Comparison

LARQ vs GreenThumbHome

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

Head to head
About

LARQ

Manage your smart water pitcher and track your hydration. Monitor filter life, view water consumption data, and remotely control purification features. Receive important software updates to enhance your experience.

Highlights
  • Track filter life
  • Monitor water consumption
  • Activate purification remotely
  • Customize pitcher settings
  • Receive software updates
Features
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The LARQ App is your personal control center to manage your LARQ Pitcher PureVis. By syncing with the LARQ Pitcher PureVis, you can: • Track remaining LARQ Filter life so you know when to replace your Filter • Review daily household water consumption per week by tracking the volume of water filtered by the LARQ Pitcher PureVis • Remotely activate PureVis feature and customize other settings • Receive software updates

About

GreenThumbHome

This app helps you manage your plant care by providing daily watering reminders and tracking your plant's health. It identifies plant species, allows custom tagging, and visualizes your watering habits. Gamified elements like XP and achievements encourage consistent care.

Highlights
  • Daily watering schedule
  • Plant identification via camera
  • Custom plant tagging
  • Watering history and charts
  • Gamified progress tracking (XP, achievements)
  • Snooze functionality for watering
Features
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Some plants want water every three days. Some want it every three weeks. Remembering which is which, for every plant and every week, is the part nobody is good at. GreenThumb gives you one short list each morning: what needs water today, what is coming up, and what you have already done. Tap the drop. Get on with your day. MADE FOR ACTUALLY DOING IT • A daily list split into Needs Water, Coming Up, and Completed • One tap to water. No forms, no confirmation screens • Not today? Snooze a plant and it comes back when you are ready • A daily reminder at a time you choose, plus an app badge so nothing slips EVERY PLANT, PROPERLY KEPT • Set a watering interval per plant, because a fern is not a cactus • Point your camera at a plant and let GreenThumb identify the species • Tag plants the way you actually think about them: Living Room, Low Light, Succulent, Large • Search, filter, and sort your whole collection in a second • Keep health notes over time, so you can see what a plant has been through • Give each plant its own icon and color SEE YOUR RHYTHM • A per-plant chart of how you really water versus how you meant to • Garden health score, on-time rate, and a 14-day activity history • Spot the plant you keep forgetting before it suffers for it TURN IT INTO A HABIT • Earn XP for every watering and climb from Seedling to Horticulturist • Build a daily streak and keep it alive • Thirteen achievements to unlock, from Getting Rooted to Unbroken Canopy GreenThumb is for anyone with more plants than memory. Start with the sample garden, add your own, and see how long you can keep the streak going.

Screenshots

LARQ4 screens
GreenThumbHome3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GreenThumbHome at 5.0 against LARQ's 4.3. GreenThumbHome also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). LARQ's advantage is ratings volume (620 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GreenThumbHome holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LARQ has 620 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LARQ ships an update monthly, GreenThumbHome every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LARQ versus GreenThumbHome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLARQGreenThumbHome
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (620 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings620 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLARQTyryn Crow

Customer experience

LARQ

All ratings610 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews457 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative33.9%

GreenThumbHome

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LARQ

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App fails to register water consumption
  • Frequent disconnections between bottle and app
  • Filter life indicator not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add widgets for home screen and Apple Watch
  • Improve water intake tracking accuracy
  • Provide more customization options
  • Implement push notifications for hydration reminders

GreenThumbHome

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LARQ

No in-app purchases

None

GreenThumbHome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LARQ free?
LARQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GreenThumbHome free?
GreenThumbHome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LARQ or GreenThumbHome?
GreenThumbHome is rated higher. LARQ averages 4.3 out of 5 from 620 ratings, while GreenThumbHome averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LARQ or GreenThumbHome have ads?
Neither LARQ nor GreenThumbHome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LARQ or GreenThumbHome?
LARQ ships an update monthly, and GreenThumbHome every 2 weeks. Most recently, LARQ was updated on October 27, 2026 and GreenThumbHome on October 24, 2026.

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