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
This app offers comprehensive control over smart home devices, enabling remote operation, intelligent scene creation, and multi-brand integration. It supports voice commands and home sharing for seamless management of your connected living space.
- Remote device control
- Intelligent scene linkage
- Multi-brand and category support
- Home sharing functionality
- Voice control compatibility
- 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. SmartAquar's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 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
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| 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 | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 41 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
