aquaPlanner vs ReefKinetics Cloud Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
aquaPlanner
Manage your aquarium with ease. Schedule maintenance, log water tests, and track inhabitants and equipment. Never forget a task with helpful notifications and calculators.
- Maintenance scheduling with notifications
- Water test logging
- Inhabitant and equipment logs
- Calculators
- Data export to CSV
- Multiple aquarium support
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aquaPlanner is the number 1 aquarium manager in the App Store. Maintenance and scheduling becomes easy with notifications, water test logging, calculators, inhabitant and equipment log. Over 10,000 downloads and 100's of ratings. Ditch the notepad and let your iDevice be your aquarium manager. Check out the video at http://www.alliatek.com/mobile/aquaplanner/index.html aquaPlanner Pro has unlimited aquariums, notifications, notes, water analysis logging, graphing, inhabitants, and equipment. Multiple Aquariums Task Alert System Inhabitant Log, with user created Custom List Equipment Log Graphs Syncing and Backup Export data as a CSV and open as spreadsheet Calculators Share via Facebook, Twitter, and Email User History per Aquarium No yearly or monthly subscriptions Lets face it we love our aquarium but sometimes we are either lazy or don't remember when to do some simple maintenance. Looking for an easy way to keep track of your aquarium? One that will let you know when you are neglecting your prized possessions? aquaPlanner will allow you to adjust the parameters and time intervals for your aquarium and will let you know when its time to change the water, filter, carbon, chemi-pure, purigen, change your fluorescent bulbs, CFL's, T5's, HQI's, top off the water, check your chemistry, trim your chaeto, clean your skimmer, add calcium, add trace elements, add medication, and add other supplements. You can also log the water parameters for temperature, salinity, ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, pH, alkalinity, calcium, phosphates, magnesium, copper, iodine, oxygen, silicate, strontium, and potassium. It's perfect for the advanced and the beginner alike. It's complicated to keep track of so many tasks, aquaPlanner will do the hard work for you and let you know when its time to pamper your tank. Check out the video at http://www.alliatek.com/mobile/aquaplanner/index.html
ReefKinetics Cloud Controller
This app simplifies aquarium maintenance for both experienced and new reef enthusiasts. It assists with complex environments and makes the hobby less intimidating. The associated device helps run tests and fix potential issues.
- Assists advanced reefers
- Simplifies hobby for new enthusiasts
- Runs reagent-based tests
- Runs probe-based tests
- Helps fix potential issues
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Is a venture-backed company based in Beirut, created and driven by passion and long experience in Reef aquariums. With capabilities in design, engineering, hardware, software and chemistry; we aim at simplifying aquarium maintenance by: • Assisting advanced reefers that grow complex environments. • Making this hobby less intimidating for new enthusiasts. Reefbot is a device that has different purposes of watching, reporting and caring for your aquarium. Reefbot will allow you to easily: • Run reagent-based tests. • Run probe-based tests. • Fix different potential issues.
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Verdict
aquaPlanner and ReefKinetics Cloud Controller both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 52% of aquaPlanner's written reviews are positive against 0% of ReefKinetics Cloud Controller's. aquaPlanner also leads on ratings volume (60 vs 5). ReefKinetics Cloud Controller's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On rating, 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
ReefKinetics Cloud Controller is free to download; aquaPlanner costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for aquaPlanner against 3.4 for ReefKinetics Cloud Controller. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: aquaPlanner has 60 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of aquaPlanner's written reviews are positive against 0% of ReefKinetics Cloud Controller's.
aquaPlanner ships an update every 3 weeks, ReefKinetics Cloud Controller monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | aquaPlanner | ReefKinetics Cloud Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (60 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Weeks | Reef Kinetics sal |
Customer experience
aquaPlanner
ReefKinetics Cloud Controller
Bugs and requests
aquaPlanner
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when trying to add or update test results
- Water parameter graphs not displaying correctly
- Alerts not working as expected or disappearing
- Issues with data syncing and information being lost
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to upload and view tank photos
- Expand water parameter tracking and graphing capabilities
- Improve syncing and backup options across devices
- Allow more customization of alerts and maintenance schedules
- Expand database of aquatic species and equipment
ReefKinetics Cloud Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
aquaPlanner
No in-app purchases
ReefKinetics Cloud Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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