OmniLogic vs Rekalla
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.
Rekalla
This app provides simple, easy-to-use reminders for medications, appointments, and daily routines, designed specifically for older adults. Family members can remotely assist with managing reminders and tracking daily progress.
- Medication reminders
- Appointment scheduling
- Daily routine checklist
- Contact management
- Daily mood check-in
- Remote family assistance
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Rekalla is a simple app that helps older adults remember the things that are easy to forget, and lets their family help out from anywhere. You can set reminders for medications, meals, appointments, and phone calls. There's a daily routine you can check off as the day goes on, and a place to keep track of important people, doctors, phone numbers, and notes. Each day you can also do a quick check-in on how you're feeling. It's built to be easy for older eyes and hands. Big text, big buttons, and plain words. Nothing complicated to figure out. If you're helping a parent or grandparent, you can connect to their account with a short code (they approve it first), and then help manage their reminders and routine right from your own phone. You'll be able to see how their day went, which is nice when you can't be there in person. We don't sell your information or show ads, and you can delete your account and everything in it whenever you want. Rekalla is a reminder and organization app for everyday forgetfulness that comes with age. It isn't a medical app and doesn't give medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rekalla at 100% against OmniLogic's 68%. Rekalla also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). OmniLogic's advantage is ratings volume (8.8K vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). 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.
Rekalla 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 2, 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 Rekalla's.
| Parameter | OmniLogic | Rekalla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayward Industries, inc. | deborah sanders |
Customer experience
OmniLogic
Rekalla
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
Rekalla
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OmniLogic
No in-app purchases
Rekalla
No in-app purchases









