TankSide
Caden Bartlett Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
TankSide is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Caden Bartlett. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated August 9, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 5 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 9
- 2026 · v1.0.6
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About TankSide
TankSide is the friendly aquarium companion that keeps your fishtank thriving — whether you keep a community freshwater, a planted scape, a saltwater FOWLR, or a full-blown reef. LOG WHAT MATTERS • pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, GH/KH, salinity, calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, phosphate, temperature • Auto-charts every parameter against your tank-type targets • Smart reminders when a reading is overdue or a maintenance task is due ON-DEVICE PHOTO DIAGNOSIS • Take a photo of your tank and get an instant on-device read • Apple Vision analyzes algae coverage, water clarity, and color shifts — all privately on your iPhone • No accounts, no servers, no internet required FISH, PLANTS, CORALS & INVERTEBRATES • Catalogs of 280+ species with care details • Compatibility checker flags conflicts before you buy • Stocking + bioload feedback in real time SMART CARE TOOLS • Tank Score (0–100 health metric) • Daily care tips that rotate based on your tank type • Feeding tracker, quarantine + treatment log, growth photo timeline • Setup wizard with a guided cycling plan • Acclimation timer with drip-rate calculator • Test strip color reader • Emergency Quick-Reference + Symptom Decision Tree • Vacation Mode + printable sitter care card • Supply expiration tracker (test kits, bulbs, filter media) • Daily photo streak + auto time-lapse video PRIVATE COMMUNITY • Random anonymous handle — no real name, no profile • Report + block + community guidelines + on-device profanity filter • Topical categories: Freshwater, Planted, Saltwater, Reef EVERY FEATURE IS FREE TankSide is a 100% free app. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no premium tiers. Every feature is available to every user with no purchase of any kind. PRIVACY TankSide does not collect personal data. Photos, parameters, and tank info stay on your device. The optional anonymous community uses a randomly generated handle — no name, email, or account is ever required.
What’s new
Version 1.0.6 · Updated August 9, 2026
New tools and sharper compatibility checks: • Compatibility checker now flags tankmates that need different temperatures or pH ranges — not just aggression — so you catch mismatches before you buy. • Predation warning: it tells you when a fish is big enough to eat a smaller tankmate overnight. • New Product Dosing calculator with real label rates for Seachem Prime, Stability, Flourish, Excel, and API conditioner — enter your volume, get the exact ml and capfuls. • New Unit Converter: dKH ↔ ppm, GH ↔ ppm, and salinity SG ↔ ppt with conductivity. TankSide remains 100% free — every feature, no subscriptions, no ads.
App privacy
The developer, Caden Bartlett, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TankSide | – | Free | August 9, 2026 | |
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