Hunter NODE vs TexasET
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hunter NODE
Control your landscape irrigation system remotely via Bluetooth. This app allows for easy programming, scheduling, and monitoring of watering cycles without needing to access the valve box. Manage multiple controllers, set custom schedules, and receive important status updates directly on your smartphone.
- Remote controller management
- Custom watering schedules
- Manual irrigation control
- Sensor activation
- Controller status monitoring
- Offline schedule editing
- Controller event logs
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NODE-BT is a Bluetooth®-enabled, app-configured irrigation controller from Hunter Industries that lets you automatically irrigate any plant material lacking AC power and not having to open the valve box! NODE-BT is quick to install, and swift to program and operate. The app provides convenient features originally on NODE, now with new enhancements all accessed from a smartphone. This means no more crossing traffic to get to roadway medians, searching for controllers in overgrown bushes, and opening dirty and potentially dangerous valve boxes. This app allows you to: • Remotely manage unlimited NODE-BT controllers up to 50' (15 m) away • Manually start, stop, or suspend irrigation for up to 99 days • Configure watering schedules with 3 programs and 8 start times each • Activate rain or soil moisture sensors, and set monthly seasonal adjust • See controller status, total watering and next start times, watering calendar, and irrigation logs • View battery health and signal status • Set battery change reminders every 3, 6, 9, or 12 months • Pin controllers on a map for faster locating • Copy and paste schedules from controller to controller for faster setup • View and edit irrigation schedules offline • View controller event logs and share with other members • Assign images and rename stations and controllers • Add a passcode to each controller 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.
TexasET
This application calculates crop water needs based on growth stage and real-time weather data. It allows for daily or 14-day forecasts, automatically incorporating rainfall data. Users can also set weekly irrigation reminders.
- Crop water requirement calculation
- Growth stage selection
- Real-time weather data integration
- 14-day water requirement forecast
- Automatic rainfall inclusion
- Customizable rainfall data
- Weekly irrigation reminders
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The TexasET app calculates the water requirements for crops based upon the growth stage selected. It uses real-time weather data from stations on the TexasET Network (texasET.tamu.edu). Water requirements may be determined for one day or up to 14 days. Rainfall at the selected weather station is automatically included in the calculations, but can be modified if local amounts are different. Weekly reminders of irrigation recommendations may be set up.
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Verdict
Hunter NODE and TexasET both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of TexasET's written reviews are positive against 23% of Hunter NODE's. TexasET also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Hunter NODE's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (59 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Hunter NODE against 3.0 for TexasET. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hunter NODE has 59 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Hunter NODE's written reviews are positive against 50% of TexasET's.
Hunter NODE ships an update fortnightly, TexasET every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hunter NODE | TexasET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (59 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Industries | Matrix Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hunter NODE
TexasET
In-app purchases
Hunter NODE
No in-app purchases
TexasET
No in-app purchases









