Vista Cloud vs Hunter BTT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vista Cloud
Control your Wi-Fi landscape lighting system remotely. Adjust lights, customize zones, and set schedules for automated lighting. All settings are securely stored in the cloud for convenient access.
- Remote controller access
- Real-time light on/off and dimming
- Zone customization with photos
- Automated scheduling (timed, sunset/sunrise)
- Cloud-based settings storage
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Vista Cloud lets you access your Vista LCS Wi-Fi landscape lighting controllers anywhere, anytime. • Easily add controllers to your account and connect them to your home Wi-Fi network. • Turn the lights on/off and change the dim level in real-time. • Customize power output per zone for all three dim levels. • Name your zones and add photos to help you easily identify them. • Schedule on/off times with optional dim. • Set specific times or sunset to sunrise with offset. • Apply the same schedule daily or different schedules per weekday. • All your settings are stored safely and securely in the cloud.
Hunter BTT
Automate garden and plant watering directly from a hose faucet using a Bluetooth-enabled tap timer. Remotely control irrigation schedules, start/stop watering, and monitor device status from your smartphone.
- Remote tap timer management
- Customizable watering schedules
- Manual irrigation control
- Battery level monitoring
- Device passcode security
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BTT is a Bluetooth®-enabled, app-configured tap timer from Hunter Industries that lets you automatically irrigate gardens, plants, flowers, and seedlings right from a hose faucet! BTT is easy to operate and simple to set up. It provides you with several convenient options to remotely program irrigation wirelessly from a smartphone. This means no more climbing around shrubs, stepping on delicate plants, or going outside to turn on the water. This app allows you to: • Remotely manage unlimited BTTs up to 32' (10 m) away • Manually start, stop, or suspend irrigation for up to seven days • Configure watering schedules using independent Timer or Cycling modes • View battery levels and connection status • Set language preferences • Assign passcodes to each device for additional security The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG Inc. and any use of such marks by Hunter Industries is under license.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vista Cloud at every 5 weeks against Hunter BTT's every 6 months. Vista Cloud also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.8). Hunter BTT's advantage is ratings volume (111 vs 35). 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.
Vista Cloud holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 111 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Vista Cloud's written reviews are positive against 17% of Hunter BTT's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Vista Cloud ships an update every 5 weeks, Hunter BTT every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vista Cloud | Hunter BTT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (35 ratings) — better | 2.8 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 17.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | U.S.T.E., Inc | Hunter Industries |
Customer experience
Vista Cloud
Hunter BTT
Bugs and requests
Vista Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hunter BTT
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes when connecting to device
- White blank screen on startup
- Bluetooth connection drops frequently
- Settings revert after saving
- Schedule stops working after a few days
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- Manual watering stops unexpectedly
- Zone/channel controls switch randomly
- On/off positions reverse at random intervals
- App freezes during programming
- Cannot save schedule changes
- App hangs on opening screen
- Cycle timer page displays blank
- Day selection not working after recent update
- App crashes on iPhone 14 Pro and other iOS devices
- Manual mode buttons not visible on iPad
- App won't detect controller after update
- Automatic mode won't stay enabled
- Watering cycle displays incorrectly in app vs actual execution
Requested features
11 requests- WiFi connectivity instead of Bluetooth only
- Remote control from outside Bluetooth range
- Ability to select specific days instead of interval-based watering
- Multiple phone/user access capability
- Watering duration in seconds, not just minutes
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- Battery low notification via email/push alert
- Watering history and last execution display
- More than two on/off times per day
- Longer custom controller nicknames
- Improved app stability and performance
- Better help documentation and tutorials
In-app purchases
Vista Cloud
No in-app purchases
Hunter BTT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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