Bullfrog Spas vs Aquascape Smart Control App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bullfrog Spas
Control your spa remotely from anywhere with a WiFi or cellular signal. Adjust temperature, lighting, pumps, and filtration settings via your smartphone or tablet. Ensure your hot tub is always ready for relaxation.
- Remote spa monitoring
- Adjust temperature
- Control lighting
- Manage pumps
- Adjust filtration settings
- WiFi enabled control
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The CloudControl ™ spa control system by Bullfrog Spas is a cloud-based and WiFi enabled digital control system that lets you monitor and operate your spa from anywhere you have a WiFi or digital cellular signal. CloudControl™ allows you to monitor all your spa’s electronic settings remotely. You can also start the tub, change temperature settings, turn on lighting, control pumps, and adjust filtration settings from your smartphone, web-enabled device or tablet. With the CloudControl™ module on your Bullfrog Spa, a wireless router/modem at home, and this CloudControl™ app, you can easily ensure that your hot tub will always be ready when you are, whether you are at home now or planning for relaxation later. Spa and Home Hardware Requirements: Balboa BP Series Spa Control Pack bwa™ Wi-Fi module (Part Number: 50350) WiFi modem or router
Aquascape Smart Control App
Effortlessly manage your outdoor water features and lighting from your smartphone. Adjust pump flow, schedule colorful light displays, and monitor energy usage for a smarter, more convenient backyard experience.
- Control pond pumps
- Schedule colored lights
- Select light colors
- Monitor power consumption
- Remote access
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How Smart Is Your Backyard? The Aquascape Smart Control App lets you control outdoor lighting, ponds, waterfalls, and fountains from anywhere at any time using your iPhone or iPad. Outdoor living has never been easier! Use the app to: - control the flow of adjustable flow pond pumps - turn adjustable flow pond pumps off and on, as needed - schedule color-changing lights to coincide with time of day - select the color of lights in your landscape or water feature when using color-changing lights - monitor power consumption to control energy costs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aquascape Smart Control App at 3.1 against Bullfrog Spas's 1.6. Aquascape Smart Control App also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 15%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). Bullfrog Spas's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aquascape Smart Control App holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Bullfrog Spas's written reviews are positive against 49% of Aquascape Smart Control App's.
Bullfrog Spas ships an update every 12 months, Aquascape Smart Control App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bullfrog Spas | Aquascape Smart Control App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (58 ratings) | 3.1 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 48.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LC Bullfrog International | Aquascape, inc. |
Customer experience
Bullfrog Spas
Aquascape Smart Control App
Bugs and requests
Bullfrog Spas
Reported bugs
47 issues- App stops connecting
- App closes automatically
- App crashes
- App won't connect at all
- App works only about 10% of the time
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- App crashes without doing anything
- App won't configure to work off home network
- Spa WiFi module needs firmware update
- System goes offline in power save mode and fails to reconnect
- App won't connect to own network
- App connects maybe 5% of the time
- App connection is fleeting
- App doesn't work
- App won't work with iOS 11
- App needs to be updated for future iOS
- App only connects when at home
- Takes 30-60 minutes to connect remotely
- Settings updated using the app blank out
- Spa reverts to settings saved in spa panel
- App is slowing down the phone
- App does not work well
- Setup works for a few hours then loses settings or connection
- App is buggy
- App is useless when not in your house
- App fails to ever connect to the cloud
- App has not worked for 2 years
- App won't connect remotely
- App does not connect
- App never connects
- App stops connecting after a week
- App worked three times
- App stops connecting after a few hours
- App requires reprogramming after power cycle
- App does not work
- App has only worked one time
- App will not connect at all
- App won't stay connected
- App frequently locks
- App will not sync with spa
- App rarely connects
- App controls don't show up
- App requires power cycle almost every day
- Second wifi module does not connect app to phone
- Phone sees signal but refuses to connect
- App crashes frequently
- App does not work on existing network
- App has to be changed to use it
Requested features
11 requests- Update the app again
- Control lights
- Control volume on speakers
- Away mode
- Schedule for desired temperature
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- Chemical reminder
- Update for iOS 11
- Update for future iOS versions
- Better control of lights
- See heater operation
- Alerts when pumps turn on
Aquascape Smart Control App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bullfrog Spas
No in-app purchases
Aquascape Smart Control App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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