Comparison

Smart Pool Connect vs Rithum Home

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

Head to head
About

Smart Pool Connect

Features
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Smart Pool Connect is the official iPhone companion to the Smart Pool Connect web platform โ€” built for EPS pool owners and pool professionals. Stay on top of your pool from anywhere. Whether your pool is in your back garden or at a client's holiday home, Smart Pool Connect puts every pump, sensor and setpoint in your pocket. What you can do โ€” Manage one or many pools from a single account, switch between them with a tap โ€” Live water chemistry: pH, ORP/Redox, salinity, water temperature โ€” Live equipment status: filter pump, heating, lighting, backwash, water level, automated cover, dosing โ€” Set targets and alarm thresholds, with notification delays so brief excursions don't wake you up โ€” Heating control: target temperature, manual or automatic modes, presets โ€” Lighting on/off and scene-based control โ€” Backwash: start, stop, full session history with live state-machine details โ€” Cover control: open, close, stop, with remote-deck and on-site overrides โ€” Charts: pH, ORP, ambient temperature with min/max/avg over the last 24 hours, 7 days and 30 days โ€” Logbook of events โ€” Multi-user: share access with family, technicians or service partners Smart Pool Connect uses the same login as smartpoolconnect.eu. Anything you can do on the web, you can now do from your iPhone. For pool builders and service partners we offer master accounts for managing customer pools, with tools for firmware updates and remote diagnostics. Smart Pool Connect is a free app for users with an EPS / Smart Pool Connect account. New customers can sign up at smartpoolconnect.eu. Privacy: we use your credentials to access your pool data. We never share your data with third parties for advertising. See smartpoolconnect.eu/privacy. Support: info@epsbv.eu

About

Rithum Home

Features
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Rithum Home is the companion app for the Rithum Switch โ€” the award-winning, all-in-one smart home control panel that brings your lighting, audio, climate and door intercom together on one screen on your wall. This app puts your home's heating in your pocket, so you can stay comfortable wherever you are. CONTROL EVERY ZONE โ€ข Set the temperature for each zone independently โ€” heating, cooling and hot water. โ€ข See the current temperature at a glance and adjust in seconds. โ€ข Boost a zone for a quick top-up, then let it return to schedule automatically. SCHEDULES THAT FIT YOUR LIFE โ€ข Build a 7-day schedule for each zone with as many time points as you need. โ€ข Copy a day to others to set the week up fast. โ€ข Turn schedules on or off per zone whenever you like. HOME, AWAY & HOLIDAY IN ONE TAP โ€ข Switch the whole house to Away or Holiday and every zone reacts the way you set it. โ€ข Choose which zones turn off and which stop following their schedule while you're out. โ€ข Come back and tap Home to pick straight back up. SET UP IN MINUTES โ€ข Add a Rithum switch by scanning its details or entering them by hand. โ€ข Organise your home into zones that match how you actually live. SECURE & PRIVATE โ€ข Sign in to your Rithum account to control your own home. โ€ข In-app account deletion whenever you want. WORKS WITH YOUR RITHUM SYSTEM Rithum Home connects to your Rithum Switch and Rithum Stat so you can control your heating when you're away from home. Everyday control also lives right on the panel on your wall โ€” no phone needed. Rithum Home is free to download. A subscription for advanced features is available separately on the web. Not sure yet? Tap "Explore the demo" on the sign-in screen to try the app with a sample home โ€” no account or hardware needed.

Screenshots

Smart Pool Connect4 screens
Rithum Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smart Pool Connect and Rithum Home are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Smart Pool Connect versus Rithum Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Pool ConnectRithum Home
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEurope Pool Supplies B.V.Rithum

In-app purchases

None

Smart Pool Connect

No in-app purchases

None

Rithum Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Pool Connect free?
Smart Pool Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rithum Home free?
Rithum Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Pool Connect or Rithum Home have ads?
Neither Smart Pool Connect nor Rithum Home shows ads.

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