem or its consequences. EXPERT TIPS The TechniCenter is at your disposal for advice on the rational management of your pool fleet and possible energy savings . EFFICIENCY PolyConnect is linked to the POLYTROPIC TechniCenter and allows our technicians to visualize the entire fleet of heat pumps as well as the status of each machine. In the event of an error code, they can access the device settings via their secure interface to resolve the fault. No need to send a technician to the installation to see what the problem is, to collect simple information or to adjust the devices. POLYCONNECT IS A SECURE, FREE AND ERGONOMIC APPLICATION. It allows remote control of the heat pump via a smartphone or tablet thanks to an intuitive interface: status of the machine, water temperatures, outside temperature, operation of the filtration pump, heating setpoint temperature, choice of operating mode, alerts, programming of operating ranges... In order to ensure a complete follow-up, all the data of the heat pumps connected to PolyConnect are stored for 5 years: • the history of all alarms • internal sensor temperature probes • the operating time of compressors, pumps, etc. • user settings PolyConnect was developed by our internal services and all our servers are based in France (GDPR law respected). Thanks to a solid partnership PolyConnect is compatible with other equipment and offers the possibility of remotely managing water treatment with salt or chlorine via the mobile application, presenting the same functionality and history as for Polytropic heat pumps.
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Verdict
Imagi and Polytropic Pro are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Imagi ships an update every 2 months, Polytropic Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Imagi | Polytropic Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piscines Magiline | Polytropic |
In-app purchases
Imagi
No in-app purchases
Polytropic Pro
No in-app purchases









