Grass vs Acurast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grass
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Are you tired of your plants dying despite everything you do to take care of it? Use grass! Grass keeps you on top of your watering and fertilization needs, keeping your plant happy and alive. Features • Sends timely notifications for you to water your plants in a timely manner. • Colourful dashboards with straight-to-the-point visuals so you can spend less time jumping around menus to find what you need. • You get to increase the greenery in your home / working place! This app was created by Saumil Anand, James Kuang Zhongchuan, Jeong Wonho & Loh Hao Yuan under the 2022 Swift Accelerator Programme.
Acurast
This app allows you to contribute your phone's unused processing power to a decentralized cloud network. You can earn cryptocurrency by providing compute resources and even deploy NodeJS applications directly on your device.
- Contribute phone compute power
- Earn cryptocurrency (cACU)
- Deploy NodeJS applications
- Tap into decentralized cloud
- Utilize underutilized phone resources
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Turn your iPhone into part of a decentralized cloud, and receive ACU rewards for it. Acurast lets your phone run small compute jobs for developers. In return, you receive ACU rewards for the work your phone completes. No technical setup needed: if you have a spare iPhone or one sitting on a charger, you can take part. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Acurast and create your account. 2. Pair your phone as a Processor. It takes about a minute. 3. Start Acurast. Your phone picks up compute jobs and collects rewards as it works. BEST SETUP A spare iPhone on a charger and Wi-Fi is ideal. Start Acurast, let the screen dim, and your phone contributes compute to the network. YOUR PHONE STAYS YOURS - Jobs run in a sandbox, separate from your photos, messages and other apps. - Acurast doesn't collect data linked to your identity. WHAT IS DEPIN? DePIN stands for decentralized physical infrastructure network: real devices owned by everyday people instead of one company's data center. Acurast is a DePIN for compute. Developers use Acurast to run apps and AI models on thousands of phones, without depending on a single cloud provider. Rewards depend on the jobs your phone completes and are not guaranteed. Join the Acurast Cloud Rebellion and make your phone part of the unstoppable cloud.
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Verdict
Grass and Acurast are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Grass | Acurast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (204 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 96.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 204 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tinkercademy Community Showcase | Acurast |
Bugs and requests
Grass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Acurast
Reported bugs
2 issues- Recent update causing app to crash after extended use
- Inconsistent earnings reporting
Requested features
2 requests- Background mode to continue earning while device is locked
- More device compatibility (older/Android)
In-app purchases
Grass
No in-app purchases
Acurast
No in-app purchases









