Comparison

Kichler Connects vs Atlantic Control

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

Head to head
About

Kichler Connects

Effortlessly manage your outdoor landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet. Create custom schedules, use preset options that adjust to daylight savings, or control your lights with your voice. Enjoy seamless integration with smart home devices and easy sharing with family members.

Highlights
  • Smartphone and tablet control
  • Customizable and preset schedules
  • Location-based and dusk-to-dawn scheduling
  • Daylight savings time adjustment
  • Voice control integration
  • Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity
  • On-board memory for offline control
Features
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Kichler Connects Digitally control your landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet in minutes with the Kichler Connects ™ app. Designed to work with our Kichler® Smart Control Timer, this app allows you to utilize one of our preset lighting schedules, or create custom schedules of your own. Preset schedules can align with your location, dusk-to-dawn, and adjust to daylight savings time– allowing you to be in control of the beauty of your outdoors. Easy to use and install, the Kichler Connects App: - Connects to your Smart Control Timer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth - Create customizable or select easy preset on/off schedules - Select cloud and location-based control, including astronomical scheduling, to align with the daylight savings hours and the changing seasons - Voice control via smart home devices for whole-home integration - Easily share and control among family members - For use with low-voltage landscape lighting transformers (compatible with most styles) - On-board memory to control your lights even if your Wi-Fi connection is interrupted - Can be set up by installers or homeowners quickly– just plug your timer into your transformer and set-up the app.

About

Atlantic Control

This app consolidates control for various smart aquatic products, including ionizers, pumps, and lights. Users can effortlessly manage features like power, flow, ionization levels, and lighting sequences through a unified Bluetooth interface.

Highlights
  • Unified control for multiple smart products
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Manage pump flow and speed
  • Adjust ionization levels
  • Control color-changing lights
  • Set timer functions
Features
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The Atlantic Control app combines multiple apps into one easy to use app. Powered by Bluetooth, Atlantic Control integrates access to all of Atlantic's Smart Products – Triton Ionizer, TidalWave Variable Speed Controller and Color Changing Lights. Effortlessly switch between products and access features such as power, pump flow, ionization levels, colors, lighting sequences and timer functions.

Screenshots

Kichler Connects4 screens
Atlantic Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kichler Connects at 4.7 against Atlantic Control's 3.0. Kichler Connects also leads on ratings volume (705 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kichler Connects holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kichler Connects has 705 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kichler Connects ships an update every 16 months, Atlantic Control every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kichler Connects versus Atlantic Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKichler ConnectsAtlantic Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (705 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings705 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB59 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperL.D. Kichler CO..THEAtlantic Water Gardens

Customer experience

Kichler Connects

All ratings698 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative85.7%

Atlantic Control

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Kichler Connects

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Schedules and presets not working as expected
  • Inability to control lighting system through app or voice assistants
  • Inconsistent performance, with lights not turning on/off as scheduled

Requested features

2 requests
  • Integration with Apple HomeKit
  • Simpler and more intuitive app design

Atlantic Control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kichler Connects

No in-app purchases

None

Atlantic Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kichler Connects free?
Kichler Connects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Atlantic Control free?
Atlantic Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kichler Connects or Atlantic Control?
Kichler Connects is rated higher. Kichler Connects averages 4.7 out of 5 from 705 ratings, while Atlantic Control averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kichler Connects or Atlantic Control have ads?
Neither Kichler Connects nor Atlantic Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kichler Connects or Atlantic Control?
Kichler Connects ships an update every 16 months, and Atlantic Control every 8 months. Most recently, Kichler Connects was updated on November 7, 2026 and Atlantic Control on November 4, 2026.

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