Comparison

ScreenLogic Connect vs YardTime

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

Head to head
About

ScreenLogic Connect

Control your pool and spa from your Apple devices or via Alexa. Manage your pool and spa system locally or remotely over the internet. Features a live demo to explore its capabilities.

Highlights
  • Pool and spa control
  • Remote internet access
  • Local Wi-Fi network control
  • Alexa voice control
  • Live demo available
Features
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Pentair's ScreenLogic Connect is a convenient interface for your pool and spa, designed specifically for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Apple Watch. You can now also use our Alexa Skill to control your EasyTouch or IntelliTouch system. Control your pool and spa from a local Wi-Fi network, or control remotely over the Internet. Download this free app and check out the new interface on our live demo! Pentair customers with IntelliTouch, EasyTouch, and EasyTouch PL4/PSL4 pool/spa control systems that want to use their iPhone/iPad/iPod touch or Echo devices must purchase the ScreenLogic interface kit (PN 522104) available from your local pool equipment retailer. Please make sure to download and apply the latest protocol adapter firmware (version 736). Please visit www.pentairpool.com and navigate to Support \ Tools \ Software to download the update utility.

About

YardTime

Coordinate with neighbors to manage when dogs are in the yard. Avoid conflicts with a shared real-time status, automated timers, and instant notifications for yard availability.

Highlights
  • One-tap yard status updates
  • Automated timers for yard usage
  • Real-time yard clear notifications
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Live Activity countdown
  • Siri and Action Button integration
  • Neighborly conflict avoidance
Features
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YardTime keeps neighboring dogs from meeting at the fence. If your dog and the dog next door bark up a storm whenever they're both out back, YardTime gives you a shared, real-time yard status so you can take turns — no more changing a group-chat photo to "dog" and hoping everyone notices. One tap tells your neighbors the yard is taken. A timer frees it up automatically. And the moment it's clear, everyone gets a heads-up. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT • One-tap status — "Let Rex out," and your neighbors know instantly. • Timers that check in — pick 15, 30, or 60 minutes (or open-ended). When time's up you get a nudge to extend or bring them in, and the yard frees itself if you've moved on. No more forgetting to flip it back. • "Yard is clear" alerts — get notified the second it's your turn, and let your dogs out with one tap right from the alert. • At-a-glance widgets — home screen and lock screen show clear or occupied without opening the app. • Live Activity — a countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while your dog is out. • A shared recent-activity feed — who let dogs out and when the yard cleared, the same on every phone in the group. • Hands-free — say "Hey Siri, let the dog out," or map it to the Action Button, for when you've already got a dog by the collar. • A heads-up before your dog goes out on top of a neighbor's — in the app, from Siri or an NFC tag, on the widget, on your watch. Nobody's dogs meet at the fence by accident. SET UP IN UNDER TWO MINUTES Create a group, share one invite link, and your neighbors are in. No sign-ups, no passwords — it's tied to your iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your yard status lives in your own iCloud and is shared only with your group. No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, nothing sold. Ever. Built for a few households on a quiet street — not the whole internet.

Screenshots

ScreenLogic Connect4 screens
YardTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: YardTime at 100% against ScreenLogic Connect's 21%. YardTime also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). ScreenLogic Connect's advantage is ratings volume (234 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YardTime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScreenLogic Connect has 234 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of ScreenLogic Connect's written reviews are positive against 100% of YardTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenLogic Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, YardTime every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ScreenLogic Connect versus YardTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenLogic ConnectYardTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (234 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings234 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPentair Water Pool and Spa, IncPATRICK FRISCHMANN

Customer experience

ScreenLogic Connect

All ratings234 ratings
Positive24.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative67.9%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral7.8%
Negative70.9%

YardTime

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ScreenLogic Connect

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unreliable local and remote connections
  • Temperature and heating controls not functioning properly
  • Schedules not executing as programmed
  • Lighting controls not responding as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable lighting options
  • Improved scheduling flexibility
  • Seamless integration with smart home platforms
  • Detailed usage history and analytics

YardTime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ScreenLogic Connect

No in-app purchases

None

YardTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScreenLogic Connect free?
ScreenLogic Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is YardTime free?
YardTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScreenLogic Connect or YardTime?
YardTime is rated higher. ScreenLogic Connect averages 2.2 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while YardTime averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ScreenLogic Connect or YardTime have ads?
Neither ScreenLogic Connect nor YardTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenLogic Connect or YardTime?
ScreenLogic Connect ships an update every 6 weeks, and YardTime every 3 days. Most recently, ScreenLogic Connect was updated on October 12, 2026 and YardTime on September 25, 2026.

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