Comparison

i vs GROC+

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

Head to head
About

i

This app guides users through routine operations for a specific hydroponic system. It offers growing guides, scheduling, fertilization advice, record-keeping, and troubleshooting to support daily, weekly, and periodic tasks. It's designed for owners of the TAPKIT system.

Highlights
  • Growing guides
  • Scheduling and notifications
  • Fertilization advice
  • Record keeping and analysis
  • Troubleshooting system
  • Instructional videos
  • Real-time sensor alerts
Features
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i-Droponics is your day to day escort for the routine operations in the TAPKIT. i-Droponics includes growing guides, schedule, fertilization, records and analysis and advanced trouble shooting system. i-Droponics will support your daily, weekly and periodically routine so you will never forget to seed, harvest, clean & and more. This app design for TAPKIT oweners. The i-Droponics app lets TAPKIT growers access support for their crops from their pockets 24/7.  The app provides crop advice on specific climate conditions, seeding planning, fertilizer formulae adjusted for conditions at the growing site, troubleshooting, and a library of informational FAQs.   Also included are the complete operating manual, instructional videos for each step of production, and scheduling/notifications for all daily/weekly/monthly routines. On-site sensors provide real-time alerts.

About

GROC+

Features
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It can be used to plan your shopping list for groceries, etc for home

Screenshots

i4 screens
GROC+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GROC+ at every 9 days against i's every 6 months. i's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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

i ships an update every 6 months, GROC+ every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
i versus GROC+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGROC+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinnkr Inc.Thanga Mani

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

GROC+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GROC+ free?
GROC+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do i or GROC+ have ads?
Neither i nor GROC+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or GROC+?
i ships an update every 6 months, and GROC+ every 9 days. Most recently, i was updated on October 7, 2026 and GROC+ on September 30, 2026.

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