Gardyn vs TapGrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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
TapGrade
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TapGrade is a drinking water quality monitor that pulls official EPA violation data to give you an instant A-F safety grade for any community water system in the U.S. Just enter a ZIP code. No subscription — one-time purchase unlocks everything. INSTANT WATER GRADES Enter any U.S. ZIP code and get a clear A-F letter grade based on your water system's EPA compliance history. TapGrade analyzes the last 10 years of health-based violations, weighing recent issues more heavily and flagging active, unresolved problems. See exactly why your water got the grade it did — every deduction is explained in plain English. 5-YEAR GRADE TREND Track how your water system's safety record has changed over time with an interactive trend chart. See whether things are getting better, worse, or holding steady. CONTAMINANT BREAKDOWN See which contaminants triggered violations, how measured levels compare to EPA Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), and what each contaminant means for your health. Tap any contaminant for a detailed breakdown — health effects, MCL comparison, and recommended filter types. Free users see the top 3 contaminants; premium unlocks the full list. FULL VIOLATION HISTORY (PREMIUM) Dive into the complete chronological record of every violation on file — including category, compliance dates, and open/resolved status. Tap any violation to see the full record: measured values vs. EPA limits, severity score, public notification tier, and timeline. LEAD & COPPER RESULTS (PREMIUM) View 90th-percentile Lead and Copper Rule sampling results with clear comparison to EPA action levels. Know if your water system has elevated lead or copper. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS (PREMIUM) See formal EPA enforcement actions taken against your water system — state and federal orders, consent agreements, and compliance follow-ups. Understand the regulatory history beyond just violations. FILTER RECOMMENDATIONS (PREMIUM) Based on the specific contaminants detected in your water, TapGrade recommends the right filter types — Reverse Osmosis, Activated Carbon, Ion Exchange, UV Disinfection, and more. Shop for recommended filters directly from the app. FULL REPORT (PREMIUM) A dedicated tabbed report view with five sections: Overview, Contaminants, Violations, Lead & Copper, and Filters. Everything in one place for a complete picture of your water quality. SAVED LOCATIONS (PREMIUM) Save multiple locations — home, office, vacation home — and check each one's water quality with a single tap. Enable push notifications to get alerted when new health-based violations are detected. PDF WATER REPORT (PREMIUM) Generate a professional, shareable water quality report for any system. Includes safety grade, system overview, violation summary, contaminant table, violation timeline, and Lead & Copper results. Perfect for homebuyers, renters, and realtors. BACKGROUND ALERTS (PREMIUM) TapGrade checks for new violations in the background and sends you a local notification when something changes. No account required — everything stays on your device. PREMIUM FEATURES (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) - Full contaminant breakdown with health notes and MCL comparisons - Complete violation history with drill-down details - Enforcement actions and compliance history - Lead & Copper sampling results - Filter recommendations with shopping links - Tabbed Full Report view - Saved locations with push alerts - Exportable PDF water report FREE FEATURES - A-F water quality grade for any ZIP code - Top 3 contaminants with MCL status - 5-year grade trend chart - Plain-English grade deductions - About This System details (population, source, owner, connections) - Violation summary IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER TapGrade presents official EPA regulatory records. It does not directly measure water quality and is not a substitute for professional water testing. Always verify with your local water utility for the most current information. PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No tracking. No ads. No data collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gardyn at none against TapGrade's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TapGrade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gardyn asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Gardyn | TapGrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gardyn Inc. | andrewlong.com, LLC |
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
TapGrade
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gardyn
No in-app purchases
TapGrade
- TapGrade Premium$3.99









