Vprobe WiFi Smart Plant Sensor – Rose Gold
Stop guessing. Understand what your plant needs.
Vprobe is a Wi-Fi smart plant sensor for indoor plants. Place it in the soil, connect it to the Vplants app and monitor soil moisture, light, air temperature and humidity from your phone.
Vplants helps turn real sensor readings into practical plant-care guidance, so you can respond earlier when conditions move outside your selected care thresholds.
Smarter plant care, made simple
Supported readings and device information
Vprobe monitors the essential conditions that help you understand your indoor plant’s environment.
| Reading | Range / details |
|---|---|
| Three-level soil moisture | 0–100% (±1%) |
| Light | 1–64,000 lux |
| Air temperature | 0 to +55°C (±0.2°C) |
| Humidity | 0–100% (±2%) |
| Device information | Battery voltage and Wi-Fi signal strength |
This Vprobe model also provides optional EC fertility and soil temperature readings. These beta features are disabled by default and can be enabled under Profile → Experimental Sensors (Beta) in the Vplants app. They are still being developed and are not officially supported product features.
Your plant readings, guidance and history in one place
The Vplants app helps you manage your plant profiles, monitor supported readings and receive notifications when your plant may need attention.
Designed for everyday plant care
📡 Wi-Fi requirements
Vprobe connects to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and supports WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 secured networks. It is not compatible with 5 GHz-only networks, open Wi-Fi networks or older WEP security.
🔋 Typical battery life
Battery life depends on the selected update interval, Wi-Fi signal strength, battery quality and operating conditions.
| Update interval | Typical battery life |
|---|---|
| Every hour | Up to approximately 2 months |
| Every 6 hours — default | Approximately 6–10 months |
| Every 24 hours | Up to 16 months or longer |
Battery-life figures are estimates. Actual performance may vary depending on usage, signal strength and environmental conditions.
Quick and simple setup
UK-based setup support
If you need help connecting or setting up Vprobe, contact Vortex Vitality support and we will guide you through the process.
Optional smart-home integration
Advanced users can connect Vprobe data with Home Assistant through the Vortex Vitality MQTT gateway application for Windows.