# Farm Your Yard: Gardening App — user reviews > 116 indexed App Store user reviews of Farm Your Yard by FarmYourYard, rated 4.60/5 from 397 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/farm-your-yard-gardening-app/id1537933253/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/farm-your-yard-gardening-app/id1537933253.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 315 · 4★ 53 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Farm Your Yard? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Helpful gardening calendar - 🚀 Organized and easy to use - 💡 Customizable to user's location - 👍 Informative plant guides - 👍 Useful for beginners and experienced gardeners - 👍 Free app with no hidden costs **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes or freezes when adding plants - 🐛 Inability to edit planting dates - 🐛 Missing some common vegetables/plants - 🐛 Inaccurate planting/harvest dates for some locations - 🐛 Lack of garden layout/visualization feature **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when trying to access garden plan - Planting dates not syncing correctly with user's location - Unable to add custom plants not in the database **Most requested features** - Add more plant varieties, including fruits and trees - Ability to edit planting dates and garden layout - Integration with weather data for more accurate timing - Garden journal/logging feature to track progress - Companion planting recommendations ## Newest reviews (17 of 116) ### 4/5 — Good info *2025-10-08, version 4.2* Enjoyed planning and recording my work last spring. Now i cant access any of that data to plan next spring. ### 4/5 — Love this app but… *2025-05-12, version 4.2* The app is great. I only wish the harvest, buy seeds, transplants etc. all had separate colors. It would make it much easier to know what I’m looking for. It would also be nice know when to fertilize crops as well. ### 5/5 — Great *2025-04-13, version 4.2* Great ### 5/5 — Best gardening app *2025-04-12, version 4.2* I’ve downloaded my fair share of gardening apps and this one is by far the best. ### 5/5 — Great for beginners *2025-03-27, version 4.2* I’ve been using this app for a year and for the most part it’s very easy to use and helpful in my garden. It doesn’t have all the info but the developers are transparent about it in the app! ### 5/5 — Wow *2025-03-26, version 4.2* I can’t believe that this app is both free and easy to use! It’s everything I need right now in my gardening journey. It’s simple but has copious amounts of information and functionality. I really appreciate this little companion!! ### 5/5 — So helpful! *2025-03-17, version 4.2* You can do so much from this free app! Helped me alot with the timing from sowing to harvest! Thank you so much! ### 5/5 — Free and beginner friendly *2025-03-16, version 4.2* This is my favorite gardening app that I’ve found. It offers what the paid apps do, but for free. I just started gardening this year and this app has yet to fail me. My plants are healthy and alive and I do not have a green thumb. It gives me an easy transplant and growing schedule according to my location and tells me everything I need. I would recommend this app to anyone gardening ### 5/5 — I enjoy the calendar *2025-03-13, version 4.2* You pick the items you want to plant, tell them were you live and the calendar informs you when to start your seeds and grow your food ### 5/5 — Great garden app *2025-03-07, version 4.2* Great gardening app, as a beginner I am still learning when to plant in my zone. This app tells you when to plant in your zone, when to start seeds, and the success rate of germination. Highly recommend to get organized and easy to use! ### 5/5 — Free App to Farm Your Yard! *2025-03-04, version 4.2* I rate this app a 5/5. So many great tips and tools to get the veggie garden going! ### 4/5 — Needs layout *2025-02-25, version 4.2* This is a good app. Love the calendar. Would like to see a garden layout that you can create raised beds and garden areas so you can plot plants that are compatible. Would also love more variety of plants, didn’t see any zucchini which i always plant. ### 5/5 — Great Potential *2025-02-14, version 4.2* I can’t express how nice it is to have an app that doesn’t nickel and dime you to death with in app purchases. This app is great for keeping on track of dates and has a great selection of species. There’s a lot of potential here. Highly recommend. ### 4/5 — High potential *2025-02-05, version 4.2* Great app, needs broader selection of plants. A much wider selection of regional native plants would be helpful, as well, especially for those of us who are trying to encourage local native habitat. Some glitches with the App itself, just had to delete and then re-download. I’m really looking forward to the planned additions that you’re currently sourcing information for. Might I suggest possibly looking into a wild foraging calendar by regional zone with responsible foraging advice and tips? And of course, the accessibility of the free aspect is wonderful. Hoping to make excellent use of it this year! ### 5/5 — Simple easy to use *2025-02-02, version 4.2* I like this app for planning my planting schedule. It’s great that you can enter your own variety if it’s not already listed. ### 5/5 — Great planning *2025-01-23, version 4.2* Such a friendly calendar! Makes planning super easy. ### 5/5 — 10/10 *2025-01-21, version 4.2* Farm Your Yard is an incredible resource for anyone looking to turn their outdoor space into a productive, sustainable garden! I love the planning tool and all the educational information about the different plants! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lost everything after update *2026-02-22, version 4.8* After the latest update, it deleted all of my information and would not let me log back in. I deleted the app and reinstalled, was able to log back in, but my entire profile with all of my gardening information is gone. I messaged the developers a few weeks back and they never responded. Glad I backed everything up on a written calendar. ### 1/5 — Dates are off *2025-03-29, version 4.2* The dates to start seeds, transplant and harvest are 1 month behind the appropriate dates for my area based on the calendar from the state. Emailed regarding this and received ZERO response. Won’t use or recommend ### 1/5 — Needs bug fixes *2025-01-01, version 4.2* As of January 1, 2025, the app keeps closing every time I try to add a plant to my task list. It has good information and I look forward to being able to use it when this problem is fixed ### 1/5 — Deleted *2024-02-24, version 4.0* Developer response was that they use 50 climate (whatever that is) and it’s more accurate… yet it wasn’t at all accurate for me. Be aware and vigilant so your crops aren’t susceptible because of lack of proper information. Won’t be re-downloading this app or recommending it to anyone. While I can’t state anything regarding actual use as I deleted this before I input anything, I can state it is likely not accurate. I notified that their system did not have appropriate growing zones, and in an email returned, I got a slightly rude response that included they do not in fact actually utilize growing zones for anything. This is a disservice to anyone trying to take growing seriously, as our zones are vitally important in determining species, varieties, and frost expectations. If you’re just doing this for fun, so be it. But this app is not for anyone trying to truly plan. Plans involve accurate information and people can and do fail when not using accurate and thorough information. I wanted to utilize this app before deleting but can’t bring myself to promote something whose developers refuse to use constructive criticism to improve. ### 1/5 — The most recent update broke the app *2022-04-08* I was really enjoying the app. I had my 2022 garden fully planned and had just started my first round of seeds when the developers rolled out an update. With this update, they promised some really nice features but I have been unable to use them. When I open the app, every screen is a loading screen. A circle just spins and spins and spins and I can no longer access my garden plans. I guess it’s my fault for not having them written down somewhere else as a backup, and relying too heavily on an app, but it’s totally screwed up the timing on my entire garden. I have updated my own phone, and have done every new update on this app since they did the initial update, hoping for a bug fix, but to no avail. I have lost all of my data and the ideal dates for planting specific seeds are gone. I am devastated that I will have to start from scratch with another app, and I know for certain I am already behind on planting some of my seeds. **Developer response:** We are so sorry to hear that. Please email feedback@farmyouryard.org and let’s figure out what the issue is together. Thanks. ### 1/5 — I really want to like the app but *2021-07-19, version 1.0* I can’t get it to load past the first screen after entering my location. I’ve had it downloaded for a few days now and each day I try again but to no avail. Developers, if you can help I will happily adjust my review! I’ve been looking for something exactly like this but this he looked the most promising. ### 2/5 — App kept locking up *2026-08-16, version 4.9* I just started using it and couldn’t even set up my plants ### 2/5 — Unable to change planting day!! *2023-07-21, version 3.9* I had the app for about two weeks ready to start some fall planting all of a sudden I was unable to change dates, modify dates do you know life happens if I plan to plant something on one day, but get too busy and unable to do it I should be able to change the date to the actual day I planted it I should be able to go back in time. What if I forgot that I planted something that I forgot to enter into the app overall, this is just a simple calendar trimming harvesting and see saving I’ll give it to stars ### 2/5 — Love the concept but keeps crashing *2023-06-01* I’ve used this to plan out my garden for a few years now and every year in the spring it completely wipes my garden plan clean and won’t even load the screen to allow me to plan out a new garden. Every winter it works great but whether the server gets overloaded in spring or what, it’s unusable come planting time. It will continue to send you reminders of what to plant but good luck getting it to actually load so you can view the planting calendar. Best advise is to plan your garden out in the winter using it and then make paper notes of when to plant everything so you’re not left high and dry come spring. **Developer response:** Sorry about the inconvenience. Can you please email feedback@farmyouryard.org so we can help you? Thanks ### 2/5 — Keeps crashing *2023-04-09, version 3.7* I wanted so badly to give this a 5 star review because I really like it and I spent so much time putting in my garden. However I can’t because I can only use the app for about 30-45 seconds before it crashes and I have to open it up and start again. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The only gardening app I actually use *2026-02-10, version 4.6* I’ve tried a lot of gardening apps, and most of them feel generic. FarmYourYard is different. It actually tailors recommendations to where you live and helps you plan what to plant, when to plant it, and how to take care of it without overcomplicating things. The garden planner and maintenance reminders are especially useful, and I love being able to track what I’ve planted and how it’s doing over time. It feels like having a practical gardening guide in your pocket instead of a textbook. If you’re serious about growing your own food—even in a backyard or small space—this app is genuinely helpful. ### 5/5 — Amazing garden app! *2026-01-29, version 4.2* This is the start of an amazing garden app! There are obviously needed plants to add but I feel they have the concept down! Takes the thinking out of this mama of 3! Thank you for making this. Please don’t give up! <3 ### 5/5 — Excellent resource *2026-01-20, version 4.2* This is an excellent tool to use for resources when planting planning and executing a garden simple direct and easy to follow calendar and task list make even the most complicated process is simple ### 5/5 — Great guide for beginner gardener *2025-12-29, version 4.2* If you don’t have any clue on what to plant this app will be a great source of what each plant needs and likes. I am going to be using the calendar (you need to create an account )to plan my year :) ### 5/5 — My backyard game changer *2025-11-30, version 4.2* This is the app I didn’t know I needed. it takes the guess work out of gardening and turns any space, bigger or small, into a productive, beautiful food garden. The guides and instructions are clear, practical and motivating. I’ve learn more in a week than in years of trying alone. truly transformative. ### 5/5 — Free finally something free *2025-06-20, version 4.2* I’m so grateful this is free. ### 5/5 — Helpful Tool *2025-06-14, version 4.2* I just started using this app on yesterday and I found myself on here for over a hour. There is so much helpful information on when to plant, companion plants, and so much more. I already have a to-do list for my weekend. So excited and thankful for the help along the way. ### 5/5 — Best so far. *2025-06-11, version 4.2* I like this is free. I did donate but only because it a great start for an app. I hope fruit trees comes soon. ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2025-05-23, version 4.2* It’s still in progress, yes! Where it’s going, *chefs kiss*! I have gone through just about every app since I started my zone 9b garden in late March. I’m definitely looking forward to the fruits portion to come out. #DonateADollar if you read this review. It’s WORTH it. ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2025-04-23, version 4.2* This is a simple way to keep track of the garden. This is my first year using it. But so far I like it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-18.*