Bin vs Smartune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bin
Monitor your stored grain conditions remotely with real-time data. View bin summaries, detailed sensor information, and manage aeration fans. Track grain management efforts and receive customizable alerts for your harvest.
- Real-time grain condition monitoring
- Bin summary and heatmap views
- Customizable notification settings
- Remote aeration fan control
- Grain management event logging
- Inventory overview
- Bin-Sense Direct device integration
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The Bin-Sense® Mobile app lets you monitor your stored grain from anywhere! The app works with Bin-Sense® Live and gives you real-time information about the condition of grain in your bins. The app also works with Bin-Sense® Direct devices to track grain conditions right at the bin. - Scroll through the summary page for a quick glance at the overall status of your stored grain - Get more detail from each bin’s heatmap where you can check the grain condition sensor by sensor - Control what alerts you receive from each bin’s notification settings - Remotely control your aeration fans connected to Bin-Sense® fan controllers - Record your grain management efforts on the events tab - Check out the inventory page for an overview of the grain in all your bins - Connect to a Bin-Sense® Direct device and use the app to program cable IDs, check cables, and test fan controllers - Add your bins monitored with Bin-Sense® Direct to the app and easily read and compare grain conditions - Requires Bin-Sense® Live and/or Bin-Sense® Direct hardware
Smartune
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SmarTune™ control system, uses Bluetooth™ Mesh, Wi-Fi, and PLC technology to control your fixtures from anywhere. Simply use your mobile device to connect your fixtures from anywhere, change the color ratio and intensity instantly. Grow3™ LED fixtures have the ability to be controlled and monitored for all lighting factors that go into optimizing your grow with the SmarTune™ wireless control system you can manage your Grow3™ fixtures from your phone, tablet, or computer. Quickly set up lighting zones, enable lighting automation and gain control over light intensity, spectrum, and color ratios. SmarTune™ control system integrates to your layout to incorporate various zone controls, added sensors, and existing integrated control systems. Fully Adjustable Light Color SmarTune™ allows you full control of the light color output. You can adjust the color and brightness of each color light. Adjusting the color ratio to your desired settings easily through SmartTune™. You can control as much or as little as you like. Available with pre-set growth phase light recipes or design your own spectrum/color ratio and intensity settings. Wireless Control Communications and controls are easy through the SmarTune™ system. Easily communicate with all Grow3 lights within your greenhouse. No set-up or programming required – the mesh network sets itself up. The Grow3 lights, equipped with Bluetooth® communication, each light acting as a node within the network generating its own mesh for long distance communications. Easy Schedule Set-Up Set schedules, light recipes, and zone control all on the Grow3™ SmarTune™ app. Adjusting the programming for the grow lights to accommodate different types of crops and growth stages. You can create and save your own grow recipes to suit and adapt to your individual requirements and conditions. Grouping & Zone Controls Utilizing the mesh network technology and controls through the Grow3™ app, the LED light system can be programmed for multiple zone controls with different schedules and spectrum outputs. Pre-set Growth Stage Recipes SmarTune™ allows you full control of the light color output. You can adjust the color and brightness of each color light. Adjusting the color ratio to your desired settings easily through SmartTune™. You can control as much or as little as you like. Available with pre-set growth phase light recipes or design your own spectrum/color ratio and intensity settings. Save More Energy Everyone knows that LED lighting can save you energy from day 1. However, you can save even more by controlling your lights and program them to a schedule to save even more power. Initially, most LED systems can save you 40%-50%. Using scheduling, dimming for specific growth periods you could save up to another 50%. Add Sensors & AI Automation and system integrated sensors can save additional energy, reduce power and labor for plant health monitoring. Add on features, such as DLI sensors, leaf health cameras, PPFD monitoring, can be integrated to the Grow3 system, to create a healthy growth environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smartune at every 9 days against Bin's every 3 weeks. Bin's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bin ships an update every 3 weeks, Smartune every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bin | Smartune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IntraGrain Technologies Inc | LED Smart Inc. |
In-app purchases
Bin
No in-app purchases
Smartune
No in-app purchases









