RAINPOINT Smart Digital Wireless Plant Moisture Meter Houseplants Indoor WiFi Hub Kit with Low/High Moisture Alert,Real-time Monitor Hygrometer Sensor Outdoor Gardening Push Notification&Email

This is the only smart soil meter I can find on the market that has a display screen on the device itself,so I don’t need to use my phone all the time. Connectivity is stable. APP is easy to navigate and quite functional for plant owners. If wanna check remotely and record moisture level data via the app, buy the sensor + hub version and you can add many extra sensors under the same gateway. This is fairly useful if you have multiple plants or hanging plants. Otherwise, the sensor only version is good enough. I grow dozen of perennials and some veggies either indoor or in backyard and always forget which ones I have watered or not. To keep my plants alive and healthy is never easy! THIS SOIL METER DOES HELP A LOT! Now it is so easy to tell if my plants need a drink while I walk by or check on phone when I’m away. The app allow monitoring moisture level changes over time,so I can adjust my watering plans accordingly. Have 5 of this for now, might get more later. The only downside is the probe is not long enough for some large potted plants. Other than that, this is one of the most useful plant care tool I've ever used. It does bring me peace of mind and keep my plants happier.

These work fantastic at keeping track of moisture while we’re away. It also gives outside temperature which is super helpful. Had them 3 months so far have not needed to change batteries.

Spyware - beware. Rainpoint’s newer items aren’t supported by the old app (which had no processing of user data, allowed manual set up of items), instead users are directed to a new app which processes user data, is deceptively designed to not work unless additional permissions are granted (access to your location, WiFi permissions, etc.) which are not actually required to pair the probes to the hub and your WiFi network. I have a separate IOT network for all my devices and could not get this stuff to work securely without compromising access to personal identifiable information. As for the probe itself, I bought one stand alone probe and liked it. Decided to get the kit with WiFi and was shocked to find out they weren’t compatible with the Rainpoint-TY app, then disturbed by the design of the new Rainpoint Home app. Additionally, the probe that came with the kit seemed lower quality (reads 85% moisture when in a glass of water?!). Maybe a fluke, maybe a sign of Rainpoint’s new corporate priorities - data mining over product quality. So sad, they had historically provided good products. Suggest to avoid them going forward.

Comes with the hub it needs so no confusion there. This runs out of juice faster than the the one without a display (of course). I just use rechargeable batteries and have it sent a notification/message to my email when the batteries get low. If you have multiple of these have you message include the number you lable it as (i forget if you write the message yourself or if its a pre-set/template)

It reduced my water usage since I can now track the humidity of the soil. Did not work with home assistant consistently so I had to return it