Comparison

Gardyn vs TruSens

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

Head to head
About

Gardyn

This app acts as your personal AI gardener, monitoring and optimizing plant growth for healthy, tasty food. It provides detailed advice, remote viewing, and manages your plants even when you're away. Enjoy fresh produce with minimal effort.

Highlights
  • AI-based private gardener (Kelby)
  • Detailed plant growth monitoring
  • Adjustable growing conditions
  • Remote plant viewing
  • Personalized plant care advice
  • Automated plant management
  • Order seed refills (yCubes)
Features
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The Gardyn™ App is the perfect companion who takes care of all your plants, optimizes their growth for you, and gives you all the necessary advice along the way. Just enjoy healthy, tasty food and save time! Once paired with a compatible Gardyn device*, the Gardyn App fully manages all the aspects of it. It brings to life Kelby™, your AI-based private gardener, who takes care of your plants 24 hours a day and lets you know everything you need to know about them. The Gardyn App is packed with useful features, including the ability to: - Get a detailed monitoring of your plants’ growing conditions: temperature, humidity, water level, lighting and watering schedules, etc... - Adjust the growing conditions of the plants to suit your needs - Remotely view your plants in crisp details by leveraging your Gardyn’s embedded vision system - Get detailed advice on how to take care of each of your plants and know more of the goodness it brings to you - Let Kelby, your smart private gardener, take care of your Gardyn and optimize it for you - Let Kelby manage your plants when you are away or tell you when some are ready for harvest - Order all the yCubes™ you need to refill your Gardyn from our broad portfolio of seeds The future of food is now. We have the technology to reclaim our produce supply chain, restoring flavor and quality to our plates, time on our calendars, and nature in our lives. We are busy parents, professionals, cooks, and food-lovers. We care about what we eat, how we live, and where our food comes from. Check more on www.mygardyn.com . Let’s Grow Healthy, Live Tasty! * See www.mygardyn.com for compatible devices

About

TruSens

Control your smart air purifier remotely to monitor and improve indoor air quality. View real-time feedback, set schedules, and track air quality trends. The app also facilitates filter and UV bulb replacement orders.

Highlights
  • Remote air purifier control
  • Real-time air quality feedback
  • Air quality trend tracking
  • Customizable schedules
  • Filter and UV bulb replacement ordering
Features
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Experience the difference with TruSens Smart Air Purifiers, Z-2500 and Z-3500. Air purifiers reimagined, featuring remote sensing technology, dual airflow streams, and 360° filtration. Stay connected with your TruSens Smart Air Purifier from your smart device, whether you’re across the room or across town. Through easy-to-navigate screens, you can see real-time air quality feedback, set up a schedule, and track air quality trends. When it’s time to replace a filter or UV bulb, the app helps you place an order.

Screenshots

Gardyn4 screens
TruSens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gardyn at 4.8 against TruSens's 1.9. Gardyn also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and ratings volume (9.1K vs 19). TruSens's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Gardyn holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gardyn has 9.1K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Gardyn's written reviews are positive against 0% of TruSens's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gardyn ships an update every 10 days, TruSens every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gardyn versus TruSens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGardynTruSens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.1K ratings) — better1.9 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.1K — better19
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGardyn Inc.ACCO Brands USA LLC

Customer experience

Gardyn

All ratings9,131 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative52.0%

TruSens

All ratings19 ratings
Positive15.8%
Neutral10.5%
Negative73.7%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative97.4%

Bugs and requests

Gardyn

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Water level indicator inaccurate
  • Light controls not working properly
  • App crashes when changing light schedule
  • Compatibility issues with newer phones

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add microgreen tracking
  • Improve light schedule customization
  • Allow multiple Gardyn units under one account
  • Add temperature and humidity to dashboard
  • Improve time-lapse feature
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  • Provide more plant care guidance

TruSens

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gardyn

No in-app purchases

None

TruSens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gardyn free?
Gardyn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TruSens free?
TruSens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gardyn or TruSens?
Gardyn is rated higher. Gardyn averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while TruSens averages 1.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Gardyn or TruSens have ads?
Neither Gardyn nor TruSens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gardyn or TruSens?
Gardyn ships an update every 10 days, and TruSens every 5 weeks. Most recently, Gardyn was updated on October 17, 2026 and TruSens on October 15, 2026.

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