Comparison

VIVOSUN vs TM+ Pro

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

Head to head
About

VIVOSUN

Automate and simplify plant care with this app. Monitor environmental conditions, manually control grow equipment, and track plant progress. It helps optimize growth and manage schedules for a better growing experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time environmental monitoring
  • Manual control of grow devices
  • Automated grow recipes
  • Climate tracking and insights
  • Growth logging and reminders
  • Secure plant diary with photos
Features
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Transform your growing experience with the VIVOSUN App, designed to automate and simplify your plant care. Whether you're a beginner seeking easy automation for light, ventilation, and circulation, or an expert aiming for precise environmental control, The Smart Grow System places control at your fingertips. The VIVOSUN App manages your VIVOSUN GrowHub Controller: - Real-Time Monitoring: Keep tabs on temperature, humidity, VPD, and the status of all your grow devices connected to the GrowHub Controller - Manual Controls: Adjust day/night cycles, temperature, humidity, light spectrum, fan speed, and more directly from the app - Grow Recipes: Set automated parameters for different growth stages, ensuring your equipment always meets your plants' needs - Climate Tracking: Monitor conditions in your grow space for comprehensive plant health insights - Alerts: Receive notifications before temperature or humidity issues arise, so you can stay on top of your grow Grow Diaries: - Log Growth: Log and track growth through a diary so you can understand how your plants have changed over time - Set Reminders: Manage watering and feeding schedules with ease - Add Photos & Notes: Securely store and share plant information - Share Experiences: Connect with other growers and exchange insights - Optimize Growth: Achieve optimal growth when you combine your Grow Diary data with the VIVOSUN GrowHub Controller, which monitors performance of your smart devices—the perfect environment is at your fingertips! The VIVOSUN shop at hand: - Easy shopping that is 100% secure - Free shipping on orders over $99 - Be the first to access promotional discounts!

About

TM+ Pro

Remotely monitor and control horticulture automation systems for your growth facilities. Features a new UI, historical charts, customizable device displays, and a logbook for tracking plant data. Connect with a community of growers and access support resources.

Highlights
  • Remote access to control systems
  • Historical data charting
  • Customizable device naming and photos
  • Plant growth logbook
  • Grower community and forum
  • Controller sharing with authorization
Features
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TM+ Pro offers you remote access and control of the TrolMaster control systems: Green-X,Tent-X,Hydro-X,Hydro-X Pro,Hydro-X Plus, Aqua-X,Aqua-X Pro,Aqua-X Plus, Carbon-X and Hawkeye. The controllers and control systems provide the ultimate solution for horticulture automation, enabling you to monitor and control every aspect of your growth facilities anywhere, anytime. This new and advanced version is a major upgrade and improvement featuring: New UI: Clear and friendly user experience. Historical Chart: All historical data will be presented in one graph, making it easier to compare the data collected. New devices display customization: You can individually rename and add photos on all devices in the App for better management. New Logbook function: Allows you to track your plant stages, time and date. Log the plant data such as Environment and feeding parameters; plant information and room setup details. New Community page: Follow your favorite growers. Share your logbook and view other grower’s logbooks, a more user-friendly Forum. New Support page: Featuring “Product Learning” “Help” page with FAQ and Q&A. Forum: You can also share, like, comment, and post questions or any thoughts in Community, a place where growers can share ideas and grow together. Sharing controller: Owner can share his controllers with other user accounts. Giving the ability to authorize multiple accounts to access the same controller.

Screenshots

VIVOSUN4 screens
TM+ Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VIVOSUN at 4.7 against TM+ Pro's 3.1. VIVOSUN also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 32%) and ratings volume (8.6K vs 100). TM+ Pro'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

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

VIVOSUN holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VIVOSUN has 8.6K ratings behind it against 100, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of VIVOSUN's written reviews are positive against 32% of TM+ Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VIVOSUN ships an update fortnightly, TM+ Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VIVOSUN versus TM+ Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVIVOSUNTM+ Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.6K ratings) — better3.1 (100 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better32.4% of reviews
Number of ratings8.6K — better100
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB124 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVIVOSUN INCTrolMaster Agro Instruments Co., Limited

Customer experience

VIVOSUN

All ratings8,569 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews333 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative28.2%

TM+ Pro

All ratings97 ratings
Positive49.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative42.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative55.9%

Bugs and requests

VIVOSUN

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Firmware update failures
  • Inconsistent data display and syncing
  • Recipes not saving correctly
  • In-app purchasing problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add VPD control and automation
  • Improve recipe/schedule management
  • Implement a dashboard widget for quick monitoring
  • Allow moving plants between gardens
  • Enhance dark mode and UI customization

TM+ Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VIVOSUN

No in-app purchases

None

TM+ Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VIVOSUN free?
VIVOSUN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TM+ Pro free?
TM+ Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VIVOSUN or TM+ Pro?
VIVOSUN is rated higher. VIVOSUN averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while TM+ Pro averages 3.1 from 100 ratings.
Do VIVOSUN or TM+ Pro have ads?
Neither VIVOSUN nor TM+ Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VIVOSUN or TM+ Pro?
VIVOSUN ships an update fortnightly, and TM+ Pro every 2 months. Most recently, VIVOSUN was updated on October 27, 2026 and TM+ Pro on October 21, 2026.

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