Tanksmith vs AquaKeeper

Tanksmith is the offline reef tank logbook built for serious reefers, the people who test their water at 7 AM, dose 2-part by hand, and obsess over coral growth photos. Everything happens on your device. No account. No cloud sync. No subscription. No ads. No analytics. Your tank's history is yours alone. WHAT YOU GET (FREE) Parameter logging Track Alkalinity, Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, Phosphate, Salinity, Temperature, pH, ORP, Ammonia, and Nitrite. Each reading plots against the recommended target band for your tank type: Mixed Reef, SPS-Dominant, LPS-Dominant, Softie, FOWLR, or Quarantine. Test kit & salt batch tracking Record your Salifert, Hanna, Red Sea, Triton, Tropic Marin, and other kits with lot numbers and expiry dates. Track which salt bucket you're using. When a batch is reported bad on the forums, you'll know if you used it. Equipment service tracker Skimmer cleaning, RODI cartridge changes, return pump service, powerhead maintenance. Set intervals, see what's overdue at a glance. Livestock list Record your corals, fish, and inverts with a photo, source, and placement notes. Free tier includes one tank, forty parameter readings, and three livestock entries per tank, plenty to evaluate whether Tanksmith fits the way you keep reef. UNLOCK TANKSMITH PRO ($9.99 ONE-TIME) Multi-tank support Display, frag, and quarantine tanks all in one place. Unlimited parameter readings and livestock No caps. Log every test, track every coral. Dosing intelligence Tanksmith works out your alkalinity and calcium consumption from your reading history and tells you how many milliliters a day to add on top of what you already dose. It covers Randy Recipe #1, BRS 2-Part, ESV B-Ionic, Aquaforest Component 1+/2+, Tropic Marin All-For-Reef, and Red Sea Foundation A/B/C, each using the manufacturer's published strength. When the trend changes, you'll see it. Coral photo timeline + lineage Add dated photos of every coral. Tap two thumbnails to see them side-by-side and watch growth over months. Track frag lineage: this colony was cut from that mother, and that frag went to Mike at the local club. Tank Report PDF Generate a clean two-page PDF of your tank's recent parameter trends, livestock roster, and equipment service status. Share it with one tap when you're asking the forum for help. WHY OFFLINE MATTERS The cloud goes down. Subscriptions get more expensive. Companies pivot. Your tank doesn't care about any of that. Tanksmith puts your tank's complete history on the same device that's already in your pocket, and keeps it there. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pro is $9.99. Forever. No subscription nag screens, no premium tier above Pro, no consumable IAPs. PRIVACY Tanksmith does not collect, transmit, or share any data. There are no third-party SDKs. The only system permission requested is Photos access, and only when you choose to attach a coral photo, which is then stored on your device. Built by reefers, for reefers.

Track every tank. Catch problems early. Never miss maintenance. Scan a liquid test kit with your camera and AquaKeeper logs the reading for you. Then it charts every parameter, scores each tank's health, and flags what needs attention — before small problems get expensive. TEST KIT SCANNER Point your camera at an API, Red Sea, or Salifert liquid test kit. AquaKeeper reads the color against a reference card and logs the result for you — no more squinting at a color chart or typing numbers by hand. WATER TEST LOGGING Log pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, salinity, and temperature. Beautiful charts show trends over 7, 30, 90 days or all time. Safe-range lines tell you instantly if a parameter is off. Tap any data point for the exact reading. HEALTH SCORES Every tank gets a 0–100 health score calculated from your recent water tests. See at a glance which tanks are thriving and which need attention — before small problems become expensive ones. SMART COACH AquaKeeper watches your recent tests, livestock, and tasks, then flags what actually needs attention — a KH that's been sliding for days, nitrate trending up, a water change running late. Plain-language insights land in your Today tab, not a dashboard you have to interpret yourself. LIVESTOCK TRACKER Log every fish, coral, and invertebrate with species name, purchase price, date added, and current status. Browse 200+ species with care guides, minimum tank size, temperature and pH ranges. Compatibility warnings alert you before adding a new inhabitant that may conflict with your existing livestock. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULER Create recurring tasks for water changes, filter cleanings, media replacements, and anything else your tank needs. The Today tab shows all overdue and due-today tasks across every tank in one view. Push notifications remind you before tasks slip. EQUIPMENT LOG Track pumps, lights, skimmers, heaters, and reactors. Log purchase date, price, and warranty expiry. Get highlighted warnings when warranties are approaching. See your total equipment investment per tank. PHOTO LOG Document your tank's journey. A photo timeline shows how your aquascape and corals have grown over months and years. Tap any photo for fullscreen view with pinch-to-zoom. iPHONE AND iPAD AquaKeeper works natively on iPhone and iPad — including a sidebar layout on iPad — with optimized layouts for both. Your data syncs automatically across all your Apple devices via iCloud at no extra cost. SUPPORTED TANK TYPES Reef · Freshwater · Planted · Brackish AquaKeeper is free to download. Optional subscriptions are available. See App Store for details. SUBSCRIPTION: • Payment charged to Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. • Auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal. • Manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. REACH US: *** Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/3JACPMM *** Terms of Use: https://bit.ly/4qYKR2R *** Support: actiondriven.business@gmail.com Requires iOS 17.0 or later.