Yarbo vs NthGrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yarbo
Control your robotic yard work system with this app. Plan snow removal areas, monitor progress in real-time, and manage profiles. Features include automatic planning, manual control, and auto-return charging.
- Snow removal area planning
- Real-time progress monitoring
- Automatic plan creation
- Manual controller usage
- Yarbo location tracking
- Profile management
- Auto-return charging
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This app allows you to control all the functions of Yarbo robotics, including: - Planning the total area for snow removal, - Managing the total area, - Creating automatic plans, - Monitoring the progress of Yarbo in real-time, - Using the manual controller, - Locating your Yarbo, - Managing your profiles, - Enabling auto return charging.
NthGrow
Control and configure your NthGrow devices remotely. This utility app allows for easy management of settings and device operations.
- Device configuration
- Remote control
- Settings management
- Effortless operation
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Effortlessly manage your NthGrow devices with this app, enabling you to configure settings, remote control, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Yarbo at 4.3 against NthGrow's 2.4. Yarbo also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 33%) and ratings volume (786 vs 8). 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.
Yarbo holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yarbo has 786 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Yarbo's written reviews are positive against 33% of NthGrow's.
Yarbo ships an update every 3 weeks, NthGrow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yarbo | NthGrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (786 ratings) — better | 2.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 786 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yarbo | Shenzhen Lazelaze Ecological Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Yarbo
NthGrow
Bugs and requests
Yarbo
Reported bugs
29 issues- Difficulty maintaining GPS signal
- Overheating issues
- Problems with blades
- Slow support response
- Frequent software bugs and errors
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- Unit goes out of boundaries
- GPS problems under trees
- Charging issues related to GPS
- Unit slips on hills
- Unit has problems going around obstacles
- Unit skips long sections
- Poor cut quality
- GPS signal drops
- Unit goes out of boundary
- Requires significant manual intervention
- Bad pathing
- Poor obstacle avoidance
- Poor person detection
- Shoddy UX
- Software issues
- Connection issues (Wi-Fi and data)
- App is dysfunctional and frustrating
- Impossible to operate continuously
- Requires constant reconnecting/deleting/reconnecting
- No technical support available
- Cannot map
- Tutorials are a joke
- Unit gets lost under a tree during mapping
- Mower never delivered
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to edit maps
- Ability to draw no-go zones without driving the unit
- More human-readable diagnostic info
- Ability to program mowing every other day or every three days
- Ability to see programs while the unit is running
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- More focus on resolving customer issues
NthGrow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yarbo
No in-app purchases
NthGrow
No in-app purchases
