MW vs LYNK smart control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MW
Discover local specialty stores for marine aquariums. This app lists physical shops with their contact details, opening hours, and map locations. Excludes online-only retailers.
- Locate marine aquarium specialty stores
- View store contact information
- Check store opening hours
- Map integration for directions
- Lists physical store locations only
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Mit dieser App kannst du sehen, wo in Deiner Umgebung ein Fachgeschäft für Meerwasseraquaristik zu finden ist. Es sind nur Händler mit Laden enthalten. Reine Versandhändler werden nicht aufgeführt. Du findest die Kontaktdaten und die Öffnungszeiten und natürlich einen Eintrag auf der Karte.
LYNK smart control
Control your Giesemann smart aquarium devices with this user-friendly app. It offers easy setup, online monitoring, and various lighting programs like sunrise/sunset and weather simulation. Receive helpful notifications and acclimate new aquarium setups with guided programs.
- User-friendly WIFI interface
- Easy setup
- Online monitoring
- Preset lighting programs
- Sunrise/sunset simulation
- Acclimation program
- Power outage notifications
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The brand new Giesemann LYNK App provides a user friendly WIFI interface for all Giesemann smart devices like the new AURORA V-8. Features include easy set up, professional mode, online monitoring, data base and many other functions for all Giesemann WIFI products. Your Giesemann device doesn't require a permanent internet connection as it runs stand-alone. It just may be connected with your router during setup or even may adjusted by its own WIFI access point. The LYNK app provides a number of preset lighting programs as well as additional features including sunrise/sunset, lunar cycle, clouds and other weather simulation. The app offers as well an acclimation program for new aquarium setups. LYNK provides comfortable guidelines during setup and as well as useful notifications in the event of power outage. LYNK will be updated to include additional smart aquarium devices as they become available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LYNK smart control at 46% against MW's 17%. LYNK smart control also leads on iOS requirement (13.6 vs 18.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MW ships an update every 2 months, LYNK smart control every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MW | LYNK smart control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thallos | Giesemann Lichttechnik und Aquaristik GmbH |
Customer experience
MW
LYNK smart control
In-app purchases
MW
No in-app purchases
LYNK smart control
No in-app purchases
