Spa Control vs Clearlight® Sauna Connect App
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/
Clearlight® Sauna Connect App
Control your infrared sauna remotely. Schedule sessions, adjust temperature and time, and manage interior and exterior lighting. You can also activate Full Spectrum heaters for a customized experience.
- Remote on/off control
- Future session scheduling
- Temperature and time adjustment
- Interior and exterior light control
- Full Spectrum heater activation
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When using the Clearlighti® infrared sauna Connect App, you can control your Clearlight Sanctuary Sauna from anywhere. With the app, you can: 1. Turn your sauna on and off. 2. Set a reservation for your sauna to turn on up to 36 hours in the future. 3. Control the temperature and time. 4. Control the inside and outside lights. 5. Turn on and off the Full Spectrum heaters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spa Control at 2.7 against Clearlight® Sauna Connect App's 1.3. Spa Control also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (629 vs 116). Clearlight® Sauna Connect App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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. Clearlight® Sauna Connect App 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 629 ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Spa Control's written reviews are positive against 8% of Clearlight® Sauna Connect App's.
Spa Control ships an update every 2 months, Clearlight® Sauna Connect App every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spa Control | Clearlight® Sauna Connect App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (629 ratings) — better | 1.3 (116 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.8% of reviews — better | 8.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 629 — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 31 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 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balboa Water Group | Clearlight Sauna |
Customer experience
Spa Control
Clearlight® Sauna Connect App
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
Clearlight® Sauna Connect App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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