Comparison

myAI® vs X1 Pump

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

Head to head
About

myAI®

Manage your wirelessly enabled aquarium devices remotely. Set custom lighting schedules, adjust colors, and preview changes. Features include coral acclimation mode and realistic lunar cycles.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Customizable light timers
  • Color sliders and Kelvin control
  • Coral acclimation mode
  • Realistic lunar cycle effects
  • Preset sharing and saving
Features
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Control your AI devices with our myAI control platform. - Control any wirelessly enabled AI device. - Setup a timer with a touch of your finger for each of your light’s colors. - Share & save your customized AI Preset. - Adjust the light to your liking using color sliders or Kelvin color temperature control. - Create custom timer settings even faster with Easy Setup. - Control realistic effects like the lunar cycle. - Use our coral acclimation mode to welcome your new livestock. - Fast forward through your timers to preview your changes. Supports the following devices from AquaIllumination: - AI Blade Grow - AI Blade Glow - AI Blade Freshwater - AI Blade Refugium - AI Orbit 2 - AI Orbit 4 - AI Axis 20 - AI Axis 40 - AI Axis 90 - Prime 16HD - Hydra 32HD - Hydra 64HD - Nero 5 - Nero 3 - AI Prime - AI Prime Fresh Water - AI Prime Fuge - AI Prime HD - AI Director - AI Hydra - AI Hydra FiftyTwo - AI Hydra FiftyTwo HD - AI Hydra TwentySix - AI Hydra TwentySix HD - AI Vega - AI Nano - AI Sol

About

X1 Pump

Control a Bluetooth-enabled titration pump for manual or scheduled dosing. Set up regular titration plans based on days or weeks for automated liquid dispensing.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth pump control
  • Manual titration
  • Scheduled titration plans
  • Cycle titration by days
  • Weekly titration setup
Features
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A mobile phone app can control the titration manually via a Bluetooth-controlled single-head titration pump. It can also set up a titration plan for regular titration. You can set up a cycle titration according to the number of days, or you can set up a weekly titration.

Screenshots

myAI®4 screens
X1 Pump4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: myAI® at 290 against X1 Pump's 20. myAI® also leads on device support (4 vs 2). X1 Pump's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.3 for myAI® against 2.4 for X1 Pump. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myAI® has 290 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of myAI®'s written reviews are positive against 28% of X1 Pump's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myAI® ships an update every 3 months, X1 Pump every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
myAI® versus X1 Pump: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyAI®X1 Pump
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (290 ratings)2.4 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.5% of reviews27.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings290 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperC2 Development, LLCKamoer Fluild Tech (shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

myAI®

All ratings288 ratings
Positive26.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative66.0%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral11.9%
Negative67.6%

X1 Pump

All ratings20 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative65.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative65.5%

Bugs and requests

myAI®

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes after updates
  • Lighting schedules not working properly
  • Devices not recognized or disconnecting
  • Time/date resets to incorrect values
  • Acclimation mode gets stuck or doesn't work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add preset saving and loading
  • Enable WiFi connectivity
  • Improve app organization and navigation
  • Provide detailed instructions and tutorials
  • Add smart home integration capabilities

X1 Pump

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myAI®

No in-app purchases

None

X1 Pump

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myAI® free?
myAI® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X1 Pump free?
X1 Pump is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myAI® or X1 Pump?
X1 Pump is rated higher. myAI® averages 2.3 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while X1 Pump averages 2.4 from 20 ratings.
Do myAI® or X1 Pump have ads?
Neither myAI® nor X1 Pump shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myAI® or X1 Pump?
myAI® ships an update every 3 months, and X1 Pump every 6 weeks. Most recently, myAI® was updated on October 24, 2026 and X1 Pump on October 22, 2026.

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