Comparison

Gardyn vs Aquivalent

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

Aquivalent

This app uses AI and a specialized kit to provide accurate water testing for pools and hot tubs. Simply scan test strips for instant readings on key chemical levels, helping you maintain healthy and safe water while saving on chemical costs.

Highlights
  • AI-enabled water testing
  • Scan test strips for instant readings
  • Tests for chlorine, alkalinity, pH, and more
  • Durable and protective test strip kit
  • Cost savings on pool chemicals
  • Compatible with iPhone
Features
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Experience unparalleled water testing accuracy with our AI-enabled app and aqua balancing kit. Compatible with iPhone, it transforms your smartphone into a precise water testing device for pools and hot tubs. Scan your test strips for instant, accurate readings, surpassing traditional methods. Our test strips are 100% thicker and 50% wider, ensuring reliability and ease of use. They test for free chlorine, total chlorine, total hardness, cyanuric acid, total alkalinity, and pH. The included protective case is rugged, waterproof, dustproof, drop-proof, and buoyant. This all-in-one kit simplifies pool care, serving as a water hardness test kit, chlorine tester, and green pool treatment. With 100 strips included, our kit lasts twice as long as others, reducing repurchase needs and cost per test. Smart technology, durable materials, and protective casing provide a reliable system for clear and safe water. Save 15-30% on annual chemical costs with our accurate system, eliminating overcompensation and ensuring balanced water. Ideal for maintaining your pool or spa with precision and cost efficiency, ensuring pristine, inviting water every time you swim

Screenshots

Gardyn4 screens
Aquivalent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Gardyn at 4.8 against Aquivalent's 3.5. Gardyn also leads on ratings volume (9.1K vs 8) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Aquivalent's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 39%). 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 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gardyn has 9.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Gardyn's written reviews are positive against 80% of Aquivalent's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gardyn ships an update every 10 days, Aquivalent monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gardyn versus Aquivalent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGardynAquivalent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.1K ratings) — better3.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.1K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGardyn Inc.Aquatic clear solutions, LLC

Customer experience

Gardyn

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

Aquivalent

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Aquivalent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gardyn

No in-app purchases

None

Aquivalent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gardyn free?
Gardyn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aquivalent free?
Aquivalent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gardyn or Aquivalent?
Gardyn is rated higher. Gardyn averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while Aquivalent averages 3.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Gardyn or Aquivalent have ads?
Neither Gardyn nor Aquivalent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gardyn or Aquivalent?
Gardyn ships an update every 10 days, and Aquivalent monthly. Most recently, Gardyn was updated on October 17, 2026 and Aquivalent on October 9, 2026.

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