Comparison

AcTEC vs GrowPilot.guide

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

Head to head
About

AcTEC

Features
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ACTEC APP application is the most convenient and natural way to control your intelligent system, realize the interconnection between intelligent devices, and create an ultimate intelligent living environment to bring users a better use experience. | Group control Devices of the same type can be pulled to the same group for control, which improves the convenience of group control while retaining the original single device single control | Real time experience Support real-time device feedback in the editing process, so as to confirm the editing effect and improve the human-computer interaction experience | Rhythmic illumination By simulating the change of natural light in a day, when the scene is triggered, the smart lights in the scene will intelligently adjust the color temperature curve, making the light, space and environment perfectly integrated | Place sharing Share your home equipment with your family to enjoy the fun of technology.

About

GrowPilot.guide

Features
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Grow diary for legal home growing: watering, feeding, pH and EC in one place. Plant analysis by photo, harvest reminders for your strain and over 200 grow guides. Running a clean grow takes more than a notebook. GrowPilot.guide keeps up with you. GROW DIARY Watering, feeding, growth stage, pH: everything goes into one diary. No juggling three apps, spreadsheets or scraps of paper. PHOTO CHECK Leaves looking off? Snap a photo and get an analysis. Deficiencies, pests and stress are spotted early, before a whole grow goes wrong. OUTDOOR WEATHER PUSH Growing outdoors? During the outdoor season, a push every morning for your exact location. Frost, heat, heavy rain: you know before your plant feels it. INDOOR HARVEST REMINDER GrowPilot.guide knows the flowering time of your strain and lets you know when harvest could be near. No guesswork, no calendar stress. PH AND EC Log pH and EC, keep the optimal ranges in view and see right away when a value is out of range. GROW GUIDES From germination to harvest, for first-timers and for growers with twenty runs behind them. COMMUNITY, IF YOU LIKE Public grow diaries, follow real grows, show your own results. PRO FEATURES Analysis history, more active grows and extended plant analysis, as a monthly subscription via in-app purchase. Available in German, English, Spanish, Dutch and French. GDPR compliant. PLEASE NOTE GrowPilot.guide is a diary and guide for legal home cultivation only, where permitted under the laws of your country or region. No cannabis is sold in the app, and the app does not promote consumption. For adults 18+ only. Terms: https://growpilot.guide/agb Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AcTEC4 screens
GrowPilot.guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GrowPilot.guide at every 6 days against AcTEC's every 2 months. AcTEC's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 16.6). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AcTEC ships an update every 2 months, GrowPilot.guide every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
AcTEC versus GrowPilot.guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcTECGrowPilot.guide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAcTEC (FUZHOU) ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Benjamin Riedel – GrowPilot.guide

In-app purchases

None

AcTEC

No in-app purchases

None

GrowPilot.guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AcTEC free?
AcTEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GrowPilot.guide free?
GrowPilot.guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AcTEC or GrowPilot.guide have ads?
Neither AcTEC nor GrowPilot.guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AcTEC or GrowPilot.guide?
AcTEC ships an update every 2 months, and GrowPilot.guide every 6 days. Most recently, AcTEC was updated on November 7, 2026 and GrowPilot.guide on November 5, 2026.

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