Comparison

Growlink vs SOLUS by AROYA

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

Head to head
About

Growlink

Manage your agricultural operations remotely with this app. It offers seamless integration with irrigation, climate, and nutrient delivery systems for intuitive control of single or multiple facilities.

Highlights
  • Remote irrigation control
  • Climate management
  • Nutrient delivery system integration
  • Multi-facility operation
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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Take control of your grow from anywhere with the Growlink Mobile App. Seamlessly integrated with Growlink’s irrigation, climate, and nutrient delivery systems, the app offers a fast and intuitive experience—whether you're managing a single room or remotely operating multiple facilities.

About

SOLUS by AROYA

This app, when paired with a sensor kit, provides high-precision readings of substrate water content, temperature, and electrical conductivity. Unlock your crop's full potential by gaining deeper insights into the soil beneath. It offers unlimited spot readings without additional fees.

Highlights
  • High-precision substrate readings
  • Water content measurement
  • Temperature monitoring
  • Electrical conductivity analysis
  • Unlimited spot readings
  • Crop potential maximization
Features
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Gain deeper insight into the world beneath your substrate’s surface – and unlock maximum crop potential. The SOLUS app paired with the SOLUS Sensor Kit enables you to collect high-precision spot readings of your substrate water content, temperature and electrical conductivity. No subscriptions or fees – if you have the SOLUS Sensor Kit, this app will help you take all the spot readings you can handle. Don’t have the sensor kit yet? Snag one at RF Agriculture or AROYA.io. When you’re ready to maximize more than your substrate, dive into the ever-evolving family of AROYA sensors and cultivation analysis tools at AROYA.io.

Screenshots

Growlink4 screens
SOLUS by AROYA2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Growlink at 62% against SOLUS by AROYA's 0%. SOLUS by AROYA's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 1.8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SOLUS by AROYA holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Growlink's written reviews are positive against 0% of SOLUS by AROYA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Growlink ships an update monthly, SOLUS by AROYA every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Growlink versus SOLUS by AROYA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowlinkSOLUS by AROYA
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHydropods, Inc.Addium Inc

Customer experience

Growlink

All ratings28 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative32.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

SOLUS by AROYA

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Growlink

No in-app purchases

None

SOLUS by AROYA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Growlink free?
Growlink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOLUS by AROYA free?
SOLUS by AROYA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Growlink or SOLUS by AROYA?
SOLUS by AROYA is rated higher. Growlink averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SOLUS by AROYA averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Growlink or SOLUS by AROYA have ads?
Growlink shows ads; SOLUS by AROYA does not.
Which is updated more often, Growlink or SOLUS by AROYA?
Growlink ships an update monthly, and SOLUS by AROYA every 5 weeks. Most recently, Growlink was updated on October 11, 2026 and SOLUS by AROYA on October 7, 2026.

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