myAI® vs Hydor App
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
Hydor App
Remotely manage and configure your aquarium devices from anywhere. Set daily programs, create personalized device sets, and receive status notifications to keep your aquarium running smoothly.
- Remote Wi-Fi device management
- Configure daily programs
- Create personalized device sets
- Real-time status notifications
- Manage multiple devices
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Control your aquarium devices at home or wherever you are thanks to Hydor. With the Hydor app You will be able to: - Manage each Hydor device via Wi-fi directly and in remote - Configure and manage your daily program - Create personalized sets linked to your account - Notification system can update you on Hydor device status wherever you are. Enter into the Hydor world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myAI® at 2.3 against Hydor App's 1.4. myAI® also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 10%) and ratings volume (288 vs 51). Hydor App's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
myAI® holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myAI® has 288 ratings behind it against 51, 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 10% of Hydor App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myAI® | Hydor App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (288 ratings) — better | 1.4 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.5% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C2 Development, LLC | Ferplast S.p.a. |
Customer experience
myAI®
Hydor App
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
Hydor App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
myAI®
No in-app purchases
Hydor App
No in-app purchases
