Pulse Grow vs Mars Hydro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulse Grow
Monitor your grow environment remotely, tracking temperature, humidity, and light. Receive custom alerts and log your progress with integrated journaling to optimize your plant growth.
- Remote environmental monitoring
- Temperature and RH tracking
- Light monitoring
- VPD calculation
- Customizable alerts
- Integrated journaling
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Pulse Grow Environmental monitoring. Anytime. Anywhere. Improve your grow with remote monitoring of temperature, RH, light, and VPD, custom alerts, and integrated journaling.
Mars Hydro
Control your smart grow system with this app. Manage LED lights, ventilation, and monitor environmental data like CO2, temperature, and humidity for optimal plant growth. Automate your entire grow kit to mimic natural conditions.
- LED light control with timers and simulation
- Ventilation system management
- Complete grow kit automation via iHub
- Environmental data monitoring (CO2, temp, humidity, PPFD)
- Sunrise and sunset simulation
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The Mars Pro app is launched for a new intelligent control system your smart grow system and data monitoring, which includes the marhydro led grow light,inline fan,iHub. Welcome to experience the upgraded version through our website: www.mars-hydro.com Advanced Features: • LED Control: Manage your LED lights with ease, featuring on/off switches, timers, sunrise and sunset simulation, and PPFD (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density) detection for optimal light management. • Ventilation System Control: Equipments can be controlled with timers, on/off switches, schedules, and cycles to maintain perfect air circulation. • Complete Automation: Use the iHub to program your entire grow kit, setting up automation programs that mimic natural environment grows. • Comprehensive Environmental Data: Monitor and store vital growing environment data, including CO2 levels, temperature, humidity, and PPFD, ensuring you have all the information needed for a successful grow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pulse Grow at 3.9 against Mars Hydro's 2.6. Pulse Grow also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 24%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Pulse Grow holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Pulse Grow's written reviews are positive against 24% of Mars Hydro's.
Pulse Grow ships an update fortnightly, Mars Hydro monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulse Grow | Mars Hydro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (29 ratings) — better | 2.6 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pulse Labs, Incorporated | MARS TRADING RCC, INC. |
Customer experience
Pulse Grow
Mars Hydro
In-app purchases
Pulse Grow
No in-app purchases
Mars Hydro
No in-app purchases
