ReefDoser vs Smart Reef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReefDoser
This app helps tropical marine aquarium owners calculate precise dosages for essential elements like Calcium, Magnesium, and Alkalinity. It features an extensive database of over 70 products to ensure optimal water parameters for your reef tank.
- Element dosage calculation
- Calcium, Magnesium, Alkalinity tracking
- Potassium, Iodine, Strontium, Boron, Silicate
- Product database (70+ items)
- Tropical marine aquarium focus
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Reef Calculator for tropical marine aquariums, to help calculate the correct dosages of specific elements needed to maintain recommended levels. Current elements are Calcium, Magnesium, Alkalinity, Potassium, Iodine, Strontium, Boron & Silicate. Choose products from over 70 items in our updated database
Smart Reef
Manage your marine aquarium with this app. It provides device management, alerts for issues, and detailed historical data. A central dashboard offers a clear overview of your aquarium's status and device operations.
- Device management
- Aquarium alerts
- Measurement history
- Operational status dashboard
- Planned job journal
- Preset sharing
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Functionality: • device management • alerts when any problems occur in the aquarium • presentation of measurements and the operational status of devices • device operation and measurements history • clear, collective dashboard with information on device operation • modern table of parameters measured in the aquarium • unique journal of planned jobs and aquarium task history integrated with devices Devices may be connected via a Wi-Fi network and your home router. Dashboard sharing, loading and sharing of presets with other users and many more useful features. Supported devices: • Thermo control - temperature controller • Thermo view - temperature monitor • TDS meter - reverse osmosis water monitor • Salinity guardian - salinity monitor • pH meter - pH monitor • Level sensor - water/liquid level meter • Level keeper - automatic water refill system • Smart pump - dosing pump • Power switcher - timing programmer / device switch • Reef flare - smart LED lamp • Smart roller • Smart tester • Dosing pumps • kH keeper
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReefDoser at 54% against Smart Reef's 4%. ReefDoser also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.6). Smart Reef's advantage is rating (1.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Smart Reef sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. ReefDoser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Reef holds the better App Store score, 1.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Reef has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of ReefDoser's written reviews are positive against 4% of Smart Reef's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReefDoser | Smart Reef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.5 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 3.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixelwand Ltd | Reef Factory sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
ReefDoser
Smart Reef
In-app purchases
ReefDoser
No in-app purchases
Smart Reef
- Warranty 3 years$12.99
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