Life vs MyPool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Life
Control your Life-Bulb LED Color pool light with this application. Adjust colors, brightness, and create custom lighting scenes directly from your iPhone or iPod.
- Connect to Life-Bulb LED Color pool light
- Adjust color
- Control brightness
- Create custom lighting scenes
- iPhone and iPod compatible
Read full descriptionHide full description
App is used to connect your Life-Bulb LED Color pool light
MyPool
Manage your pool's temperature, lighting, and pumps with an intuitive interface. This app offers reliable controls for your pool, simplifying maintenance and enhancing your enjoyment. It's designed to work seamlessly with specific pool systems.
- Control temperature
- Manage lighting
- Operate pumps
- Intuitive interface
- Reliable controls
- ScreenLogic Connect integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
A simple, intuitive app designed to make pool management effortless. Control temperature, lighting, pumps, and more with an interface that actually makes sense. MYPOOL STANDARD Keep everyday pool control close at hand, including your pool and spa, heating, lights, pumps, and controller schedules. Available controls depend on your installed equipment. MYPOOL PLUS Get everything in Standard, plus saved pools across devices, cloud schedules that run without keeping the app open, and weather-based automations to help reduce unnecessary runtime. Plus features require a MyPool Plus email account. MyPool is only intended for use with Pentair's ScreenLogic Connect systems. MyPool is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pentair. A Standard or Plus subscription is required. Prices and any trial terms are shown before purchase. Terms of Use: https://getmypool.app/eula Privacy Policy: https://getmypool.app/privacy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyPool at 75% against Life's 0%. MyPool also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months). Life's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.3). On price, ratings volume, 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. MyPool sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Life asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyPool holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Life's written reviews are positive against 75% of MyPool's.
Life ships an update every 20 months, MyPool weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Life | MyPool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Allen Johnson | CerealBarApps, LLC |
Customer experience
Life
MyPool
In-app purchases
Life
No in-app purchases
MyPool
- MyPool Standard Monthly3 Days trial2 variants$8.991 Month
- MyPool Plus Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- MyPool Standard Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- MyPool Standard Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- MyPool Plus Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year
