Hayward AquaConnect® vs Raymote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hayward AquaConnect®
Remotely manage your ProLogic Pool Controllers from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor and adjust all pool and spa functions, including heating, lighting, water features, and chemical levels, from anywhere. Receive alerts for detected problems and conserve energy.
- Remote pool and spa management
- Monitor and adjust settings
- Control heating and lighting
- Activate water features
- Manage chemical levels
- Receive problem alerts
- Energy conservation
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The AquaConnect Web mobile application allows you to manage your ProLogic Pool Controllers that are configured with AquaConnect Home Network hardware from anywhere. The AquaConnect Home Network communicates with your iPhone or iPad to allow you to control all pool and spa functions. At home or on the road, you can monitor pool and spa settings, adjust parameters and receive alerts if a problem is detected. You can turn up the spa heater before you head home from work, turn lights on and off, activate water features, manage pH and sanitization to achieve the perfect water chemistry and more, all while conserving energy. Anything you can do from your pool controller, you can now do anywhere, This level of control also enables you to reduce operating costs by keeping chemical use to a minimum, avoiding potential problems before they become major and keeping heat low until you need it.
Raymote
Access and manage your Raypak systems from anywhere. Monitor real-time data, adjust settings, and receive alerts for maintenance and service issues. Ideal for keeping your heating systems running smoothly.
- Remote system monitoring
- Real-time data visibility
- Heater setting adjustment
- Preventative maintenance reminders
- Instant service alerts
- Multi-site system management
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Remotely monitor, troubleshoot, diagnose, and control your Raypak systems with instant access to vital information. Remotely adjust heater settings Visibility to real-time vital information Preventative maintenance reminders Instant service alerts View and manage systems at multiple sites
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Raymote at 4.7 against Hayward AquaConnect®'s 1.4. Raymote also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 7%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Hayward AquaConnect®'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Raymote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 364 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Hayward AquaConnect®'s written reviews are positive against 31% of Raymote's.
Hayward AquaConnect® ships an update every 5 months, Raymote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hayward AquaConnect® | Raymote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (364 ratings) | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | 31.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 364 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayward Industries, inc. | Raypak, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hayward AquaConnect®
Raymote
Bugs and requests
Hayward AquaConnect®
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent data display
- Buttons not registering inputs
- Frequent lost connections
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to rename buttons
- Faster response times
- More intuitive user interface
- Regular app updates and improvements
Raymote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hayward AquaConnect®
No in-app purchases
Raymote
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hayward AquaConnect® free?
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