myAI® vs Smart Reef
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote device control
- Customizable light timers
- Color sliders and Kelvin control
- Coral acclimation mode
- Realistic lunar cycle effects
- Preset sharing and saving
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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
Smart Reef
Manage your marine aquarium with this app. It provides device management, alerts for issues, and detailed historical data. A central dashboard offers a clear overview of your aquarium's status and device operations.
- Device management
- Aquarium alerts
- Measurement history
- Operational status dashboard
- Planned job journal
- Preset sharing
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Functionality: • device management • alerts when any problems occur in the aquarium • presentation of measurements and the operational status of devices • device operation and measurements history • clear, collective dashboard with information on device operation • modern table of parameters measured in the aquarium • unique journal of planned jobs and aquarium task history integrated with devices Devices may be connected via a Wi-Fi network and your home router. Dashboard sharing, loading and sharing of presets with other users and many more useful features. Supported devices: • Thermo control - temperature controller • Thermo view - temperature monitor • TDS meter - reverse osmosis water monitor • Salinity guardian - salinity monitor • pH meter - pH monitor • Level sensor - water/liquid level meter • Level keeper - automatic water refill system • Smart pump - dosing pump • Power switcher - timing programmer / device switch • Reef flare - smart LED lamp • Smart roller • Smart tester • Dosing pumps • kH keeper
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myAI® at 2.3 against Smart Reef's 1.6. myAI® also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and review sentiment (21% vs 4%). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Smart Reef sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. myAI® asks for nothing beyond the download.
myAI® holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myAI® has 288 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of myAI®'s written reviews are positive against 4% of Smart Reef's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myAI® | Smart Reef |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (288 ratings) — better | 1.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.5% of reviews — better | 3.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C2 Development, LLC | Reef Factory sp. z o.o. |
Customer experience
myAI®
Smart Reef
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
Smart Reef
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myAI®
No in-app purchases
Smart Reef
- Warranty 3 years$12.99
- Warranty 3 years$17.99
- Warranty 3 years$19.99
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