Comparison

Bluelab Pulse vs aerMist

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

Head to head
About

Bluelab Pulse

This app connects to a specialized meter to provide real-time measurements of nutrient levels, moisture, and temperature in growing media. Track historical data, record notes, and set target ranges for optimized plant care. Export your data for further analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time nutrient, moisture, and temperature readings
  • Historical data tracking and trend analysis
  • Note recording for observations and tasks
  • Target range setting with visual indicators
  • Wireless data syncing from meter
  • Customizable growing medium profiles
  • Data export to CSV format
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Connect to a Bluelab Pulse Meter for fast, accurate nutrient (EC), moisture and temperature measurements directly from the root zone, in soils, potting mixes, coco blends and other growing media types. The Bluelab Pulse app syncs real-time measurements direct from the Bluelab Pulse Meter for you to view, analyse, store and export your root zone data. Use the Bluelab Pulse app to: • VIEW MEASUREMENTS: View live updates on screen as you take measurements with the Pulse Meter. Take measurements from the button on Pulse Meter, or in the app. A single button press or tap gives you pore conductivity (nutrient EC), % moisture content (volumetric or % of max water holding capacity), and temperature. • TRACK MEASUREMENTS: View historic measurements for moisture, nutrient (EC) and temperature all time and date stamped. See your measurement history at a glance, identify trends, manage root zone performance, and see the results of your adjustments. • RECORD NOTES: Quickly add notes to the measurement history and track useful information such as measurement location, plant observations or operational task reminders. • MOVE FASTER: Set target nutrient and moisture ranges and quickly send to Pulse Meter. Use the Blink™ range indicators on Pulse Meter to quickly check if the measurement was in or out-of-range. Use the app to dive into the detail. • SYNC WIRELESSLY: Use Pulse Meter without the app to capture fast measurements and get quick feedback with Blink™. When back in range, Pulse Meter automatically syncs all new measurement data to the Pulse app. • CONFIGURE PULSE METER: Select the medium type you will be measuring in from the pre-set options in the app. Update Pulse Meter on-the-fly as you move between medium types. • CALIBRATE & OPTIMISE IRRIGATION: Calibrate Pulse Meter to the maximum water holding capacity of specific growing mediums for a more meaningful scale between maximum water holding capacity and the wilting point. Follow the simple in-app process to calibrate and store custom media calibrations. • GRAB & GO: Quickly pair to any Pulse Meter and get measuring • NOTIFICATIONS: Receive measurements to the lock-screen with customisable notification sounds. • EXPORT: Export all your measurement data to a .csv for further analysis. • IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY: New app and firmware improve connection stability

About

aerMist

Control high-pressure misting systems remotely via Bluetooth. Adjust misting modes, set schedules, and manage multiple systems simultaneously for cooling, mosquito control, and dust reduction.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth control
  • Multiple misting modes (non-stop, interval, schedule)
  • Customizable misting schedules
  • Control up to 4 misting systems
  • Individual and global device control
  • Monitor running hours and filter status
Features
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At aerMist LLC, we live by the slogan “a smarter way to stay cool”. A range of our high pressure misting systems enable our customers to enjoy their outdoor patios despite the hot weather, mosquitos, and flies. Our high pressure misting systems turn water into super tiny droplets which then cool surrounding air through evaporative cooling. Our systems can also be set to saturate the air with these tiny droplets to create a fog effect, thus reducing flies and mosquitos while also creating cool landscape and pool fog effects, or to reduce dust and odor from surrounding air. This APP enables full control of our high pressure misting systems through mobile Bluetooth with advanced features such as full ON/OFF control of the misters, placing misters into interval mode (modulating misting), and allowing users to set a Schedule when to run misting based on days of the week and time intervals. Through global control screen, this APP enables users to control 4 separate misting systems at once. Up to 4 systems can be controlled at once. Use Add Device screen to register misters with the device. Each mister can be given a meaningful name, such as “patio mister” , “pool fog effects”, etc. Each mister can be controlled individually through “Devices” menu, or, all registered misters can be controlled with a single press of a button through Global “Home” control screen. Individual device control screen will display additional information about a mister, such as current status, cumulative running hours, and water filter hours. APP allows users to place aerMist misters into 3 distinct operational modes: non-stop, interval, and schedule misting. Non-stop misting will turn ON and run the mister in non-stop mode. Mist will be continuous until user turns the mister OFF Interval misting will allow user to modulate misting, in another words, tell the mister to run misting for set amount of time, then pause (turn OFF) misting for set amount of time, and repeat until user completely turns it off. Mist modulation is useful on days when evaporative capacity of air is lower than what the system puts out and prevents over saturation of air with humidity and thus wetting of surrounding area. It also allows a user to set the amount of desired “fog” effect and enables installation of mist nozzles closer to the occupied areas, where cooling is needed, instead of only running nozzles along outer edges. Schedule misting will allow a user to create a schedule when misting can run automatically. Schedule command is saved locally on the mister and does not require a presence of mobile device to run and keep scheduled misting. The user can select days of the week and also further refine schedule with up to 4 time intervals when misting should run. Schedule function can be set to run as non-stop or interval misting during selected days and/or time intervals. Running hours will show cumulative running hours for each mister that can be used to schedule required maintenance. This data is directly available from the mister itself. Filter hours tracks use of water filter. This data is only tracked by the app and to be accurate, requires that the user resets filter in the app each time water filter is replaced. Each time filter is reset, the app will remember cumulative running hours and use that number to calculate for how many hours has the water filter been used since the last replacement (filter reset).

Screenshots

Bluelab Pulse4 screens
aerMist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: aerMist at 5.0 against Bluelab Pulse's 3.0. aerMist also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Bluelab Pulse's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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

aerMist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluelab Pulse ships an update every 3 months, aerMist every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bluelab Pulse versus aerMist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluelab PulseaerMist
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluelab Corporation LtdaerMist LLC

Customer experience

Bluelab Pulse

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

aerMist

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bluelab Pulse

No in-app purchases

None

aerMist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bluelab Pulse free?
Bluelab Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is aerMist free?
aerMist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bluelab Pulse or aerMist?
aerMist is rated higher. Bluelab Pulse averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while aerMist averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bluelab Pulse or aerMist have ads?
Bluelab Pulse shows ads; aerMist does not.
Which is updated more often, Bluelab Pulse or aerMist?
Bluelab Pulse ships an update every 3 months, and aerMist every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bluelab Pulse was updated on September 9, 2026 and aerMist on July 7, 2026.

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