Comparison

HiGarden vs AQUBE

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

Head to head

About

HiGarden

Features

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HiGarden allows homeowners to remotely control your WiFi or Bluetooth controller with your smartphone for automatically watering your lawn or garden. The watering frequency can be set in every how many days or which day(s) of the week, and you can set the start watering time, and duration, as well as one time instant manual watering.

About

AQUBE

Features

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Aqube is a very user friendly system that looks good, easy to setup, and functions intuitively.""This is the easiest smart controller to set up. And once installed you can forget about it." Meet your smart watering assistant. With exclusive features and category-leading technology, Aqube is the a smart watering system that serves as your own personal watering assistant. Blue tooth Control Start, Stop, Pause or Skip individual zones - even create a Custom Run schedule - all from our exclusive control Only Aqube offers smartphone control this precise. Customized Zones Set up customized zones with confidence. Let Aqube optimize watering for your specific yard.

Screenshots

HiGarden4 screens

AQUBE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HiGarden at every 5 weeks against AQUBE's every 2 months. HiGarden also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiGarden ships an update every 5 weeks, AQUBE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

HiGarden versus AQUBE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	HiGarden	AQUBE
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	10.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	10 MB	39 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Ningbo Yilin Aguatech Co.,ltd.	HyECO Smart Tech Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

HiGarden

No in-app purchases

None

AQUBE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiGarden free?

HiGarden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is AQUBE free?

AQUBE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do HiGarden or AQUBE have ads?

Neither HiGarden nor AQUBE shows ads.

Which is updated more often, HiGarden or AQUBE?

HiGarden ships an update every 5 weeks, and AQUBE every 2 months. Most recently, HiGarden was updated on September 11, 2026 and AQUBE on June 22, 2026.