Comparison

OmniLogic vs CE Gen 1 System

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote pool and spa control
  • Adjust settings
  • Set heater temperatures
  • Control lights
  • Activate water features
  • Manage pH and sanitization
  • Set schedules
  • Receive alerts
Features
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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.

About

CE Gen 1 System

This AI-powered system monitors residential pools 24/7, detecting people and pets for enhanced safety. It provides insights into pool usage and health, helping with maintenance and ensuring peace of mind for homeowners.

Highlights
  • 24/7 AI pool monitoring
  • People and pet detection
  • Distress alerts
  • Pool usage and health data
  • SmartEye-Q insights
  • ASTM F2208-08 compliant
Features
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CamerEye is changing the game of Outdoor Intelligence, making pools safer, smarter and more sustainable. Pool safety and enjoyment: Intelligence for your peace of mind. CamerEye is revolutionizing pool safety with its intelligent AI camera system. It monitors residential pools 24/7, identifying people and pets and distinguishing between people playing or relaxing in the pool and actual distress, and sends alerts and alarms within seconds of detection. It's the only camera-based pool alarm that meets ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) F2208-08 standards and approved to replace floating pool alarms, door alarms, and in-pool splash alarms. CamerEye allows homeowners to enjoy their pool safely and with peace of mind. Now with SmartEye-Q: Keeping your pool healthy has never been so easy. The CamerEye system helps you get the most out of your pool experience, providing you with added insights about your pool by creating data about your pool use and your pool health through the SmartEye-Q feature. Swims data gives you the frequency and duration of your pool usage by people people and pets, represented in easy-to-use charts as well as a video timeline of swim events, filterable by date and type. Pool Health data gives you a headline score of pool health, from dirty to clean as well as detail about “bather load” (how many people and pets were in your pool) and debris. Pool Health is also tied to your pool maintenance by a Pool Pro as logged by you, allowing you to better optimize when the pool needs attention. It’s the Smart Pool System that grows with you. The CamerEye team is continually adding new value with the goal of keeping you safer, making your pool smarter and more sustainable. Subscription Options CamerEye is even smarter with a subscription by giving you added access to video of events, deeper data, more robust safety notifications, and the SmartEye-Q feature set. We present two subscription options: Basic or Premium. Cancel anytime. No contracts. Basic includes AI-assisted streaming access, remote alerts/alarms, email and phone support, 15-day history of detected events (people, pets, distress, swims, Pool Pros, etc.), and SmartEye-Q. Premium includes AI-assisted streaming access, remote alerts/alarms, email and phone support, 30-day history of detected events, the call-a-friend feature, 3-days of full event history, first access to new features, extended return period, and SmartEye-Q. Payment Terms If you choose to purchase CamerEye Basic or Premium, you will be charged via iTunes and then recharged for renewal 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at anytime via the iTunes Store settings. CamerEye Basic subscription price starts at $12.99 USD/month, and one-month, 12-month and 24-month packages are available. CamerEye Premium subscription price starts at $19.99 USD/month, and one-month, 12-month and 24-month packages are available. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change without notice. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. If you don’t purchase CamerEye Basic or Premium, you can simply continue using CamerEye for free. Privacy Policy - https://camereye.ai/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service - https://camereye.ai/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

OmniLogic4 screens
CE Gen 1 System4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OmniLogic at 68% against CE Gen 1 System's 17%. OmniLogic also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). CE Gen 1 System's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CE Gen 1 System sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. OmniLogic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OmniLogic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OmniLogic has 8.8K ratings behind it against 13, 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 17% of CE Gen 1 System's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OmniLogic ships an update every 3 weeks, CE Gen 1 System every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OmniLogic versus CE Gen 1 System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOmniLogicCE Gen 1 System
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.8K ratings) — better3.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews67.7% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings8.8K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHayward Industries, inc.Angarak Inc

Customer experience

OmniLogic

All ratings8,824 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews508 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative26.0%

CE Gen 1 System

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

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

CE Gen 1 System

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

OmniLogic

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

CE Gen 1 System

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Plan$12.991 Month
  • Premium Plan3 Months trial$19.991 Month
  • Basic Plan$124.991 Year
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  • Premium Plan$189.991 Year

Questions

Is OmniLogic free?
OmniLogic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CE Gen 1 System free?
CE Gen 1 System is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OmniLogic or CE Gen 1 System?
OmniLogic is rated higher. OmniLogic averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.8K ratings, while CE Gen 1 System averages 3.5 from 13 ratings.
Do OmniLogic or CE Gen 1 System have ads?
Neither OmniLogic nor CE Gen 1 System shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OmniLogic or CE Gen 1 System?
OmniLogic ships an update every 3 weeks, and CE Gen 1 System every 6 weeks. Most recently, OmniLogic was updated on October 22, 2026 and CE Gen 1 System on October 15, 2026.

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