# Gardening Journal — Your garden, season by season

> Personal garden tracker for logging plantings, beds, journal entries, and insights. (iPhone/iPad app by Augustus Rutkoski.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gardening-journal/id6772641196 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Augustus Rutkoski](https://appshunter.io/developer/1251485441)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.4 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-06-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gardening-journal/id6772641196/reviews.md

## What is Gardening Journal?

Gardening Journal is a personal growing tracker built for serious home gardeners utilizing data to help improve your garden. Whether you tend a single raised bed or multiple garden spaces, it gives you a clear record of what you planted, how it performed, and what to grow next.

  TRACK YOUR PLANTINGS
  Log every variety you grow, which bed it's in, and when it went in the ground. Close a planting with an
  outcome — rate your harvest, tag what went wrong or right, and build a record that gets more useful every
  season.

  BEDS AND GARDEN MAPS
  Draw your garden to scale. Add rectangular beds, row plantings, or freeform shapes. See at a glance what's
  growing where, and tap any bed to jump straight to its plantings.

  JOURNAL ENTRIES
  Keep a running log for each planting — notes, watering, fertilizing, pest sightings, and milestones. Your
  garden history, all in one place.

  INSIGHTS
  See which varieties consistently perform well across seasons and beds. Unlock once to access the full insights
  dashboard and start learning from your own data.

  MULTIPLE GARDENS
  Tracking a backyard plot and a community garden? Unlock to manage as many garden spaces as you need.

  SYNCS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES
  Everything syncs privately through your iCloud account. Your data stays yours — no accounts, no ads, no
  tracking.

  WEATHER
  See a local forecast right in the app so you can plan your next garden session.

## Key features

- Track plantings by variety and bed
- Create garden maps with beds and row layouts
- Log journal entries for each planting
- Gain insights into plant performance
- Manage multiple garden spaces
- Syncs privately via iCloud

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gardening-journal/id6772641196/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Fantastic app!

*2026-06-07*

This app allows you to fully detail your gardens and keep track of important information about each variety. Using this app will save me lots of headache trying to remember what is planted where and the pros and cons of each variety! Thanks for a superior app.

## Frequently asked questions about Gardening Journal

### What can I track with Gardening Journal?

Gardening Journal allows you to track every variety you plant, its location in your garden beds, and when it was planted. You can also log detailed journal entries for each planting, including notes on watering, fertilizing, and pest sightings.

### How does Gardening Journal help me plan future plantings?

By logging the performance of your past plantings, Gardening Journal helps you identify which varieties consistently perform well across different seasons and beds. This data can be accessed through the insights dashboard to inform your future planting decisions.

### Can I manage multiple garden spaces with Gardening Journal?

Yes, Gardening Journal supports managing multiple garden spaces. You can unlock this feature to track a backyard plot and a community garden, or any other combination of garden areas you need to manage.

### Does Gardening Journal have ads?

No, Gardening Journal is ad-free. The app emphasizes privacy and states that your data stays yours with no accounts, no ads, and no tracking.

### How does Gardening Journal sync my data?

All your gardening data syncs privately through your iCloud account. This ensures your information remains secure and accessible across your Apple devices without requiring a separate account.

### What is the age rating for Gardening Journal?

Gardening Journal has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for a wide range of users, including children, with no mature content.

### How often is Gardening Journal updated?

Gardening Journal was last updated on June 10, 2026, with version 1.2.0. This suggests a recent update, indicating ongoing development and support for the application.

### What devices is Gardening Journal available on?

Gardening Journal is available on iPhone and iPad. This means you can use it to manage your garden on both your smartphone and tablet.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-08-17

Meet the Garden Assistant

Say what you did, and the app handles the rest.

• Create gardens, beds, and plantings in plain language —
  "Add a garden called Backyard with 3 10x10 beds"
• Log watering, fertilizing, and notes without opening a form
• Ask how things went — "How did my tomatoes do?"
• Close out a planting with a rating, tags, and end reason
  in one sentence — or close a whole bed at once
• Find out what to plant now, grounded in your own harvest
  history and local weather
• Every change is previewed first. Nothing is saved until
  you tap Apply.

The assistant runs entirely on-device with Apple Intelligence —
your garden never leaves your iPhone.

Now in five languages

The whole app, assistant included, is fully translated into
English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. Ask in your
language, get answered in your language.

Requires a device with Apple Intelligence. Garden Assistant is
part of the premium unlock.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-10

What's New in 1.2.0

  New crops
  - Added Okra and Watermelon to the crop catalog.

  Features
  - Rename beds — you can now rename a bed directly from its detail view.
  - Added a "Plant Variety" header on the Add Planting screen for clearer labeling.

  Localization
  - Overhauled the Spanish, French, German, and Japanese translations for more natural, native-sounding wording

### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-08

- Added a Redeem Promo Code in the settings
- Minor UI improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-06-06

No release notes.

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*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 2026-08-27.*
