dewenwils vs illuminex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dewenwils
Control your smart home devices remotely and connect them for a seamless experience. Monitor device status from anywhere and share access with family members. Discover and purchase new smart products through the integrated online mall.
- Remote device control
- Smart home connection
- Family device sharing
- Real-time status feedback
- Online smart product mall
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Life is simple from now on. 1、Device Control: remote control, build a "smart family". 2、Smart Connection: fast connection, enjoy the extremely speed experience. 3、Shared Devices: make it easy for the whole family to enjoy smart life. 4、Information Feedback: gain insight into the status of your home devices, anytime, anywhere. 5、Online Mall: enter the mall to buy smart products.
illuminex
This app provides seamless control over your pool equipment, including pumps, lights, and heaters. Monitor and adjust settings remotely, schedule operations, and receive real-time alerts for optimized pool performance and efficiency.
- Integrates pumps, lights, and heaters
- Remote monitoring and adjustment
- Schedule operations
- Real-time alerts
- Optimizes pool performance
- Intuitive pool management
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illuminex, the ultimate solution for seamless pool automation! Take complete control of your pool experience with one app that integrates all your essential equipment—pumps, lights, heaters, and more—working together in perfect harmony. With illuminex, you can monitor and adjust your pool settings anytime, anywhere. Schedule operations, receive real-time alerts, and enjoy customized control, all designed to optimize your pool’s performance and efficiency. Whether you’re at home or on the go, your pool is always at your fingertips, ready for relaxation. Say goodbye to juggling multiple systems. With illuminex, pool management is now effortless, smart, and intuitive, bringing you convenience and innovation in every splash.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: illuminex at 100% against dewenwils's 32%. illuminex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). dewenwils's advantage is ratings volume (237 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
illuminex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dewenwils has 237 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of dewenwils's written reviews are positive against 100% of illuminex's.
| Parameter | dewenwils | illuminex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (237 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dewenwils Inc. | Illuminex Pool Products Inc. |
Customer experience
dewenwils
illuminex
Bugs and requests
dewenwils
Reported bugs
16 issues- Device switch locations move on 'All Devices' page
- Timer switch consistently turns off on its own
- App constantly logs out users
- Astronomical mode doesn't work
- Cannot adjust for sunrise/sunset times
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- Scheduler interface is unordered and hard to check
- Connecting to WiFi requires disabling 5G
- App only turns transformer on and off, no circuit separation
- Schedule function doesn't work
- Timer function does not turn devices on or off
- GUI doesn't reflect zone changes
- Cannot turn zones off with the app
- App has stopped working for pool motor timer
- Cannot set on and off times anymore
- App loses the network consistently
- Scenes do not activate when saved
Requested features
7 requests- Indication on 'AllDevices' page if each is On or Off
- Bigger back arrow
- Clarify device prompt labels
- Widgets or shortcut commands
- Apple Home integration
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- iPhone widget for easy access
- Feature to set timer to turn on for a certain amount of time then go off
illuminex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dewenwils
No in-app purchases
illuminex
No in-app purchases
