Comparison

iCARES Smart Community vs smartGRO

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

Head to head
About

iCARES Smart Community

This app connects residents, building management, and security to foster a convenient, safe, and caring community. It offers features like announcements, reporting, emergency alerts, and visitor management for a paperless living experience.

Highlights
  • Announcement & Notice Board
  • Report & Complaint System
  • Emergency Alerts
  • Maintenance Fee Payments
  • Visitor Management
  • Paperless Community Features
Features
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iCARES, stands for Integrated Community and Resident System. iCARES was designed and built to creates a caring community, build a convenience, safe and secure living environment in mind. This app aims to connect between Resident, JMB/ MC, Building Management and Security. iCARES strives to bring happy, convenience, safe and secure to all community by providing features: 1) Announcement & Notice Board 2) Report & Complaint 3) Emergency 4) Maintenance Fees 5) My Visitor 6) and many more... My Visitor feature provides community and resident a simple, easy yet secure solution in managing visitor without losing its hospitality. The visitor management system paired with standalone Security App. iCARES was an app-based solutions, we are hoping to bring you a paperless community too.

About

smartGRO

Features
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SmartGRO is a next-generation horticultural lighting system that redefines precision agriculture. With breakthrough energy efficiency and built-in AI-driven crop management, SmartGRO empowers growers to maximize yield, minimize input costs, and adapt lighting in real time based on plant biofeedback. From dynamic spectrum control to integrated environmental sensing, SmartGRO isn’t just a light — it’s your smartest cultivation partner.

Screenshots

iCARES Smart Community4 screens
smartGRO3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: smartGRO at every 3 weeks against iCARES Smart Community's every 2 months. 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

iCARES Smart Community ships an update every 2 months, smartGRO every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
iCARES Smart Community versus smartGRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCARES Smart CommunitysmartGRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperICARES Technology Sdn BhdsmartGRO Lifestyle Inc

In-app purchases

None

iCARES Smart Community

No in-app purchases

None

smartGRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCARES Smart Community free?
iCARES Smart Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smartGRO free?
smartGRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iCARES Smart Community or smartGRO have ads?
Neither iCARES Smart Community nor smartGRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCARES Smart Community or smartGRO?
iCARES Smart Community ships an update every 2 months, and smartGRO every 3 weeks. Most recently, iCARES Smart Community was updated on November 3, 2026 and smartGRO on November 3, 2026.

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