Plugzio vs Biotic Instruments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plugzio
Remotely control and monitor power outlets and EV charging stations. Manage access, track energy usage, and optimize costs for campuses, fleets, and smart buildings.
- Remote power outlet access
- EVSE management
- Usage tracking
- Access control
- Energy cost optimization
- Real-time monitoring
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Plugzio gives you remote access to power outlets and EVSEs—track usage, manage access, and optimize energy costs from your phone. Ideal for campuses, fleets, and smart buildings, Plugzio combines real-time monitoring, load management, and sustainability into one intuitive platform.
Biotic Instruments
Manage your irrigation and lighting systems remotely. Schedule watering and lighting cycles, group devices, and configure alerts. Seamlessly switch between cloud and Bluetooth control for your irrigation and lighting units.
- View and modify irrigation schedules
- Modify lighting schedules
- Organize devices into groups
- Configure device alerts
- Toggle cloud/Bluetooth control
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The Biotic Instruments app has been designed to give you total control over your Biotic Instruments Irrigation and Lighting Control Unit. You can: -View and modify irrigation and lighting schedules. -Organize your ILCU devices into groups -Device alert configurations -Toggle device connectivity between Cloud and direct Bluetooth control.
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Verdict
Plugzio and Biotic Instruments both sit at 1.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 31% of Plugzio's written reviews are positive against 0% of Biotic Instruments's. Plugzio also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1). Biotic Instruments's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.9 for Plugzio against 2.0 for Biotic Instruments. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plugzio has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Plugzio's written reviews are positive against 0% of Biotic Instruments's.
Plugzio ships an update every 4 months, Biotic Instruments every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Plugzio | Biotic Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (22 ratings) | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parkizio Technologies LTD | Greenery NYC Corp. |
Customer experience
Plugzio
Biotic Instruments
In-app purchases
Plugzio
No in-app purchases
Biotic Instruments
No in-app purchases
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