Cove Connect vs SUBLUE ROBOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cove Connect
Manage your Cove smart home system remotely and stay informed about any activity. Receive real-time notifications to ensure your home's security and convenience, no matter where you are.
- Remote system control
- Activity notifications
- Anywhere access
- Home security monitoring
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Control your Cove system from anywhere and receive notifications of activity.
SUBLUE ROBOT
Control your intelligent swimming pool cleaning robot remotely. Track cleaning progress, schedule cleanings, and view detailed cleaning maps. Customize cleaning modes and receive firmware updates for optimal performance.
- Remote robot control
- Real-time cleaning progress tracking
- Scheduled cleaning reservations
- Customizable cleaning modes
- Cleaning map visualization
- One-click cleaning log sharing
- OTA firmware upgrades
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SUBLUE ROBOT App is a mobile App that connects to SUBLUE intelligent swimming pool cleaning robot products and supports the designated swimming pool cleaning robot products of SUBLUE. You can complete the function operations of the robot through the App and view more cleaning map information which is unavailable to traditional pool cleaning robots. After connecting to SUBLUE ROBOT App, you can easily unlock more functions: Keep track of the cleaning process at any time and get the cleaning path Remotely reserve cleaning in real time, allowing for swimming pool cleaning even when you are not at home Remotely control cleaning with your mobile phone, clean wherever it is dirty Display the cleaning data in real time and share the cleaning log by one click Freely set the cleaning mode, cover the bottom, walls and waterline of the swimming pool Remotely upgrade the robot firmware (OTA upgrade), experience the cutting-edge features as using a new machine every year SUBLUE Mall, more good products, more discounts Official Website: www.sublue.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cove Connect at 4.4 against SUBLUE ROBOT's 2.0. Cove Connect also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 4) and review sentiment (22% vs 0%). SUBLUE ROBOT's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). 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.
Cove Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cove Connect has 4.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Cove Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of SUBLUE ROBOT's.
Cove Connect ships an update fortnightly, SUBLUE ROBOT every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cove Connect | SUBLUE ROBOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (4.8K ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 369 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cove Smart, LLC | Sublue Underwater AI Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Cove Connect
SUBLUE ROBOT
Bugs and requests
Cove Connect
Reported bugs
5 issues- App constantly prompting for updates with no actual update available
- Sensors not showing up on the main screen
- Inability to toggle notifications or chimes for sensors
- Sensor names and types resetting randomly
- Login issues and app crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Improved camera integration
- More detailed activity logging
- Ability to rename sensors
- Dark mode option
- Alexa/Google Home integration
SUBLUE ROBOT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cove Connect
No in-app purchases
SUBLUE ROBOT
No in-app purchases
