OmniLogic vs LS Holiday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OmniLogic
Control your Hayward OmniLogic Pool Controller remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Manage all pool, spa, and backyard functions, including settings, heating, lighting, water features, and schedules, from anywhere. Optimize energy use and reduce costs with comprehensive control.
- Remote pool and spa control
- Adjust settings
- Set heater temperatures
- Control lights
- Activate water features
- Manage pH and sanitization
- Set schedules
- Receive alerts
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This Hayward OmniLogic mobile application allows you to conveniently manage your Hayward OmniLogic Pool Controller from your iPhone or iPad. To use the app, you must create a user account at www.haywardomnilogic.com and the OmniLogic Pool Controller must be connected to your home router either wirelessly or using Ethernet cable. The OmniLogic communicates with your iPhone or iPad to allow you to control all of your pool, spa and backyard managed functions while home or on the road. Anything you can do from your pool controller, you can now do from your phone or tablet. Adjust settings, set heater temperatures, turn lights on and off, activate water features, manage pH and sanitization, set schedules, receive alerts and much more! Conserve energy and reduce operating costs by having complete control of your backyard while home or away.
LS Holiday
Control your LED light strings to create custom color themes or use pre-set holiday designs. Adjust individual bulb colors, brightness, and flashing speed for any occasion, year-round.
- Individual bulb color customization
- Adjustable brightness and flashing speed
- Create custom color themes
- Use pre-set holiday themes
- Group and control multiple light strings
- Built-in timer functionality
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All bulbs customizable! Capture your imagination in brilliant LED light colors and themes year-round. The Lightscape Holiday allows to create and display unique colors for your team, party or occasion or quickly switch to one of the fashionable built-in holiday themes. - change the color of individual bulbs - dim the string - change the flashing speed - create your own color theme or pre-set theme - Grouping light strings and functioning simultaneously - Timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OmniLogic at 68% against LS Holiday's 9%. OmniLogic also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (8.8K vs 41). LS Holiday's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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.
OmniLogic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OmniLogic has 8.8K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of OmniLogic's written reviews are positive against 9% of LS Holiday's.
OmniLogic ships an update every 3 weeks, LS Holiday every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OmniLogic | LS Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.8K ratings) — better | 1.9 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews — better | 8.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayward Industries, inc. | Novolink Inc. |
Customer experience
OmniLogic
LS Holiday
Bugs and requests
OmniLogic
Reported bugs
5 issues- App frequently logs user out
- Pump and heater status not syncing
- Lighting colors not matching app selection
- Schedules not working as expected
- Constant need to reconnect to router
Requested features
5 requests- Sunrise/sunset scheduling for lights
- Remote firmware updates
- More color and lighting customization
- Push notifications for system alerts
- Ability to reboot system remotely
LS Holiday
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OmniLogic
No in-app purchases
LS Holiday
No in-app purchases
