Comparison

BWT Pool Manager vs Ikaro

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

Head to head
About

BWT Pool Manager

Features
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Expressly designed for the final users, BWT Pool Manager is an intuitive APP that grants users quick and easy access to their own BWT devices installed in the swimming pool application, to visualize at a glance the health condition of their installation and to have access to relevant parameters at a swipe, also giving some limited control functions. Intuitive icons show immediately the current situation of the plant, with an upward thumb if everything is going well, a downward thumbs if some parameter is out of the admitted range and a wrench if it’s the case to call technical service. Depending on the applications, different parameters are used to evaluate the health status of the installation and to give the right advices to the users. The APP also offer some limited control actions, such as starting or pausing the dosing system or, in some case, switching to a different dosing program, but is thought to let the final user to operate in total safety, without giving him the possibility to change, by mistake, critical parameters of the devices, whose management is left to technicians. Features β€’ 24/7 monitoring of you plant β€’ Health status monitoring guarantees its safe operation β€’ Receive notifications when one chemical is running out β€’ Identify issues immediately with fault alarms notifications β€’ Able to monitor more installations β€’ No technical knowledge required β€’ Safe operations: critical parameters can’t be changed β€’ One single app, to monitor different kind of devices

About

Ikaro

Features
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Ikaro App is distributed in association with Ikaro Spectro (digital spectrophotometer) and can therefore only be used if you have the physical instrument for color detection. The Ikaro system consists of 4 interconnected pillars: 1) Application for mobile devices App for smartphones: Ikaro App 2) Spectrophorometer Sphere spectrophotometer diameter 40 mm: Ikaro Spectro 3) Software desktop Optional desktop module to manage orders from the app: Ikaro Order Sender 4) Cloud server Server for managing all connectable devices for color formulation: Ikaro Server By connecting these elements it is possible to formulate and correct the shades quickly and easily and it is also possible to manage the end customer's color production order. ________ THE 4 STEPS OF USE: STEP 1 - COLOR READING After connecting the spectrophotometer to the Ikaro app via Bluetooth, it is possible to "read" the shade of the sample to be reproduced or choose a shade from the color charts present. The app manages, thanks to a smart interface and through guided paths, all the operations of: color reading, choice of the product to be formulated and data sending. STEP 2 - READING FORMULATION All the cloud servers, through specific algorithms, perform all the calculations and return the formula for the color of the desired product and for the requested quantity. STEP 3 - PRODUCTION AND/OR CORRECTION OF THE FORMULATION The color shade correction step to perform quality controls on color productions. By producing a sample of the previously formulated color, the app manages a possible correction of the same through a rereading of the sample produced with the spectrophotometer. STEP 4 – ORDER As an additional module, you can send the formulation to a dealer's PC who can produce the requested order on their desktop PC.

Screenshots

BWT Pool Manager3 screens
Ikaro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BWT Pool Manager at none against Ikaro's shown. Ikaro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 30 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BWT Pool Manager ships an update every 30 months, Ikaro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
BWT Pool Manager versus Ikaro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBWT Pool ManagerIkaro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size43 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBWT AktiengesellschaftEstalia Performance Coatings SpA

In-app purchases

None

BWT Pool Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Ikaro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BWT Pool Manager free?
BWT Pool Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ikaro free?
Ikaro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BWT Pool Manager or Ikaro have ads?
Ikaro shows ads; BWT Pool Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, BWT Pool Manager or Ikaro?
BWT Pool Manager ships an update every 30 months, and Ikaro every 3 weeks. Most recently, BWT Pool Manager was updated on October 27, 2026 and Ikaro on October 25, 2026.

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