Spa Control vs Sunlighten
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/
Sunlighten
Optimize your well-being with this app, designed to enhance your light therapy and sauna experiences. Create personalized wellness programs, track sessions in real-time, and control your devices remotely for a seamless health journey.
- Science-based wellness programs
- Personalized program creation
- Real-time session tracking
- Remote sauna control (Wi-Fi)
- Audio and lighting management
- Red light therapy panel programs
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Take your wellness journey to the next level with the Sunlighten app, designed to enhance your Sunlighten sauna and Sunlighten RED Light Therapy Panel experience and optimize your well-being. Stay in control, feel your best, and enjoy the full potential of Sunlighten products. Key Features: • Science-based wellness programs designed to help you reach your health goals. • Create your own personalized programs. • Real-time session tracking. • Schedule your sauna sessions to build a routine. • Remote sauna control for compatible connected saunas • Manage your sauna's audio and lighting settings. • Get the most of our your RED Light Therapy Panel with over 20 scientifically optimized programs and guidance from the leaders in light therapy. Owners of mPulse saunas and RED Light Therapy Panels can enjoy full access to all app features, while owners of Amplify, Signature, and Solo Rise models can take advantage of convenient audio control. Stay connected for exciting updates as we continue to enhance your Sunlighten experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunlighten at none against Spa Control's 10. Sunlighten also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 11%). Spa Control's advantage is ratings volume (626 vs 88) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, 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. Sunlighten asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for Spa Control against 2.7 for Sunlighten. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spa Control has 626 ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of Spa Control's written reviews are positive against 20% of Sunlighten's.
Spa Control ships an update every 2 months, Sunlighten every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spa Control | Sunlighten |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (626 ratings) | 2.7 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.8% of reviews | 19.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 626 — better | 88 |
| 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Balboa Water Group | Sunlighten Inc |
Customer experience
Spa Control
Sunlighten
Bugs and requests
Spa Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sunlighten
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to connect to sauna
- Scheduled programs not running as expected
- Inconsistent lighting controls
- Tablet frequently restarts or loses connection
Requested features
4 requests- Remote start and preheat capability
- Improved app stability and reliability
- Better integration between app and sauna
- More customization options
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
Sunlighten
No in-app purchases
Questions
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