# Rose Care Companion — Fall prune & winterize guide

> Fall prune & winterize guide (iPhone/iPad app by GFC Studio.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rose-care-companion/id6771305131 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [GFC Studio](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896168975)
- Category: Lifestyle, Reference
- Price: $3.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-26
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rose-care-companion/id6771305131/reviews.md

## What is Rose Care Companion?

Rose Care Companion is the pocket reference for dedicated rose growers — a private journal that knows the difference between a once-blooming rambler and a remontant floribunda, and times the right care for each.

WHY YOUR ROSES DESERVE BETTER
Every other "smart gardening" app treats roses as one generic plant. A once-blooming rambler gets the same prune-in-late-winter calendar as a remontant floribunda. A potted David Austin gets the same water schedule as a Knock Out in the ground. Generic advice gets generic results.

Rose Care Companion built rose class into its bones.

WHAT YOU GET
- Browse 30+ named cultivars across all 9 rose classes — hybrid tea, floribunda, climber, rambler, shrub, miniature, patio, English (Austin), heritage. Class, breeder, year, bloom pattern, mature size, disease resistance — all on your device, no internet required.
- Log ANY rose, not just the catalogue. Got a species rose, a heritage find, or a brand-new release that isn't listed? Add it by name and pick its class — the class drives the full care schedule, and you can record your own breeder, bloom colour, fragrance and notes. Edit everything later; changing the class rebuilds the schedule automatically.
- Per-plant journal & photos. Log blooms, prune cuts, feeding, deadheading, pest sightings — and attach a photo to any plant or journal entry, straight from your camera or library. Each plant has its own scrollable timeline, thumbnails included.
- Class-aware reminders. Pruning, feeding, deadheading, and watering reminders derive from your plant's class, your climate zone, and whether it's in a pot or in the ground.
- Pest & disease quick reference. Cultural → organic → conventional treatment ladders for blackspot, mildew, rust, botrytis, aphids, Japanese beetles, sawfly larvae, spider mites, and more. Log a sighting on a plant in one tap.
- Climate-zone aware. USDA zones 3–10 plus Köppen Cfb for NW Europe — pruning windows shift to match your spring.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- All garden data stays on this device. SwiftData store in the app sandbox.
- No accounts, no sign-in, no cloud, no server.
- No analytics, no ads, no third-party tracking SDKs.
- Local notifications only — no push from a server.
- Export your garden as JSON anytime via the share sheet — then import it back, or wipe everything, from Settings. Your data, yours to move.

CONTENT POSTURE
Per-cultivar notes from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA, with attribution); pruning and feeding schedules built into class-level rules authored once per class.

ONE-TIME PURCHASE
Pay once, use forever. No subscription. No "premium" tier you have to dodge.

REQUIREMENTS
iPhone or iPad running iOS 17 or later. iPad-optimised.

Made by GFC Studio in Belgium. Questions or feedback: gorik@gfconsulting.be.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-09-07

Fall listing refresh — seasonal subtitle, promo, and keywords for autumn prune & winterize care by rose class.

App care features unchanged from 1.3.0: photos, class-aware reminders, private on-device journal. No subscription.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-06-06

v1.3.0 — Photos everywhere, and edit your roses.

• Take photos with your camera — when adding a rose, editing it, or logging a journal entry.
• Attach a photo to any journal entry — blooms, pest sightings, prune cuts — and see the thumbnail in your plant's timeline.
• Edit a rose after adding it: nickname, location, photo — and for your own roses even the class. The care schedule rebuilds automatically.
• Saving now warns you if anything goes wrong, so no entry is silently lost.
• Polish: clearer Add-a-Rose labels, buttons clear of the tab bar, better iPad layout.

Everything still lives on your device — private by design.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-05

v1.2.0 — Polish and reliability.

• Behind-the-scenes refinements to keep your rose care running smoothly.
• Stability and performance improvements.

Everything still lives on your device — private by design.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-06-03

v1.1.0 — log any rose, add photos anytime, and back up your garden.

• Log ANY rose, not just the catalogue. Add an uncatalogued rose — a species, a heritage find, a new release — by name and class. The class still drives the full care schedule, and you can record your own breeder, bloom colour, fragrance and notes.
• Add a photo to any plant — now from the plant's detail screen, not just when you first add it. Change or remove it whenever you like. Photos stay on your device.
• Import a garden backup. Restore your roses from a JSON file you exported earlier — handy after a reinstall.
• Delete all data. A guarded, one-tap wipe of every rose, journal entry and reminder.

Everything still lives on your device — private by design.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-02

v1.1.0 — log any rose, add photos anytime, and back up your garden.

• Log ANY rose, not just the catalogue. Add an uncatalogued rose — a species, a heritage find, a new release — by name and class. The class still drives the full care schedule, and you can record your own breeder, bloom colour, fragrance and notes.
• Add a photo to any plant — now from the plant's detail screen, not just when you first add it. Change or remove it whenever you like. Photos stay on your device.
• Import a garden backup. Restore your roses from a JSON file you exported earlier — handy after a reinstall.
• Delete all data. A guarded, one-tap wipe of every rose, journal entry and reminder.

Everything still lives on your device — private by design.

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