SmartAquar vs VLEN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartAquar
Remotely manage your aquarium's heating rod from any location. Supports controlling multiple devices simultaneously and allows for easy sharing with family members. Receive instant notifications about your tank's status.
- Remote heating rod control
- Multi-device support
- Automatic operation
- Device sharing
- Real-time condition alerts
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*Control your water tank heating rod anytime and anywhere *Supports multi device control, one device, automatic operation *Device sharing, intelligent life shared by the whole family *Push messages to keep track of water tank conditions at all times
VLEN
Control and manage smart home devices from various brands with this comprehensive app. It enables remote operation, intelligent scene creation, and home sharing for a connected living experience. Supports voice commands and multiple languages.
- Remote device control
- Intelligent scene linkage
- Multi-brand compatibility
- Home sharing
- Voice control integration
- Multilingual support
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VLEN Intelligent Manufacturing APP is a fully functional product control app that supports multiple distribution methods, remote control of devices, intelligent linkage of multiple brands and categories, scene linkage, home sharing, compatibility with mainstream voice control, continuous iteration, and multilingual support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VLEN at 5.0 against SmartAquar's 2.0. VLEN also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). SmartAquar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (3 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.
VLEN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
SmartAquar ships an update every 2 months, VLEN every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartAquar | VLEN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gizwits IoT Technology Co., Ltd. | 扬州威能 |
Customer experience
SmartAquar
VLEN
In-app purchases
SmartAquar
No in-app purchases
VLEN
No in-app purchases
