myAI® vs INKBIRD
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
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances and automated adjustments of temperature and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for optimal cooking, creating a more connected and enjoyable life.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: INKBIRD at 3.7 against myAI®'s 2.3. INKBIRD also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6.8K vs 288). On price, review sentiment, 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.
INKBIRD holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 6.8K ratings behind it against 288, 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 23% of INKBIRD's.
myAI® ships an update every 3 months, INKBIRD fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myAI® | INKBIRD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (288 ratings) | 3.7 (6.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.5% of reviews | 23.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 288 | 6.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 396 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C2 Development, LLC | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd |
Customer experience
myAI®
INKBIRD
User reviews
myAI®
From 288 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Works great
- 🤖 AI app works well
- 👍 Easy to set up and use
- 🌙 Lunar functionality works fine
- 🌱 Coral acclimation feature is great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with constant issues
- 🔌 Bluetooth-only connectivity is limiting
- 🕰️ Time/date issues cause schedule problems
- 🤯 Complicated and unintuitive interface
- 🚫 Unreliable connectivity and frequent timeouts
INKBIRD
From 6.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to set up and use
- 🔒 Reliable connection
- 👍 Useful features
- 🚀 Accurate temperature monitoring
- 👍 Great customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and connectivity issues
- 👎 Unintuitive app interface
- 🔋 Battery life concerns
- 👎 Difficult to configure
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with mandatory account
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
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
In-app purchases
myAI®
No in-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
