# What is the purpose of multiple APPS for the Inkbird sous vides

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**Tags:** sous-vides\
**Created:** [November 29, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-multiple-apps-for-the-inkbird-sous-vides/1115 "2022-11-29T10:21:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![PorkyRay](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.inkbird.com/porkyray/32/397_2.png) [@PorkyRay](https://community.inkbird.com/u/PorkyRay)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 10:21am UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-multiple-apps-for-the-inkbird-sous-vides/1115/1 "2022-11-29T10:21:49Z")

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I have the Inkbird ISV-100W and the ISV-200W sous vide machines. There are at least four applications in the Android Play Store for the Inkbird sous vides. When I contacted Inkbird support, they said to just use the standard INKBIRD app. Can someone please explain the purpose for and when one might wish to use the other apps?  
INKBIRD  
INKBIRD PRO  
INKBIRD SMART  
INKBIRD PLUS

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Tania](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.inkbird.com/tania/32/88_2.png) [@Tania](https://community.inkbird.com/u/Tania)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-multiple-apps-for-the-inkbird-sous-vides/1115/2 "2022-11-30T02:00:00Z")

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Hello,  
The INKBIRD app is the latest app based on the INKBIRD PRO, INKBIRD SMART and INKBIRD PLUS.  
They can be used as a back-up app.  
If there is a temporary problem with one of the apps, another app that is compatible with the product model can be used as a replacement.

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**Author:** ![PorkyRay](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.inkbird.com/porkyray/32/397_2.png) [@PorkyRay](https://community.inkbird.com/u/PorkyRay)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-multiple-apps-for-the-inkbird-sous-vides/1115/3 "2022-11-30T02:52:54Z")

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Thank you for your response.

It sure seems strange that Inkbird would offer their apps in this manner; I’ve never seen anything like it before. Perhaps if they just concentrated on providing a good, solid app, the need for cryptically named “backups” would not exist, therefore, confusing customers.

Thanks, again.

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**Author:** ![Grubby\_Live](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@Grubby\_Live](https://community.inkbird.com/u/Grubby_Live)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-multiple-apps-for-the-inkbird-sous-vides/1115/4 "2023-08-14T08:54:58Z")

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Since you have both models, may I ask is there any real difference between them, should I buy one model over the other?

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**Author:** ![PorkyRay](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.inkbird.com/porkyray/32/397_2.png) [@PorkyRay](https://community.inkbird.com/u/PorkyRay)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.inkbird.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-multiple-apps-for-the-inkbird-sous-vides/1115/5 "2023-08-22T22:39:49Z")

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I apologize for the late response but this email has gone to my spam folder. 😔

This link breaks down the differences but I will tell you that I seem to use the 100 much more than the 200. Maybe I just like blue more than orange?

See [https://community.inkbird.com/t/q-a-what-is-the-difference-between-isv-100w-and-isv-200w/737](https://community.inkbird.com/t/q-a-what-is-the-difference-between-isv-100w-and-isv-200w/737).