OmniLogic vs MySmartLights
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.
MySmartLights
Control your home's permanent holiday lighting with vibrant, full-color LEDs. Customize presets for various holidays and sync lights to music for effortless celebrations. Manage all your lighting from your phone.
- Full-color LED control
- Customizable holiday presets
- Music synchronization
- Remote phone control
- Year-round curb appeal
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MySmartLights by QuietCool is the ultimate app to control your home’s permanent holiday lighting with ease and style. Featuring vibrant, full-color LEDs, customizable presets for every occasion, like Christmas, 4th of July, Valentine's Day, and more. And with the ability to sync lights to your favorite music, MySmartLights makes celebrating effortless. Whether you’re setting the mood for a party or adding year-round curb appeal, control it all right from your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MySmartLights at 100% against OmniLogic's 68%. MySmartLights also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). OmniLogic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (8.8K vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
MySmartLights holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OmniLogic has 8.8K ratings behind it against 8, 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 100% of MySmartLights's.
OmniLogic ships an update every 3 weeks, MySmartLights every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OmniLogic | MySmartLights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.8K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 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 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 406 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hayward Industries, inc. | QC Manufacturing, Inc |
Customer experience
OmniLogic
MySmartLights
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
MySmartLights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OmniLogic
No in-app purchases
MySmartLights
No in-app purchases
