ConnectMyPool vs SAL PIXIE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ConnectMyPool
Control your pool system remotely from anywhere in the world. Monitor water temperature, adjust heater settings, manage equipment like pumps and blowers, and control pool lighting with customizable colors. Activate pre-set configurations for convenience.
- Remote pool system control
- View water temperature
- Adjust heater set-point
- Control pumps and blowers
- Manage pool lighting and colors
- Activate custom favorites
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Imagine being able to control your AstralPool pool system anytime, anywhere. Now you can, with ConnectMyPool. This app, in combination with the Internet Gateway module, allows you to view and control your pool system from anywhere in the world. The available features of this app depend upon your pool system’s configuration, but include: • View your pool’s current water temperature. • View and change your heater’s set-point temperature. • Turn on and off your pool equipment, including pumps, valves, blowers, and more. • Turn on and off your pool lighting, and change their colours. • Activate any of your customised Favourites. Please note that this app works in tandem with the Internet Gateway module. This module MUST be installed in your pool system for this app to function. The module can be obtained from your pool installer or local AstralPool representative. The Internet Gateway module acts as a bridge between your pool system and the internet. As such, it will require access to your home internet connection. The Internet Gateway can use either a wireless (Wi-Fi) or wired (Ethernet) connection.
SAL PIXIE
Control your smart home devices with this app. It allows you to configure and manage lighting, fans, appliances, and more. Create custom scenes and schedules for automated home control.
- Control smart home devices
- Configure lighting, fans, appliances
- Create custom scenes
- Set up schedules
- Manage individual devices and groups
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Make your home smart simply with PIXIE. The SAL PIXIE App is used to control the PIXIE smart home range of devices from SAL National Pty Ltd. The SAL PIXIE app delivers an intuitive in-home control experience, using the Bluetooth on your mobile device to connect to your mesh of PIXIE devices installed. The SAL PIXIE App puts the home owner in charge of their smart home with the ability to configure and control PIXIE enabled lighting, fans, appliances, garage doors, automatic gates, motorised blinds and more. The SAL PIXIE App enables control of individual PIXIE devices and groups of devices, provides the ability to create and recall scenes and run schedules at any time of the day or night according to the user’s needs. Users can start small with a few rooms and expand the smart home experience when budgets allow, or go all-in day one by installing PIXIE smart home devices to control compatible components in their home and use the SAL PIXIE app for setup and control of the PIXIE smart home system. Simple. Smart. Home. PIXIE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SAL PIXIE at 59% against ConnectMyPool's 0%. SAL PIXIE also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). ConnectMyPool's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SAL PIXIE holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ConnectMyPool's written reviews are positive against 59% of SAL PIXIE's.
ConnectMyPool ships an update every 10 days, SAL PIXIE every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ConnectMyPool | SAL PIXIE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 59.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fluidra Group Australia Pty Ltd | SAL Nationwide Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
ConnectMyPool
SAL PIXIE
In-app purchases
ConnectMyPool
No in-app purchases
SAL PIXIE
No in-app purchases









