Canopeo vs hey abby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canopeo
Quantify the percentage of green vegetation cover using downward-facing photos. This tool replaces manual scoring and expensive software, offering real-time, accurate measurements for agricultural monitoring and decision-making. It also allows for image annotation and cloud storage.
- Quantify green canopy cover
- Real-time measurements
- Add notes to images
- Upload images to account
- Automatic GPS and timestamp
- Use existing photos
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Canopeo is a rapid and accurate green canopy cover measurement tool. Use this app to quantify the percent canopy cover of live green vegetation for any agricultural crop, turf, or grassland based on downward-facing photos taken with your mobile device. Replace the traditional visual scoring or the sometimes expensive desktop programs with this powerful and portable quantitative tool. Canopeo is based on research conducted at Oklahoma State University and allows you to accurately determine the percent canopy cover in real-time, so that you can precisely monitor crop progress and make informed management decisions. Potential applications include: quantifying canopy cover of small grains and row crops; measuring crop damage by freeze, hail, or herbicide; evaluating turf grass stands. Canopeo enables you to add notes associated with each image and upload images to your account so that you can easily review and share the information gathered in the field from your office or at home at anytime. Canopeo automatically records the geographic coordinates and the current date and time so that you always know when and where each image was taken. Also, any existing images in your photo roll can be accessed through Canopeo to calculate the percent canopy cover. STEPS TO USE CANOPEO [1] Download the Canopeo App and create your account. [2] Take a downward-facing photo of the vegetative canopy using your mobile device. For best results keep the lens at least 0.6 m (2 ft) from the top of the canopy. [3] In the second screen, compare the color image with the processed image to see whether the default settings are capturing the green pixels properly. In the processed image, the white pixels should match the green pixels in the original image. If you think that slight adjustments are needed to match the images, simply move the adjustments slider to correct the processed image. Typically the default settings provide accurate canopy cover estimates. [4] Add notes for the image such as crop type, planting date, vegetation height, and more before uploading the images with the associated data to your personal account. [5] From a web browser, sign in into your account and review your images, search for a particular image, or view all your images on a map.
hey abby
This app guides users through plant cultivation from seed to harvest with step-by-step video instructions. It offers tools to track plant progress, maintain detailed grow diaries with data charts, and manage climate settings.
- Step-by-step video grow instructions
- Plant progress tracking
- Detailed grow diaries
- Climate management tools
- Grow community access
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Grow skills, grow journal tools, smart add-ons and the best grow community, with hey abby APP, anyone can GROW LIKE A PRO. Hey abby app is now open to all growers. hey abby is tailored for every grower, at any skill level. Never worry about your FIRST grow. You'll be guided seamlessly from seed to harvest through step-by-step video instructions. Also, keep refining your skills through the process of growing with hey abby. Track plant progress in the log, keep grow diaries with detailed data charts & fine-tune the climate with just a few taps - all within the convenience of a single app. Whether you're beginning with seeds or clones, autoflower or photoperiod, hey abby offers a comprehensive solution for healthy plants, from in-depth instructions to efficient grow log tools. It's the ultimate plant growing APP, and the only tool you need for growing cannabis at home. Dive into this resourceful grow journal APP now and watch your plants thrive!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canopeo at 4.1 against hey abby's 3.3. Canopeo also leads on iOS requirement (8.4 vs 14.0). hey abby's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (114 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Canopeo holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: hey abby has 114 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Canopeo's written reviews are positive against 36% of hey abby's.
Canopeo ships an update every 3 months, hey abby every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canopeo | hey abby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | 3.3 (114 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Oklahoma State University | CL Design Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Canopeo
hey abby
Bugs and requests
Canopeo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
hey abby
Reported bugs
27 issues- App keeps changing settings
- Light panel went out
- App skipped drying process
- Cannot get box temp under 75 degrees
- App logs out frequently
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- App fails to open entirely
- Bad Gateway (502) error
- Playback function freezes the entire app
- German translation is worse than Google Translate
- Cannot change language to English
- App bricks itself when checking messages
- Cannot access Hey Abby store successfully
- IOS widget doesn’t work
- App crashes and everything stops
- App shows plant environment is bad when ideal
- App says plant light is off when it's on
- Next stage unlock issues
- On time for lights on won’t change
- App in IOS won’t let user in due to Bad Gateway (502)
- App logs users out
- App requires repairing the device after logout
- Light schedule issues (light not turning off)
- App does not provide light for long enough (default mode)
- App requires reset to fix flower mode
- App requires reset to fix Pro mode
- Odor filter not fully effective
- App has bugs with comments being posted twice
Requested features
25 requests- More regular app updates
- Ability to invite others to manage the box
- See environmental details
- Translate app to German
- Improve German translation
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- Allow changing language to English
- More intuitive UI/UX improvements
- Add dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- More help for beginners in the app
- Allow switching to quiet mode directly
- Adjust light schedule without reverting
- Fix app issues with changing settings
- Fix app issues with stage unlocks
- Fix app issues with light on time dropdown
- Fix Bad Gateway (502) error
- Fix playback function freezing the app
- Fix IOS widget not displaying metadata
- Allow connection to 5g WiFi
- Fix app bricking when checking messages
- Fix app not allowing new grow without subscription
- Fix app not allowing switching to Pro mode without reset
- Fix app not allowing switching flower mode without reset
- Improve odor filter effectiveness
- Make the grow tank larger
In-app purchases
Canopeo
No in-app purchases
hey abby
No in-app purchases









