Comparison

VIVOSUN vs TreeScribe

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
Read full description

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

TreeScribe

Features
Read full description

TreeScribe is the field app of the Savanna Institute's tree crop breeding programs. It gives you the ability to record data on every plant with its accession, its row and position, and its history, so a person walking a planting records what they see against the right plant. Work it does in the field: - Photograph a plant and the photo is named for that plant, filed by trial and by day, and sent to your program's Google Drive. - Score traits from your Breedbase trait list, one tap per value. - Count burs or other fruit on a tree, including a separate count of what is on the ground. - Record harvest bags against the bush they came from. - Write or dictate notes about a plant. - Record a plant's position from a connected GNSS receiver. It is built for places with no signal. Everything is recorded on the phone and sent when a network appears, and a trial's drone imagery can be downloaded beforehand so the map works with no connection at all. Access is by invitation: each person is given a personal access code by their breeding program, and the app records nothing without one.

Screenshots

VIVOSUN4 screens
TreeScribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TreeScribe at daily against VIVOSUN's fortnightly. TreeScribe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). VIVOSUN's advantage is ratings volume (8.6K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

TreeScribe 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VIVOSUN ships an update fortnightly, TreeScribe daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VIVOSUN versus TreeScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVIVOSUNTreeScribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.6K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVIVOSUN INCSavanna Institute

Customer experience

VIVOSUN

All ratings8,569 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative28.4%

TreeScribe

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

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

TreeScribe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VIVOSUN

No in-app purchases

None

TreeScribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VIVOSUN free?
VIVOSUN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TreeScribe free?
TreeScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VIVOSUN or TreeScribe?
TreeScribe is rated higher. VIVOSUN averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while TreeScribe averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VIVOSUN or TreeScribe have ads?
Neither VIVOSUN nor TreeScribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VIVOSUN or TreeScribe?
VIVOSUN ships an update fortnightly, and TreeScribe daily. Most recently, VIVOSUN was updated on November 1, 2026 and TreeScribe on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons