Spa Control vs RealRelax Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spa Control
Control your portable hot tub's lighting, water temperature, and massage pumps remotely via WiFi. Adjust your spa settings from your iPhone or iPad before you even get in.
- Remote spa control
- Adjust lighting
- Control water temperature
- Manage massage pumps
- WiFi connectivity
- iPhone/iPad compatible
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Set the mood of your spa by ensuring your have the right lighting, water temperature, and your massage pumps running just like you like, all from the convenience of your iPhone® or iPad®. Remotely control the operations of your portable hot tub via a local WiFi connection prior to you entering your spa. Spa Hardware Requirements Balboa BP Series Spa Control Pack bwa™ Wi-Fi module (Part Number: 50350) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.balboawater.com/privacy-policy/
RealRelax Smart
Control your smart massage devices with your phone. Adjust massage functions, customize modes, and enjoy voice or one-click operation for a truly relaxing home experience.
- Connect smart massage devices
- Voice control
- One-click operation
- Manual mode adjustment
- Customizable massage modes
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Real Relax is committed to control your massage products, via connecting smart massage devices with apps so that make home a place to really relax Product features: Add RealRelax massage devices to your smart mobile devices, make them operate massage products via voice or one-click control Manual mode: After wireless connection, all massage functions can be switched and adjusted, covers all the parts of your body. Customize mode: customize your unique modes and experiences according to your needs your feedback and support that promote our every progress, if you have any questions, please contact us: www.realrelaxmassage.com service@realrelaxmassage.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RealRelax Smart at 62% against Spa Control's 11%. RealRelax Smart also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). Spa Control's advantage is rating (2.7 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (626 vs 20). 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. Spa Control sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. RealRelax Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spa Control holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spa Control has 626 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Spa Control's written reviews are positive against 62% of RealRelax Smart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Spa Control ships an update every 2 months, RealRelax Smart every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spa Control | RealRelax Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (626 ratings) — better | 1.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.8% of reviews | 61.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 626 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Balboa Water Group | 晓忠 缪 |
Customer experience
Spa Control
RealRelax Smart
Bugs and requests
Spa Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
RealRelax Smart
Reported bugs
10 issues- Login fails intermittently with 'user does not exist' error
- Account creation loop - email already exists but won't login
- Verification code not sent or invalid when received
- App boots users out randomly and prevents re-login
- Bluetooth fails to detect chair despite connection showing in device settings
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- App crashes on startup or during registration
- Password reset feature non-functional
- Internet error messages during account creation
- WiFi timeout during initial setup
- App stops recognizing paired devices after weeks of use
Requested features
7 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Fix authentication and login system
- Enhance Bluetooth pairing process
- Reduce required personal information collection
- Implement better error messages and troubleshooting guidance
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- Expand physical controller features to match app capabilities
- Add offline mode functionality
In-app purchases
Spa Control
- Cloud Mode – Monthly$2.491 Month
- Cloud Mode – Monthly1 Year trial$2.491 Month
- Cloud Mode – Monthly1 Month trial$2.491 Month
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- Cloud Mode – Monthly6 Months trial$2.491 Month
- Cloud Mode – Monthly3 Months trial$2.491 Month
- Cloud Mode – Yearly$24.991 Year
- Cloud Mode – Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
- Cloud Mode – Yearly1 Year trial$24.991 Year
- Cloud Mode – Yearly3 Months trial$24.991 Year
- Cloud Mode – Yearly6 Months trial$24.991 Year
RealRelax Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spa Control free?
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