Comparison

Pocket Marine vs VSON

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pocket Marine

Manage all your aquarium data in one place. Track water parameters, inhabitants, dosing, and maintenance with detailed logs and reminders. Access an extensive library of marine species to make informed decisions about new additions.

Highlights
  • Marine species encyclopedia (800+)
  • Water parameter testing journal
  • Inhabitant and dosing logs
  • Maintenance and water change journals
  • Species compatibility guide
  • Useful calculators
  • Customizable reminders
Features
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A handy tool to keep track of all of the vital information related to your aquarium together with an in-depth library of species to ensure you never get caught short for an impulse buy. Main features - • An encyclopaedia of over 800 species of marine fish, invertebrates and coral • Testing journal to keep track of over 30 of the most vital parameters • Trends to plot graphs and visualise how stable each parameter is over time • Inhabitants diary to keep track of your latest additions including information such as how long you've had it, was it feeding in store beforehand, where was it purchased from and much more. • Dosing log top keep track of any chemical additions to your tanks to help keep up to date on doses and keep stability where it should be • Reminders with device notifications so you never miss an important event • Water change journal to keep a detailed log such as when, how much, salinity etc. of your water changes performed • Maintenance log to remind you of your last maintenance actions completed per tank • Compatibility of species - A simple, brief run down of what species are typically safe, tolerant or not safe to be housed with others • A simple set of useful calculators such as alkalinity conversions, Celsius to Fahrenheit or gallons to litres and more. Keeping track of our aquariums can ultimately be one of the most important parts to the 'reef keeping' hobby. Maintaining husbandry tasks, testing, stability, water changes, inhabitant stats etc. are all vital to keeping successful aquariums. Pocket Marine was designed to make inputting, storing and keeping all information with you at ease. Often, any issues that we have with our aquariums can be linked to actions that were performed a short time beforehand. For this reason, a log of changes made, actions performed or additions can be vital when trying to decipher a problem that may be in play. Pen and paper has always been a great way to keep this information at hand but, Pocket Marine offers a place to store this somewhere that, this day and age, is with us at all times. Not just for tracking events. Pocket Marine is a great way to help you log your inhabitants into specific tanks, record your latest water change for your mixed reef tank or simply log your latest maintenance action performed on the fish only office tank. Recording your information couldnt be easier and keeping it on your mobile device saves on that frantic search incase of needing the information at a later date. Help with that last second impulse buy at the store. With an in depth library of over 800 species of fish, invertebrates and coral and being added to daily, you will always have the information on hand that you need to make that informed decision on a purchase. We hope you enjoy using the app and that we can help with your success in the hobby and welcome any feature requests you may have. Happy Reefing!

About

VSON

This app connects your mobile device to smart home hardware for convenient management and monitoring. It allows for fast interaction with smart devices and provides real-time insights into your home environment.

Highlights
  • Smart hardware management
  • Mobile phone and smart device interaction
  • Interconnection between smart devices
  • Real-time device monitoring
  • Home environment monitoring
Features
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VSON APP is the smart hardware management platform in your home. Through VSON APP, you can complete the convenient and fast interaction between mobile phones and smart hardware, and realize the interconnection between smart devices.The App can monitor multiple devices at the same time, so you can know your current home environment like the back of your hand!

Screenshots

Pocket Marine4 screens
VSON3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Marine at 79% against VSON's 0%. Pocket Marine also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (596 vs 2). VSON's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

VSON is free to download; Pocket Marine costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Marine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Marine has 596 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Pocket Marine's written reviews are positive against 0% of VSON's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Marine ships an update fortnightly, VSON every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Marine versus VSON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket MarineVSON
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (596 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings596 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiam SalmonsVson Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Pocket Marine

All ratings596 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative12.1%

VSON

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Pocket Marine

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to edit targets/ranges
  • Endless scroll to select values
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between Celsius and Fahrenheit
  • Crashes when accessing certain sections like soft corals

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to sync data across devices
  • Customizable home screen
  • Tracking for spending on tank supplies
  • Ability to set default parameters
  • Graphs showing multiple parameters together
Show 4 more
  • Export data to Excel
  • Ability to move livestock up/down in list
  • Add more fish and coral species to database
  • Dosing calculator

VSON

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Marine

No in-app purchases

None

VSON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Marine free?
Pocket Marine costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is VSON free?
VSON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Marine or VSON?
Pocket Marine is rated higher. Pocket Marine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 596 ratings, while VSON averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pocket Marine or VSON have ads?
Neither Pocket Marine nor VSON shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Marine or VSON?
Pocket Marine ships an update fortnightly, and VSON every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pocket Marine was updated on November 11, 2026 and VSON on November 3, 2026.

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