Comparison

iGardener vs AirTouch 5

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

AirTouch 5

Control your home's climate remotely from your phone. Receive alerts for temperature changes and use geofencing to automatically manage your air conditioning, saving energy and ensuring comfort upon arrival.

Highlights
  • Remote climate control
  • Geofencing for energy saving
  • Home temperature alerts
  • Smart home automation
  • Pocket-sized remote
Features
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The remote control is already in your pocket. AirTouch 5 is an advanced app to ensure you have access to your comfort, wherever you are. Don’t worry about forgetting to turn off the air conditioning and wasting energy when you leave home with geofencing. You won’t have to come home to an oven in summer or a freezer in winter again with home temperature alerts to your phone.

Screenshots

iGardener4 screens
AirTouch 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iGardener at every 2 months against AirTouch 5's every 4 months. iGardener also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGardener ships an update every 2 months, AirTouch 5 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
iGardener versus AirTouch 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGardenerAirTouch 5
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews — better18.3% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBookleaf PTY LtdPolyaire

Customer experience

iGardener

Written reviews85 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative72.9%

AirTouch 5

Written reviews71 reviews
Positive18.3%
Neutral14.1%
Negative67.6%

In-app purchases

None

iGardener

No in-app purchases

None

AirTouch 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iGardener free?
iGardener is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AirTouch 5 free?
AirTouch 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iGardener or AirTouch 5 have ads?
Neither iGardener nor AirTouch 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGardener or AirTouch 5?
iGardener ships an update every 2 months, and AirTouch 5 every 4 months. Most recently, iGardener was updated on September 26, 2026 and AirTouch 5 on September 25, 2026.

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