TankSide vs Aquadex

TankSide is the friendly aquarium companion that keeps your fishtank thriving — whether you keep a community freshwater, a planted scape, a saltwater FOWLR, or a full-blown reef. LOG WHAT MATTERS • pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, GH/KH, salinity, calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, phosphate, temperature • Auto-charts every parameter against your tank-type targets • Smart reminders when a reading is overdue or a maintenance task is due ON-DEVICE PHOTO DIAGNOSIS • Take a photo of your tank and get an instant on-device read • Apple Vision analyzes algae coverage, water clarity, and color shifts — all privately on your iPhone • No accounts, no servers, no internet required FISH, PLANTS, CORALS & INVERTEBRATES • Catalogs of 280+ species with care details • Compatibility checker flags conflicts before you buy • Stocking + bioload feedback in real time SMART CARE TOOLS • Tank Score (0–100 health metric) • Daily care tips that rotate based on your tank type • Feeding tracker, quarantine + treatment log, growth photo timeline • Setup wizard with a guided cycling plan • Acclimation timer with drip-rate calculator • Test strip color reader • Emergency Quick-Reference + Symptom Decision Tree • Vacation Mode + printable sitter care card • Supply expiration tracker (test kits, bulbs, filter media) • Daily photo streak + auto time-lapse video PRIVATE COMMUNITY • Random anonymous handle — no real name, no profile • Report + block + community guidelines + on-device profanity filter • Topical categories: Freshwater, Planted, Saltwater, Reef EVERY FEATURE IS FREE TankSide is a 100% free app. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no premium tiers. Every feature is available to every user with no purchase of any kind. PRIVACY TankSide does not collect personal data. Photos, parameters, and tank info stay on your device. The optional anonymous community uses a randomly generated handle — no name, email, or account is ever required.

AquariumLog is a professional aquarium parameter management system designed for hobbyists who treat fishkeeping as a science. PARAMETER TRACKING • 6-parameter water test log: pH, NH3 (ammonia), NO2 (nitrite), NO3 (nitrate), temperature, salinity • Threshold-based status engine — automatic safe / warning / danger classification per parameter • Per-tank historical record with reverse-chronological access ANALYTICS • pH trend chart with ideal-line overlay (7.0 reference) • Nitrogen cycle chart — ammonia, nitrite, nitrate plotted together • Temperature chart with ideal range (78°F) • Days-running counter, test count, care log count, fish census CARE WORKFLOW 9 care types: water change (with gallons logged), feeding (with food type), filter cleaning, glass cleaning, gravel vacuum, equipment check, algae removal, plant trimming, other. TANK & LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT • 7 tank type presets — freshwater, saltwater, brackish, planted, betta, goldfish, cichlid • Capacity tracking in gallons • Fish & invertebrate inventory with name, species, date added, alive/deceased status • Per-tank notes DATA OWNERSHIP • Built on SwiftData (Apple native persistence) • 100% on-device storage — no cloud sync, no account, no telemetry • One-tap JSON export of all tanks, tests, logs and livestock • Zero network calls, zero third-party SDKs PLATFORM • iOS 17+ / iPhone-only • Native SwiftUI, optimized for the latest iPhones • Built-in iOS Charts framework If you keep precise records, run controlled water changes, and want to see your nitrogen cycle in graphs — this is your tool.