LetPot vs Scentist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LetPot
Manage smart gardening devices and track plant health with a digital diary. Record plant status, schedule care, and monitor device performance in real-time. Connect with a community of plant lovers.
- Manage smart gardening devices
- Monitor device status in real-time
- Create and manage Plant Diaries
- Record plant status with photos
- Schedule plant care events
- Connect with gardening community
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LetPot App is an intelligent assistant for gardeners. You can manage your LetPot devices across devices, or use Plant Diary to record the status of your plants easily. LETPOT DEVICE Setup LetPots according to your environmental settings, or monitor the device status in real-time. PLANT DIARY Create a Plant Diary to help record the status of your plants, by adding photos and scheduling plant care events. We are committed to creating a practical and friendly community of gardening enthusiasts. More features are coming soon and waiting for you to explore. Website: https://www.letpot.com
Scentist
Control your intelligent scent machine with this app. Set working times, fragrance concentration, and schedule auto on/off functions. You can also restore factory settings and access device instructions.
- Set working time and date
- Adjust fragrance concentration
- Auto on and off scheduling
- Restore factory settings
- View device instructions
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The APP Scentist is an application which is mainly used to control its intelligent scent machine equipment. The main functions include: setting the working time and date by time period, concentration of the fragrance; auto on and off, restoring the factory settings of the scent machine and the name, display and use instructions of the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LetPot at 74% against Scentist's 20%. LetPot also leads on rating (3.2 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Scentist's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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.
LetPot holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LetPot has 65 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of LetPot's written reviews are positive against 20% of Scentist's.
LetPot ships an update every 2 weeks, Scentist every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LetPot | Scentist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (65 ratings) — better | 1.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Lazelaze Ecological Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd. | 志涛 侯 |
Customer experience
LetPot
Scentist
Bugs and requests
LetPot
Reported bugs
13 issues- WiFi connection drops and fails to reconnect
- App won't sync schedules with device
- Temperature alert re-enables automatically
- Pump countdown timer display stuck
- Plant images not loading in garden feature
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- Email verification freezes
- Limited basil variety in plant wiki
- App requires manual device adjustment instead of remote control
- Device won't fill automatically without reboot
- Nutrient pump malfunction
- Account creation failures
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Plant notes deleted after updates
Requested features
9 requests- Multi-device support across phone and tablet
- Track species per cell/pod
- Multiple species optimization recommendations
- Manual pump start button in app
- Better scheduling with time selection options
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- Pump activity and disconnection notifications
- LCD backlight control for larger units
- Plant image loading fixes
- Anonymous usage option
Scentist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LetPot
No in-app purchases
Scentist
No in-app purchases
