Engbird vs My Ivation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engbird
Monitor environmental conditions like temperature and humidity with smart sensors. View real-time and historical data, export it, and manage multiple devices and users. Supports various sampling intervals and multiple languages.
- Real-time temperature and humidity display
- Configurable sampling intervals
- Historical data viewing (day, week, month, year)
- CSV data export
- Multi-sensor and multi-user support
- Multi-language support
Read full descriptionHide full description
Engbird is the easiest way to monitor the environmental conditions affecting the things you care about. Quickly pair the app with our Temperature & Humidity Smart Sensors and enjoy the sleek interface for viewing current and past conditions.It supports the following features: - Displays Temperature & Humidity in real-time. - The sampling interval can be configured for 10s, 30s, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min, 30min, record length up to 30000. - Can easily view historical data by day, week, month, year, and can export historical data in csv format. - Support a mobile phone to access multiple sensors, you can also access multiple mobile phones with the same sensor - Multi-language support: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese.
My Ivation
Control your Ivation and ArfPets smart devices remotely. Manage power, set timers, and schedule feedings for your pet feeder. Share access with family and create custom home scenes.
- Remote device control
- Set timers and schedules
- Automatic pet feeder control
- Home scene creation
- Family access sharing
Read full descriptionHide full description
Take control of all your Ivation & Arfpets connected devices with the My Ivation App. Remotely turn on or off, set timers and feedings (on the Automatic Arf Pet feeder only). Setup Home scenes and Share access with family members. The My Ivation App currently connects to; ArfPets Automatic WiFi Pet Feeder, Ivation Dehumidifier and Ivation Wine Cooler. Download the App and learn when more Smart products will be connected to the My Ivation Smart App.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Ivation at 4.5 against Engbird's 1.8. My Ivation also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 13%) and ratings volume (264 vs 37). Engbird's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
My Ivation holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Ivation has 264 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Engbird's written reviews are positive against 32% of My Ivation's.
Engbird ships an update every 6 weeks, My Ivation every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Engbird | My Ivation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (37 ratings) | 4.5 (264 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews | 32.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 264 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | C&A Marketing, Inc. |
Customer experience
Engbird
My Ivation
User reviews
Engbird
From 37 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 👍 Stores historical data
- 👍 Graphs temperature and humidity
- 👍 Bluetooth connectivity works well
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on launch after updates
- 🐛 Unreliable connection and data collection
- 🐛 Inaccurate temperature and humidity readings
- 🐛 Graphs and UI are difficult to use
- 🔋 Drains batteries quickly
My Ivation
From 264 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Reliable once set up
- 💪 Unit is a workhorse
- 📈 Humidity control is effective
- ✅ Great for grow rooms
- 🏠 Peace of mind with app monitoring
Room to improve
- 😩 Wi-Fi setup is a nightmare
- ❌ App requires login on closed network
- 🔄 Random logouts and connection issues
- ❓ No app notifications for reservoir
- 🚫 Humidity continually resets
Bugs and requests
Engbird
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup after updates
- Bluetooth connection issues, sensors not detected
- Temperature and humidity values displayed incorrectly
- Graph time scales do not match actual data
- Sensor names not displayed in app
Requested features
5 requests- Add push notifications for temperature/humidity alerts
- Improve graph functionality (zoom, customize, etc.)
- Allow calibration of temperature and humidity sensors
- Provide more detailed historical data export options
- Add support for multiple sensors/devices in one view
My Ivation
Reported bugs
17 issues- Wi-Fi connection setup issues
- Humidity resets to 30%
- App requires login on closed network
- Random logouts and inability to log back in
- No app notifications for reservoir
Show 12 moreShow fewer
- Pairing failures
- Wi-Fi requires 2.4GHz only
- Disrupts internet settings
- Wi-Fi pairing fails after a few months
- App does not indicate if the unit is running
- App doesn't ask for permissions
- Automatic pairing does not work
- App shows incorrect unit status
- App settings do not match unit status
- Unable to link Google Home
- Cannot reset account number or password
- Remote Pool Thermometer no longer serviced
Requested features
6 requests- Fan-only mode
- App notifications for reservoir emptying
- Support for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi
- Ability to see if humidifier is running
- Runtime history
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Account number recovery option
In-app purchases
Engbird
No in-app purchases
My Ivation
No in-app purchases
