INKBIRD vs HiOazo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances and automated adjustments of temperature and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for optimal cooking, creating a more connected and enjoyable life.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
HiOazo
This application simplifies garden irrigation by guiding users through a step-by-step setup to create personalized watering schedules. Automate your daily irrigation routine for efficient and refined garden management.
- Step-by-step setup process
- Create irrigation programmes
- Streamline irrigation routine
- Automate daily watering
- Personalized watering management
- Efficient garden management
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The HIOAZO One-Stop Irrigation Managemenet Application guides you through a step-by-step setup process, allowing you to easily create irrigation programmes that will streamline and automate your daily irrigation routine, allowing for personalized and refined watering management, so you can enjoy efficient garden management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiOazo at 80% against INKBIRD's 23%. HiOazo also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7). INKBIRD's advantage is ratings volume (6.9K vs 586) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HiOazo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 6.9K ratings behind it against 586, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of INKBIRD's written reviews are positive against 80% of HiOazo's.
INKBIRD ships an update fortnightly, HiOazo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INKBIRD | HiOazo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6.9K ratings) | 4.6 (586 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 586 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 398 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | HiOazo |
Customer experience
INKBIRD
HiOazo
Bugs and requests
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
HiOazo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
HiOazo
No in-app purchases
