Comparison

LMIC vs 22℃ Gardenkeeper

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

Head to head
About

LMIC

Control and automate your lighting system with this app. Manage devices, set schedules, and adjust brightness with advanced calibration and ambient light sensing. Share access with others for collaborative control.

Highlights
  • Add, delete, and rename lighting devices
  • Schedule up to 10 conditions in a 24-hour period
  • Program individual or all luminaires
  • Cloud storage for control schemes
  • Automatic luminaire calibration
  • Ambient light sensing and adjustment
  • Motion sensor sensitivity and delay settings
Features
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The main functions of the LMIC include: 1. User may add and delete devices and modify device names; 2. The LMIC includes two devices, the Receiver and Transmitter. One Receiver can control up to three Groups. One Transmitter is required for each Group. 3. Each Receiver be programmed to include up to 10 different conditions in a 24-hour period. 4. Groups can be programed in the entirety to include all luminaires or for individual luminaires; 6. The control scheme can be uploaded to the cloud for storage and downloaded through authorized login; 7. Sharing of the username and password, is necessary for control access by multiple iPhones; 8, Connected luminaires will automatically calibrate when powered on through the LMIC app. The calibration can take up to 30 seconds. Receivers will remember the user's light level setting. When the luminaire is turned on, the LMIC will calculate the starting brightness based on the existing ambient light level, and then adjust to the programmed brightness. The LMIC is designed to maintain a target accuracy of 10% lux. 9. If the LMIC detects that the luminaire is non dimming, the control mode will automatically switch to the non-dimming mode. Examples include: a. When the ambient brightness is 90% higher than the target value, the luminaire will not be turned on, b. When the luminaire is turned on and the ambient brightness exceeds 300% of the target value, the luminaire will be turned off, c. When the ambient brightness is lower than 50% of the target value the luminaire will turn on. Y d. It is possible to turn off the ambient brightness sensor to cancel the automatic control; 10. Sensitivity of the motion sensor and the light delay time settings can be set with the app. The motion sensor can be turned off using the app.

About

22℃ Gardenkeeper

Features
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22 degrees intelligent courtyard will be lighting control, fish pond filtration, intelligent sprinkler irrigation, intelligent mosquito repellent Security monitoring, background music and basement drainage system, etc. integrated into one intelligent control, personalized scenes of customer needs, improve the quality of life in the courtyard, save time for customers to take care of the courtyard, enhance the convenience and security of the home environment, 22 ℃ intelligent garden at any time and anywhere for you to bring high-end fun and comfortable home environment.

Screenshots

LMIC4 screens
22℃ Gardenkeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 22℃ Gardenkeeper at every 5 months against LMIC's every 11 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LMIC ships an update every 11 months, 22℃ Gardenkeeper every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LMIC versus 22℃ Gardenkeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLMIC22℃ Gardenkeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB188 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer利民 杨Nanjing Mingfa Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

LMIC

No in-app purchases

None

22℃ Gardenkeeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LMIC free?
LMIC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 22℃ Gardenkeeper free?
22℃ Gardenkeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LMIC or 22℃ Gardenkeeper have ads?
Neither LMIC nor 22℃ Gardenkeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LMIC or 22℃ Gardenkeeper?
LMIC ships an update every 11 months, and 22℃ Gardenkeeper every 5 months. Most recently, LMIC was updated on November 3, 2026 and 22℃ Gardenkeeper on November 3, 2026.

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