Comparison

Tropica vs ONF Link

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tropica

This app helps both beginners and experienced hobbyists enhance their aquascaping. It allows you to track aquariums, get plant recommendations, and find inspiration with exclusive guides. It also offers helpful setup and maintenance advice for new aquarium owners.

Highlights
  • Track virtual aquarium collection
  • Plant recommendations
  • Favorite plant list
  • Aquascape inspiration and guides
  • Aquatic plants for home decor
  • Aquarium setup and maintenance guides
  • 90-day aquarium guide
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The Tropica App offers new and exciting features: whether you’re a newcomer or a seasoned hobbyist, the Tropica App will enhance your aquascaping experience. Through our App you will be able to: - Keep track of your aquariums by adding them to your virtual collection - Get plant recommendations based on your aquarium - Create a list of your favorite plants - Get inspired by our aquascapes and access exclusive building guides - Inspiration on how to use aquatic plants as a home decoration element If you are new to the aquarium hobby the app will provide you helpful guides on how to setup and maintain your aquarium. The updated ‘90 days guide’ will help keep track of your newly established aquarium, reducing the risk of algae and other common issues. For Tropica Dealers orders have never been easier. The Tropica App gives you full control and oversight over your orders, and lets you purchase our products wherever you are, at any time of the day. You will get access to our exclusive offers and limited-edition products as well as browse through our entire product range.

About

ONF Link

Control your smart lighting devices with this app. Adjust brightness, color temperature, and create personalized daylight cycles. Schedule lighting changes to match different times of the day.

Highlights
  • Manage ONF devices
  • Adjust brightness and color temperature
  • Create custom lighting schedules
  • Personalized daylight cycles
  • Manual and daylight cycle modes
Features
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The free ONF Link companion app uses your smartphone to manage your ONF devices, including lighting schedule, brightness, and color temperature. You can easily adjust the finer brightness and CCT( color temperature) in manual mode. In daylight cycle mode, you may set the combination of up to five groups of brightness and CCT. ONF device will change the light color and brightness gradually depending on the time you set, providing a variety of looks at different times, and creating a personalized daylight cycle.

Screenshots

Tropica4 screens
ONF Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tropica at 100% against ONF Link's 17%. Tropica also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1). ONF Link's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tropica holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tropica's written reviews are positive against 17% of ONF Link's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tropica ships an update every 13 months, ONF Link every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tropica versus ONF Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTropicaONF Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (45 ratings) — better2.1 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTropica Aquarium Plants ASYOU HAU CO.LTD

Customer experience

Tropica

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ONF Link

All ratings26 ratings
Positive19.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative73.1%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Tropica

No in-app purchases

None

ONF Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tropica free?
Tropica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ONF Link free?
ONF Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tropica or ONF Link?
Tropica is rated higher. Tropica averages 4.7 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while ONF Link averages 2.1 from 27 ratings.
Do Tropica or ONF Link have ads?
Neither Tropica nor ONF Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tropica or ONF Link?
Tropica ships an update every 13 months, and ONF Link every 6 months. Most recently, Tropica was updated on November 1, 2026 and ONF Link on November 2, 2026.

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