iGardener vs AirTouch 2+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iGardener
Control Holman garden watering and lighting products remotely via Bluetooth. Schedule irrigation, adjust light colors and intensity, and set timers for a customized outdoor environment. Designed for easy DIY installation.
- Bluetooth control for Holman products
- Schedule irrigation up to 8 zones
- Customizable watering schedules
- Control garden lighting up to 60W
- Adjust light color, intensity, and timing
- Connect rain sensor for delay
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With the Holman iGardener app you can use your smartphone to control all the programming and interface functions of a continually increasing range of Holman garden watering and light products via Bluetooth®. These products are designed for easy DIY installation. You can control the following Holman products with the iGardener app: 1 | IRRIGATION • BTX1 Smart Valve Tap Timer • BTX6 Irrigation Controller 6 Zones • BTX8 Irrigation Controller 8 Zones Features • Schedule up to 8 tap timers or controllers via the app • Scheduling options for 7-day watering, interval days, odd days, even days, cycle scheduling, manual watering • Set your run time in hours and minutes • Up to 3 start times per day • Watering duration from 1 minute to 59 minutes • Ability to connect a rain sensor (BTX6 and BTX8 only) and set a rain delay via the app 2 | GARDEN LIGHTING • LIGHTSOURCE Warm White Garden Light Controller (CLBW60) • LIGHTSOURCE RGB Colour Garden Light Controller (CLBRGB60) Features • Connect up to 60W of path lights, spotlights and/or deck lights to a single light controller • Change colour (RGB Colour lights only), vary intensity, set an on and off time and special effects
AirTouch 2+
Control your home's ducted air conditioning remotely. Adjust mode, temperature, fan speed, and individual room air volume from your smart device. Manage your climate from anywhere, anytime, even when you're away from home.
- Remote AC control
- Adjust mode, temperature, fan speed
- Individual room air volume control
- Smart device interface
- Remote access over internet
- Set timers
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You’re in control of your home climate with AirTouch 2+. Featuring a new smart and easy to use interface design, you can now use your smart device to control AC mode, temperature and fan speed of reverse cycle ducted air conditioning units connected to your AirTouch system at home, as well as the air volume for individual rooms. While you can control your system with your smart device over your WiFi network with internet connectivity at home, now you’ll never have to worry about leaving it turned on when you are out and about, as you can check and turn it on or off, and set a timer for when you get home remotely over the internet from anywhere. Requires an AirTouch 2+ system installed by a suitable air conditioning professional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iGardener at every 2 months against AirTouch 2+'s every 8 months. iGardener also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iGardener ships an update every 2 months, AirTouch 2+ every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iGardener | AirTouch 2+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 18.6% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bookleaf PTY Ltd | Polyaire |
Customer experience
iGardener
AirTouch 2+
Bugs and requests
iGardener
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AirTouch 2+
Reported bugs
51 issues- App not working for years
- Remote control fails when out of house
- App only connects on same frequency (2.5-5ghz)
- Cannot connect with the app
- Connects only one time in twenty attempts
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- App breaks after update
- App requires update but none available
- Console updates don't sync with app
- App shows 'connecting' then fails
- Changing settings on app rarely works
- Temperature jumps back to unwanted setting
- App crashes almost instantly
- App disconnects every time it's opened
- Timers get deleted by other users
- Login details autofilled but sometimes incorrect
- App turns off all rooms after running a program
- App works very badly with VoiceOver
- App won't log in most of the time
- App doesn't connect over WiFi
- App disconnects an hour later
- App doesn't connect
- App doesn't work on mobile data
- App requires login every time, fails then logs in
- Remote connection needs to reconnect
- App times out and disconnects
- App says update available but none found
- App doesn't register turning AC off
- App often won't open, says check WiFi
- App constantly drops internet connection
- App touch sensitive, changes revert
- App crashes, disconnects, reconnects
- App appears off but AC is still on
- App can't connect to aircon, various error messages
- App constantly times out when opening
- Constant fetch time out error
- Times out, logs itself out, forgets details
- Rarely connects first time, requires closing/reopening
- App doesn't show home inside temperature
- App won't connect any longer
- Constant timeouts after buggy update
- Doesn't work unless connected to WiFi
- Crashes almost everyday
- Control unit constantly drops WiFi
- Comes up with timeout error
- Connectivity unreliable even on local network
- Doesn't work when you want it to
- Half the time it times out when connecting
- Doesn't register keystrokes
- Many timeout and data fetch errors
- Has to exit and close app multiple times to become responsive
- Constant fetch data timeout errors over the internet
Requested features
20 requests- Fix app to work remotely
- Improve connectivity
- Fix band steering support
- Make app accessible for visually impaired
- Show home inside temperature
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- Allow overlapping programs
- Set fan speed in programs
- Fix timer deletion issue
- Improve login process
- Fix settings not registering
- Allow remote control outside local WiFi
- Fix temperature jumping issue
- Improve app stability
- Fix app crashing
- Fix app not turning off AC
- Fix app touch sensitivity
- Fix app login issues
- Fix app timeouts
- Fix app fetching errors
- Improve away mode instructions
In-app purchases
iGardener
No in-app purchases
AirTouch 2+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iGardener free?
Is AirTouch 2+ free?
Do iGardener or AirTouch 2+ have ads?
Which is updated more often, iGardener or AirTouch 2+?
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