GLOWRIUM vs AeroGarden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GLOWRIUM
Control smart lighting devices via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Customize colors, set scenes, and simulate natural light changes throughout the day. Requires iOS 13.0+ and specific Bluetooth/Wi-Fi versions.
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi control
- Intelligent multi-area control
- Spectrum setting and automatic operation
- Independent color channel customization
- Multi-scene preset lighting
- Phased ecological simulation
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Smarter Plant Assistant Starts with Better Light. GLOWRIUM APP is newly upgraded to deliver a smarter and more convenient lighting experience for indoor plants and modern homes. By connecting with GLOWRIUM smart grow lights, you can easily control brightness, timer schedules, Circadian Mode (Sunrise and Sunset mode), and multiple plant lighting types to create a better light environment for every plant. With the upgraded Plant Assistant feature, GLOWRIUM APP provides lighting suggestions and plant care references based on plant type, helping you care for indoor plants in a smarter and more scientific way. From a single plant to an entire room, and from daily routines to everyday well-being, GLOWRIUM APP brings smart lighting naturally into your life. GLOWRIUM—Where Innovation and Quality Shine.
AeroGarden
Monitor and control your Wi-Fi enabled indoor garden from your phone. Receive alerts for water and nutrient needs, access gardening tips, and connect with a community of growers. Enjoy bigger, healthier harvests with smart convenience.
- Plant alerts for water and nutrients
- Remote monitoring and control
- Indoor gardening tips and FAQs
- Connect with growing communities
- Monitor multiple gardens
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NEW FOR 2024 Now your plants can talk! With the free AeroGarden App your plants in a W-Fi enabled AeroGarden will tell you when they need water or nutrients with friendly alerts on your Phone. Enjoy bigger, healthier harvests by never missing a watering or feeding again! And unlock a full set of features for your AeroGarden Indoor Grow Lights! GROW SMARTER Timely tips delivered straight to your iPhone teach you our favorite indoor gardening secrets and guide you to growing healthier, more beautiful and abundant gardens. Includes a detailed set of FAQs that help you get the most from your AeroGarden. STAY CONNECTED Easily connect with growing communities of AeroGardeners on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and more. Or enjoy one-click access to our expert AeroGarden Customer Service specialists. Connect and monitor multiple AeroGardens from one simple interface for your biggest harvests ever! SIMPLE CONVENIENCE Wi-Fi technology lets you monitor, control and customize critical garden functions such as light, water and nutrients from anywhere in the world at any time. Just download the free AeroGarden App onto your mobile device with iOS 12.0 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AeroGarden at 4.1 against GLOWRIUM's 2.4. AeroGarden also leads on ratings volume (657 vs 34). GLOWRIUM's advantage is review sentiment (45% vs 14%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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.
AeroGarden holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AeroGarden has 657 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of GLOWRIUM's written reviews are positive against 14% of AeroGarden's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GLOWRIUM ships an update every 2 months, AeroGarden every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GLOWRIUM | AeroGarden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (34 ratings) | 4.1 (657 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 13.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 657 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xingyang Hicent Technology Co., Ltd. | Scotts Miracle-Gro |
Customer experience
GLOWRIUM
AeroGarden
Bugs and requests
GLOWRIUM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AeroGarden
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to connect to gardens
- Light controls not working as expected
- App crashing or freezing
- Login/account issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to control light intensity and duration
- Push notifications for garden maintenance
- Retain login session for longer periods
- Support for older devices and tablets
In-app purchases
GLOWRIUM
No in-app purchases
AeroGarden
No in-app purchases
