Comparison

Engbird vs Klaro

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Klaro

Monitor and manage your home's humidity and temperature with guided actions. This app helps you maintain optimal environmental stats and configure new hygrometers.

Highlights
  • Track humidity and temperature
  • Guided actions for environmental stats
  • Configure new hygrometers
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Home climate control
Features
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Klaro will: - Keep track of your Humidity and Temperature - Notify with guided actions to maintain the Humidity and Temperature stats. - Allow you to configure new Hygrometers.

Screenshots

Engbird4 screens
Klaro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Klaro at 70% against Engbird's 13%. Klaro also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Engbird's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Klaro holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 95 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Engbird's written reviews are positive against 70% of Klaro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Engbird ships an update every 6 weeks, Klaro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Engbird versus Klaro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEngbirdKlaro
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (37 ratings)4.1 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews69.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3795 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. LtdMichael Slate

Customer experience

Engbird

All ratings37 ratings
Positive13.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative78.4%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive13.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative75.8%

Klaro

All ratings95 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral13.7%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral19.6%
Negative10.9%

User reviews

Engbird

From 37 App Store ratings

What 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

Klaro

From 95 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for monitoring humidors
  • 👍 Convenient remote monitoring
  • 👍 Helpful for cigar enthusiasts
  • 👍 Good customer service

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate humidity readings
  • 🐛 Annoying glitches in app
  • 🐛 App doesn't scale properly
  • 🐛 Unpolished GUI
  • 🐛 App can be kludgy

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

Klaro

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Humidity readings are wrong
  • App report doesn't change after calibration
  • App doesn't update readings
  • GUI doesn't scale correctly on iPhone SE
  • Overlapping icons in Collection menu
Show 10 more
  • Data History windows lack scroll bars
  • Does not get past intro screen
  • Lose connection to Hydrometer often
  • App will not connect with bridge
  • Latest update caused disconnection
  • Cannot get hydrometer reconnected
  • Valet has had several disconnects
  • App keeps asking to subscribe despite existing membership
  • App tells me to update firmware when it's already updated
  • Troubleshooting and reinstalling app multiple times

Requested features

17 requests
  • Adjust desired temp and humidity levels
  • Add scroll bars for data history
  • Predictive text for cigar info
  • Connect more than 1 hygrometer to a bridge
  • Bluetooth connectivity option
Show 12 more
  • Allow same cigar names with notes
  • Ability to use two separate sensors
  • Take photo of cigar for identification
  • Sort inventory alphabetically
  • Keep stick on list with zero inventory
  • Add tasting notes and ratings to cigars
  • Dropdown of cigar choices for inventory
  • Allow adding existing membership
  • Improve inventory portion
  • Add details about cigars (date purchased, price, aging)
  • Easy replacement of hygrometers
  • Add multiple hygrometers for multiple humidors

In-app purchases

None

Engbird

No in-app purchases

None

Klaro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Engbird free?
Engbird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Klaro free?
Klaro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Engbird or Klaro?
Klaro is rated higher. Engbird averages 1.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Klaro averages 4.1 from 95 ratings.
Do Engbird or Klaro have ads?
Neither Engbird nor Klaro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Engbird or Klaro?
Engbird ships an update every 6 weeks, and Klaro fortnightly. Most recently, Engbird was updated on September 1, 2026 and Klaro on August 31, 2026.

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