Comparison

Reef Tiles vs RLD Viewer

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

Head to head

Reef Tiles

Always on Apex Display

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 3.65 ratingsView app →

About

Reef Tiles

This app provides an alternative dashboard for Apex Fusion, designed as an always-on display for your reef tank. It features a simple interface to view key parameters, built-in graphs, and an audible alarm for Neptune Apex users.

Highlights

Always-on display
Simple interface
Key parameter monitoring
Built-in graphs
Audible alarm

Features

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Reef Tiles is an alternate dashboard for Apex Fusion. Designed to be an always on display, it has a large, simple interface which shows you your tank's most import parameters at a glance. Topped off with built in graphs & an audible alarm it makes for an excellent companion to your Neptune Apex equipped reef tank.

About

RLD Viewer

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The RLD Viewer is a companion app to the RLD Database Platform.

Screenshots

RLD Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: RLD Viewer at 3 against Reef Tiles's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Reef Tiles ships an update every 20 months, RLD Viewer every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and May 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

Reef Tiles versus RLD Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Reef Tiles	RLD Viewer
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.6 (5 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	62.5% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	5 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 20 months	Every 13 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	16 MB	0 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Arin Sarkissian	Real Life Data, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Reef Tiles

No in-app purchases

None

RLD Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reef Tiles free?

Reef Tiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is RLD Viewer free?

RLD Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Reef Tiles or RLD Viewer have ads?

Neither Reef Tiles nor RLD Viewer shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Reef Tiles or RLD Viewer?

Reef Tiles ships an update every 20 months, and RLD Viewer every 13 months. Most recently, Reef Tiles was updated on June 6, 2026 and RLD Viewer on May 19, 2026.