Comparison

myAI® vs Apogee InSight

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

Apogee InSight

This app supports handheld spectroradiometers for measuring light metrics crucial for growers. It allows users to take spot samples or log measurements over time via Bluetooth, providing detailed spectral analysis.

Highlights
  • Connects to handheld spectroradiometers
  • Measures illuminance, CCT, and PAR
  • Logs light measurements over time
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Displays spectral power distribution
  • Calculates color rendering index
Features
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The Apogee InSight app provides support for handheld spectroradiometers (MS-100 series) by Apogee Instruments, Inc. The Apogee spectroradiometers are self-powered, portable devices that can instantly measure and display the most important metrics for serious growers. The Apogee Insight app allows the user to take spot samples or to log light measurements over time via Bluetooth. The Apogee InSight app measures these metrics: - Illuminance (LUX)/Foot Candle (fc) - Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) - CIE Chromaticity Coordinates - CIE 1931 x, y Coordinates - CIE 1976 u’, v’ Coordinates - CIE 1931 XYZ Value - Dominant Wavelength (λd) - Color Rendering Index (CRI, Ra)/R1 to R15 - Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) - PPFD (400 to 700 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - ePAR (400 to 750 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-UV (380 to 400 nm) m^-2 s^-1   - PPF-B (400 to 500 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-G (500 to 600 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-R (600 to 700 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-NIR (700 to 780 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - Percent Flicker - Spectral Power Distribution (SPD) mW/m2 - Peak Wavelength (λp) - Peak Wavelength (λpV) - Integration Time (I-Time)

Screenshots

myAI®4 screens
Apogee InSight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Apogee InSight at 5.0 against myAI®'s 2.3. Apogee InSight also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). myAI®'s advantage is ratings volume (290 vs 1). 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

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

Apogee InSight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myAI® has 290 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myAI® ships an update every 3 months, Apogee InSight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
myAI® versus Apogee InSight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyAI®Apogee InSight
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (290 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings290 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperC2 Development, LLCApogee Instruments

Customer experience

myAI®

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

Apogee InSight

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Apogee InSight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myAI®

No in-app purchases

None

Apogee InSight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myAI® free?
myAI® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apogee InSight free?
Apogee InSight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myAI® or Apogee InSight?
Apogee InSight is rated higher. myAI® averages 2.3 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while Apogee InSight averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do myAI® or Apogee InSight have ads?
Neither myAI® nor Apogee InSight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myAI® or Apogee InSight?
myAI® ships an update every 3 months, and Apogee InSight every 2 months. Most recently, myAI® was updated on October 24, 2026 and Apogee InSight on October 21, 2026.

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