# Aquascape Smart Control App

> Smart Garden Control

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1494382129](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1494382129)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1494382129`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aquascape, Inc.
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (49 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.25
- **Last updated:** 2023-11-29
- **First published:** 2020-01-15
- **Size:** 79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aquascape-smart-control-app/id1494382129)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.aquascapeinc.com/privacy-policy](https://www.aquascapeinc.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

How Smart Is Your Backyard? 

The Aquascape Smart Control App lets you control outdoor lighting, ponds, waterfalls, and fountains from anywhere at any time using your iPhone or iPad. Outdoor living has never been easier! 

Use the app to:

- control the flow of adjustable flow pond pumps
- turn adjustable flow pond pumps off and on, as needed
- schedule color-changing lights to coincide with time of day
- select the color of lights in your landscape or water feature when using color-changing lights
- monitor power consumption to control energy costs

## Rankings

- #204,194 — Overall

## Review summary

The Aquascape Smart Control App is praised for easy setup and basic device control, plus managing multiple devices and automations. However, reviewers repeatedly report pairing/offline reliability, Wi‑Fi/2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz compatibility issues, and limited in‑app dosing features. Accessibility and documentation gaps, plus heavy notifications, also surface. Lighting color customization is notably constrained. Overall, the app is useful but reliability and feature gaps hinder a consistently strong experience.

### Pros

- Easy setup and reliable basic control once connected (pump on/off, adjustable flow).
- Ability to control multiple Aquascape devices (pumps, lights, dosing) and create automations from the app.
- Generally well-designed app that makes day-to-day control convenient.

### Cons

- Frequent pairing failures and devices dropping offline, even after initial setup.
- Networking compatibility problems: 2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz and mesh/Wi‑Fi setups can impair connectivity.
- Dosing system adjustments are not available in the app; you must configure dosing on the device, limiting true smart functionality.
- Accessibility and onboarding issues, including screen reader problems and mismatched instructions, plus excessive in-app notifications.
- Limited lighting color customization (few color options; extra hubs required to have multiple colors).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1494382129)