Modern Sprout vs Windmill Air
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Modern Sprout
Manage your smart gardening devices remotely. Enjoy expert-programmed settings for various plants and control hydroponic systems and grow lights. Set custom timers and share device access with family.
- Remote device control
- Expert-advised plant settings
- Hydroponic system management
- LED growlight control
- Customizable timers
- Simple setup
- Device sharing
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Smart, simple, sustainable gardening 1) Control all your Modern Sprout smart growing devices from anywhere 2) Expert-advised, pre programmed settings for fast setup and appropriate growing environments based on your plant type 3) Control your hydroponic system for plant watering from anywhere 4) Control your LED growlights from anywhere 5) Set custom timers for your lifestyle 6) Simple setup 7) Capable of connecting to smart listening devices 8) Share devices with family members
Windmill Air
This app allows you to remotely control your smart air care devices. Set schedules and adjust settings to create your ideal home climate from anywhere.
- Remote product control
- Set automation schedules
- Adjust any setting
- Create ideal home climate
- Eco-friendly product integration
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Windmill's air care products are modern, smart, and eco-friendly. Use the Windmill Air app to: 1. Control your products from anywhere! For example, turn on your Windmill AC before you get home, or shut it off in case you forget. 2. Set automation schedules to perfectly match your lifestyle. 3. Adjust any setting with ease, helping you create the ideal home climate!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Windmill Air at every 2 months against Modern Sprout's every 13 months. Windmill Air also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (6.2K vs 118). Modern Sprout's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Windmill Air holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Windmill Air has 6.2K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Modern Sprout's written reviews are positive against 28% of Windmill Air's.
Modern Sprout ships an update every 13 months, Windmill Air every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Modern Sprout | Windmill Air |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (118 ratings) | 4.7 (6.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 27.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 | 6.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modern Sprout LLC | The Air Lab, Inc. |
Customer experience
Modern Sprout
Windmill Air
Bugs and requests
Modern Sprout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Windmill Air
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to maintain accurate room temperature readings
- Automations not working as expected or reverting settings
- Connectivity issues causing the app to lose control of the unit
- Inconsistent behavior when turning the unit on/off or changing settings
Requested features
4 requests- Integration with smart home platforms
- Improved automation and scheduling capabilities
- More granular temperature and fan speed controls
- Ability to disable annoying app notifications
In-app purchases
Modern Sprout
No in-app purchases
Windmill Air
No in-app purchases
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