;No, these are different devices.Two types of soda siphons are available for purchase. One type is a bottle that contains pre-carbonated water. (Some people call it a seltzer bottle.) Another type of soda siphon is a bottle of tap water with a plastic top screwed onto it. The plastic part contains a small carbon dioxide cartridge that carbonates the water as you expel it from the plastic siphon.A soda maker is a machine that adds carbon dioxide to tap water to create carbonated water. The carbon dioxide cartridge fits inside the machine.Most soda makers can create far more carbonated water at a time than a soda siphon.