GeoDrops vs Hubitat Elevation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GeoDrops
This app works with a smart soil sensor to manage garden watering using AI. It optimizes hydration for healthy plants, pausing irrigation during rain and resuming when needed. Gain deep insights into your soil and garden conditions.
- AI-guided irrigation management
- Sensor-based watering optimization
- Rain detection and pause
- Soil condition insights
- Predictive watering schedules
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This is the companion app to the GeoDrops Wireless Smart Soil Sensor, powered by Predictive AI Soil Intelligence. Sensor-guided watering keeps your grass emerald-green and your garden blooming—even through heat waves. GeoDrops tracks how quickly your soil dries after rain and lets you know when to hold off and when to resume watering. Gain unprecedented insights into your garden and soil like never before.
Hubitat Elevation
Control your smart home devices from anywhere with this mobile application. Customize your home screen for quick access to favorites, manage lights, locks, and thermostats, and automate tasks using geofencing. Receive push notifications for important events and monitor your home's security remotely.
- Customizable home screen
- Remote device management
- Grid-based dashboards
- Geofencing presence detection
- Push notifications and alert history
- Remote home monitoring
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Hubitat Elevation Mobile App: Seamless Smart Home Control Welcome to the future of smart home management. With the Hubitat Elevation Mobile App, you can effortlessly control your connected devices, whether you're at home or on the go. Simplify your experience, enhance automation, and enjoy the convenience of mobile control. Key Features: - Home: Customize your home screen to quickly access notifications and favorite devices for instant control. - Devices: Manage lights, locks, thermostats, and more from anywhere. Our app supports a vast range of devices from various manufacturers. - Dashboards: Enjoy a user-friendly, grid-based interface that offers quick access and easy customization for all your smart devices. - Geofence: Use your phone as a presence sensor. Enable geofencing to automate tasks based on your arrival or departure. - Notifications: Get push notifications for events and view alert history directly in the app. - Monitoring: Remotely monitor your home and manage security modes effortlessly with the Hubitat Safety Monitor app. Discover the difference with Hubitat Elevation and take control of your smart home like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GeoDrops at 80% against Hubitat Elevation's 24%. GeoDrops also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1). Hubitat Elevation's advantage is ratings volume (979 vs 17) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
GeoDrops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hubitat Elevation has 979 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of GeoDrops's written reviews are positive against 24% of Hubitat Elevation's.
GeoDrops ships an update every 2 weeks, Hubitat Elevation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GeoDrops | Hubitat Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (17 ratings) — better | 4.1 (979 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 979 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Homedigy | Hubitat, Inc. |
Customer experience
GeoDrops
Hubitat Elevation
Bugs and requests
GeoDrops
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hubitat Elevation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on selecting hub
- Home screen not updating
- Unable to add devices
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Restore old app functionality
- Better customization options
In-app purchases
GeoDrops
No in-app purchases
Hubitat Elevation
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GeoDrops free?
Is Hubitat Elevation free?
Which has better reviews, GeoDrops or Hubitat Elevation?
Do GeoDrops or Hubitat Elevation have ads?
Which is updated more often, GeoDrops or Hubitat Elevation?
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