OmniLogic vs Paws & Friends
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.
Paws & Friends
Manage your pet's care with ease. Schedule appointments, receive real-time updates including photos, communicate directly with staff, and handle payments seamlessly. Experience top-tier pet services.
- Schedule appointments
- Receive pet status updates
- View pet pictures
- Chat with pet care staff
- Contactless payments
- Pet care services
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Paws & Friends offers the very best in pet care! Use our app to schedule appointments, receive status updates & pet pictures, chat with us, make contactless payments, and much more! Come see us at Paws & Friends where we delight you and your pets!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Paws & Friends at free against OmniLogic's free with in-app purchases. OmniLogic's advantage is ratings volume (8.8K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OmniLogic has 8.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OmniLogic ships an update every 3 weeks, Paws & Friends every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OmniLogic | Paws & Friends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.8K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayward Industries, inc. | iTrust Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
OmniLogic
Paws & Friends
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
Paws & Friends
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OmniLogic
No in-app purchases
Paws & Friends
No in-app purchases
