Marine Box vs Reefmaster Piper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marine Box
Manage your reef aquarium with this comprehensive app. Track all parameters, livestock, and maintenance schedules. Includes calculators for dosing and recipes for beginners.
- Unlimited aquarium tracking
- Parameter tracking and graphing
- Maintenance scheduling and reminders
- Livestock and food tracking
- Dosing calculators
- Aquarium recipes for beginners
- Data sharing
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First of all, this app rocks congrats on a very informative app and visually pleasing app! - by Rizorido Canada AppStore Review, 5 stars 1/26/16 "If the underwater sea and creatures, fishes makes you excited or you want to start your aquarium then this app will help you. . ." - 4.1/5.0 Stars on reviewtheapps.com "This is just right for you if you are curious about sea life and want to maintain a fish tank or an aquarium." - 4.3/5.0 Stars on iOSAppSpy.com review. Marine Box is the most complete Reef Aquarium manager on the App Store for beginners and advanced aquarists alike! Ditch your notepad and paper and manage your aquarium on your iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. This app features: - New to reef aquariums? Basics of reef aquarium keeping covered. Aquarium recipes to help you start your new aquarium right. Great for the whole family to learn and manage your reef aquarium! - Unlimited aquarium tracking. - Automatic calculation of the volume of your aquarium based on your aquarium dimensions. - Track all your reef aquarium parameters including temp, alkalinity, pH, trace elements and more. - Dashboard section to see all your parameters in graphs. - Schedule reminders for your reef aquarium maintenance and water parameter testing both in the app as well as your calendar. Get notification reminders when things are due on your iPhone and Apple Watch! - See graphs of all of your parameters within each parameter section. - Share your data with anyone! - Record all your livestock. - Visually track your aquarium, livestock growth, effects of resins, etc with Snapshots - Timeline to see all of your activities and maintenance of your reef aquarium that was done. - Calculators to calculate dosing of common supplements, medications/treatment regimens and more. - Calculate your dosing supplements. Included manufacturers are: Aquarium Systems Reef Evolution, B-Ionic, C-balance, Kent, Randy's recipe, Seachem, Warner Marine, Columbo Reef Care, Continuum Reef, Tropic Marine. Even baking soda, aragonite, anhydrous CaCl, Epsom Salt are covered. Don't see your favorite supplement? Email use at support@jcrsoftware.com. We will add it with the next update to the app in 1-2 weeks. - Track your livestock food. - Metric (cm, L), UK units and U.S. units (Inches, gallons) - Keep your data synced with all your devices on the same iTunes account seamlessly. -Share you data with others in your family or friends. - AppleWatch app shows your aquarium parameters and you can add parameter values in your AppleWatch which will sync with your App on other devices. This is the best and most complete reef aquarium management app for both the beginner and the advanced aquarist. Get Marine Box Today! This app is updated regularly. Check us out at: www.jcrsoftware.com. If you want your favorite supplement on the calculator section please email us at: support@jcrsoftware.com If you are having issues, concerns or suggestions please email us at: support@jcrsoftware.com
Reefmaster Piper
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The Reefmaster app takes full control of the monitoring and maintenance of your aquarium. Or... how about this: from now on, let our clever AI do the boring work for you! The Reefmaster system ensures optimal water paremeters levels, monitor coral health with artificial intelligence while providing real-time feedback. Now you can go on that vacation while Reefmaster take charge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reefmaster Piper at Free against Marine Box's $1.99. Reefmaster Piper also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Reefmaster Piper is free to download; Marine Box costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Marine Box ships an update every 3 weeks, Reefmaster Piper monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marine Box | Reefmaster Piper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raynald Im | Reefmaster |
In-app purchases
Marine Box
No in-app purchases
Reefmaster Piper
No in-app purchases








