VIVOSUN vs Apogee InSight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Apogee InSight
This app supports handheld spectroradiometers for measuring light metrics crucial for growers. It allows users to take spot samples or log measurements over time via Bluetooth, providing detailed spectral analysis.
- Connects to handheld spectroradiometers
- Measures illuminance, CCT, and PAR
- Logs light measurements over time
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Displays spectral power distribution
- Calculates color rendering index
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The Apogee InSight app provides support for handheld spectroradiometers (MS-100 series) by Apogee Instruments, Inc. The Apogee spectroradiometers are self-powered, portable devices that can instantly measure and display the most important metrics for serious growers. The Apogee Insight app allows the user to take spot samples or to log light measurements over time via Bluetooth. The Apogee InSight app measures these metrics: - Illuminance (LUX)/Foot Candle (fc) - Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) - CIE Chromaticity Coordinates - CIE 1931 x, y Coordinates - CIE 1976 u’, v’ Coordinates - CIE 1931 XYZ Value - Dominant Wavelength (λd) - Color Rendering Index (CRI, Ra)/R1 to R15 - Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) - PPFD (400 to 700 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - ePAR (400 to 750 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-UV (380 to 400 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-B (400 to 500 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-G (500 to 600 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-R (600 to 700 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - PPF-NIR (700 to 780 nm) m^-2 s^-1 - Percent Flicker - Spectral Power Distribution (SPD) mW/m2 - Peak Wavelength (λp) - Peak Wavelength (λpV) - Integration Time (I-Time)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: VIVOSUN at 8.6K against Apogee InSight's 1. VIVOSUN also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Apogee InSight's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (10.0 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.
Apogee InSight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VIVOSUN has 8.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VIVOSUN ships an update fortnightly, Apogee InSight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIVOSUN | Apogee InSight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIVOSUN INC | Apogee Instruments |
Customer experience
VIVOSUN
Apogee InSight
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
Apogee InSight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VIVOSUN
No in-app purchases
Apogee InSight
No in-app purchases









