GrowScope Station (box camera on an old Android)
A spare Android phone as an encrypted camera: scheduled photos, live view, automatic tracking of each plant in frame.
Free with limits, full on Pro Needs an Android phone
Also called
tent camera · grow cam · camera timelapse · live video from the tent · Station
Where it is
- Download: Avatar (circle with your initial) top right → Settings → “Box camera (Android)”
- Manage: “Tent” → “Box cameras” block at the bottom → “Add camera”
The mobile and desktop versions are the same: the app runs at growscope.uk/app/ as a single column with a bottom menu of four tabs — “Today”, “Plants”, “Tent”, “Comparison”. Settings open from the avatar at the top right; the Archive opens from “Comparison”. On a computer the only difference is that features needing the phone’s camera, motion sensor or Bluetooth should be run from a phone.
Requirements
- An Android phone for the camera
- Free — 1 camera, Pro — up to 5
How to use it
- Install the Station app on the spare phone.
- “Box cameras” → “Add camera” shows a QR code.
- Scan the QR in Station.
- Mark the “Plants in frame”.
Result
“Photos” and “Live” in the “Box cameras” block; photos land in the plants’ history.
If you can’t see it
- No block — a balcony is selected (cameras are for tents only).
- Camera limit reached — upgrade to Pro.
Direct link
https://growscope.uk/app/?open=station — Opens the app on this screen. A direct link opens the app straight on the right screen (after sign-in and encryption unlock). For features that need a plant you can append &plant=<id>; without it the current plant is used.
Related features
Checked against the app: · Machine-readable version for AI: /app-guide.json