Bullfrog Spas vs HUUM
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
HUUM
Control your sauna remotely with this app. Schedule heating times and receive notifications when your sauna reaches the desired temperature, ensuring a perfectly heated experience upon arrival.
- Remote sauna heating
- Scheduled heating times
- Calendar bookings
- Temperature notifications
- Mobile control
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Your sauna, ready when you are. The HUUM app puts full control of your sauna in your pocket. Heat it up on your way home, fine-tune the temperature from the bench, and keep an eye on every session wherever you are. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start, stop, and adjust your sauna remotely • Set the exact target temperature and session duration • Schedule sessions by day, time, and temperature, including recurring bookings • Watch live status, current and target temperature, and heating progress • Manage multiple saunas from a single view • Track your sauna hours and browse your full session history • Get clear, real-time alerts for doors, connection, and safety BUILT FOR SAFETY Remote start is enabled only when your sauna's safety is confirmed through the UKU control panel, so you stay in control at all times. Works with HUUM saunas equipped with the UKU controller and a Wi-Fi connection. Less fiddling. More leil.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HUUM at 2.3 against Bullfrog Spas's 1.6. HUUM also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). Bullfrog Spas's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
HUUM holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 29 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Bullfrog Spas's written reviews are positive against 11% of HUUM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bullfrog Spas ships an update every 12 months, HUUM monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bullfrog Spas | HUUM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (58 ratings) | 2.3 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews — better | 10.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LC Bullfrog International | HUUM |
Customer experience
Bullfrog Spas
HUUM
User reviews
Bullfrog Spas
From 58 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works initially
- 👍 Worked great after updates
- 👍 Flawless connection with good router
- 👍 Easy to use and set up
- 👍 Control from anywhere
Room to improve
- 🐛 Stops connecting
- 🐛 Crashes automatically
- 🐛 Waste of money
- 🐛 Not user-friendly
- 🐛 Inconsistent connectivity
HUUM
From 29 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Basic functionality works when stable
- 🎯 Simple on/off controls
- 📱 Remote control capability (when functioning)
- ⏱️ Scheduling feature available
- 🌡️ Temperature adjustment possible
Room to improve
- 🐛 Extremely unreliable and buggy
- ❌ Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔌 Constant WiFi connectivity issues
- ⏱️ Long response delays (2-3 minutes)
- 🌍 Random language switching problems
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
HUUM
Reported bugs
21 issues- App randomly switches to Estonian/Finnish/Swedish
- Temperature control stops working after updates
- Scheduler/timer functionality broken
- Remote start feature randomly disables
- App won't open or becomes unresponsive
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- Login loops and credential rejection
- Door sensor falsely reports 'door open'
- Sauna turns off mid-heating without reason
- Light controls unresponsive or delayed
- Calendar/scheduling closes app
- Password reset emails don't work
- App incompatible with latest iOS versions
- Notifications not working on newer phones
- Sauna ID retrieval issues
- Temperature scroll functionality broken
- Auto-start toggle disabled but still visible
- Unexpected €420-500 charges during setup
- App logs out on every action
- Duplicate commands cause unexpected behavior
- Modal pages get stuck and freeze app
- Repeat scheduling function inaccurate
Requested features
12 requests- Apple Watch app support
- Dynamic Island integration
- Temperature reached notifications
- Ability to cancel/edit bookings
- Google Home/Alexa integration
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- Better visual feedback for on/off status
- In-app help documentation and instructions
- Language selection button always visible
- Advanced statistics and analytics
- User community map feature
- Persistent language preference storage
- Confirmation dialogs for critical actions
In-app purchases
Bullfrog Spas
No in-app purchases
HUUM
No in-app purchases
