# Seedtime: Garden Planner App — user reviews > 258 indexed App Store user reviews of Seedtime by Seedtime, rated 4.70/5 from 429 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seedtime-garden-planner-app/id6496536815/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seedtime-garden-planner-app/id6496536815.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 360 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 15 ## What do users think of Seedtime? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great for planning and organizing - 👍 Helpful for beginners and experienced gardeners - 🗓️ Useful calendar and task management - 📝 Convenient journal feature - 🤖 Automates gardening tasks and timelines **Cons** - 🔍 Limited plant variety options - 📱 App not optimized for larger screens - 🔔 Unhelpful task notifications - 🕰️ Slow to release new features **Commonly reported bugs** - Issues with marking tasks as complete on mobile app - Difficulty adding established fruits/veggies **Most requested features** - Ability to view garden layout on mobile app - Crop-specific reminders and notifications - Export tasks/data to digital calendars - More comprehensive plant database - Optimization for iPad and tablets ## Newest reviews (17 of 258) ### 4/5 — Actual iPad App *2026-07-26, version 1.21.0* Can we get an actual iPad app? It’s just the iPhone app on an iPad. Some of us don’t have computer and would love a little more functionality in the app. ### 3/5 — I “LOVED” this app BUT… *2026-07-23, version 1.21.0* I remember it being a FREE app., at least until March of this year!!! This hands down truly is a fantastic app., especially for us small home gardeners, BUT I cannot afford what they’re charging! Back to pen, paper & memory skills. I’m so sad to not have the help it provides. ### 3/5 — Not what I need *2026-04-21, version 1.19.0* I downloaded this to try since I am new to growing sprouts. However, this app is a little confusing and I believe it’s for planting outside. I’m not sure what zone I’m in or if that is for a garden. If you are someone who gardens or grows food outside, this can help you. Not for growing sprouts in a mason jar. ### 3/5 — Not what I expected *2026-04-17, version 1.19.0* I didn’t need a layout planner….i was looking forward to the idea of putting all my plants in and then getting an easy to follow to do list while in the garden or while I’m inside, planning for that day. Instead, all I’m getting is “check the app for things to do!!!” That’s not really what I was expecting. A few other suggestions…. I wish I could filter the calendar to view just this week’s items. Then the columns would resize and we would be able to see more of the text for the tasks, not just the first letter. I’d like to be able to customize the width of the plant column on the left. Right now it’s either first 3 letters (not enough) or wide enough for the longest entry (way too much). Also, filter the calendar by categories like cole crops or root crops, nightshades or flowers or herbs. ### 5/5 — Saves time and stress *2026-03-07, version 1.17.1* It is so easy to plan out your garden from when to cultivate to when to plant to when to harvest. Takes all the guess work out. Now I no longer have to try and remember when I planted and when I should start thinking about harvesting. ### 5/5 — Great app for gardeners!!! *2026-03-05, version 1.17.1* This has been a game changer for us. The calendar and todo list keeps us on course!!! ### 5/5 — Life time membership *2026-03-05, version 1.17.1* I won a life time membership and after being away from it for a year. I I’m so glad I can pick it back up again ### 5/5 — So helpful! *2026-03-04, version 1.17.1* I’ve only been using the app for a few weeks but it’s so helpful and really fun! ### 4/5 — Work in progress *2026-03-01, version 1.17.1* Still learning the app ### 5/5 — Seed time is AWESOME!! *2026-02-24, version 1.17.1* Just get it! Paul & the team are amazing people and very helpful. And their app just works! Saved me hours & hours & hours!! ### 5/5 — New to the app *2026-02-23, version 1.17.1* I am finding the website and app pretty easy to learn and use. Looking forward to being ready for growing plants at the right time thus year. ### 5/5 — Thank you Seedtime *2026-02-22, version 1.17.1* I feel so much more confident in growing my garden this year! Thank you all so much. Seedtime is amazing and so easy to use! ### 5/5 — 1 Gardening App *2026-02-21, version 1.17.1* Seedtime is my past and present favorite!! Vegetable gardening is a passionate hobby of mine and Seedtime is spot on with: helping me plan out my vegetable varieties, keeping me on time with every aspect of growing and harvesting no matter where I live, and providing answers through their summits and video resources. I am so blessed to have lifetime access to all they have to offer to assist me in being a very successful gardener! Seedtime, you are the #1 gardening app!!! ### 5/5 — New Garden *2026-02-21, version 1.17.1* Using this to help educate myself on gardening. Our family is starting some raised beds this year. So far it’s helped me so much in understanding what I need to plant when. Love the tutorials. It’s been invaluable in helping this disorganized want to be gardener. Thank you so much! ### 5/5 — Such a great idea! *2026-02-21, version 1.17.1* Finally 1 place to help organize all I need for my garden! ### 5/5 — Great gardening app *2026-02-18, version 1.17.1* I’ve been sharing this app with other gardeners. ### 5/5 — Fantastic App! *2026-02-12, version 1.17.1* This app is super helpful in organizing your tasks and for time management. Still exploring all its possibilities! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This is a scam! *2026-08-21, version 1.24.0* Don’t waste your money! Absolutely no customer support. Zero! ### 1/5 — Run away! *2026-03-12, version 1.17.1* Wish I had never done this. They make extremely difficult to get out of their subscription. Lies and avoidance. ### 1/5 — Impossible to use. I can’t even add a plant. *2026-02-15, version 1.17.1* This app is impossible. I’m trying to add what I have growing in my garden and I can’t even SCROLL to select a plant, and I can’t search for it. Apparently strawberries don’t exist?! What?!?! Every time I try to scroll on their selection it scrolls down the whole page and then makes the keyboard pop up so you can’t even see the screen. I’ve uninstalled because this app is useless. ### 1/5 — Does NOT WORK *2025-11-20, version 1.17.0* I’ve never written a review before so you know I am fed up writing this one. This app does NOT WORK. I’ve tried adding crops to my calendar 10 times and none of them will show up! I’ve tried restarting, readding, moving years, EVERYTHING. I thought it was going to be a very nice app to use IF IT WOULD WORK. Better off tracking my stuff on paper than this app ### 1/5 — Horrible on iPad *2025-10-09, version 1.17.0* It’s a fixed window the size of a phone screen. Totally horrible on an iPad. ### 1/5 — Decent but UI not great on mobile *2025-09-04, version 1.17.0* This is my first attempt at using a garden app. It is easier to use on the web and that’s how I set up my original plants. Now I use the app to look at tasks and add to the journal. When searching tasks or typing in journal, the keyboard interface blocks the search results or the save button. This is basic UI design failure. (Glad I didn’t pay for it.) 6/19/25: journal entry says I can’t save without comments but won’t let me tap in to type comments. 6/25/25: down to one star to get attention because I can’t submit a bug report (I tried days ago no response). Immediately after the update I’ve been unable to add photos to journal. 7/7/25: still no fix to photos not able to upload to journal. (It freezes and unable to complete or exit.) occasionally they will upload but most of the time breaks the app. I have to make sure I don’t waste time entering lots of details only for it to crash. (Apparently they responded to my chat asking if my issue was resolved instead of resolving the bug.) 7/23/25: journal photos still not fixed. 9/3/25: still not fixed. It will also freeze if you click add photos but cancel without selecting any. Reporting the bug again. ### 1/5 — Deleted app after seeing they wont let you delete your account if the app isn’t for you. *2025-08-09* BEWARE: Two big issues with this app. First, and the worst, they don’t have any way for you to delete your account on their website. In order to preview the app, it requires an email. So your data is theirs even if you decide to not use their product. And secondly, this app was useless for me because they require payment in order to track any crop aside from the few they offer for free. They call these crops custom entries, and require a subscription to access this feature. So if you have a special crop, you cant enter in the data yourself without paying them. And returning to the first issue…if you give them your payment details and you cant even delete your account with them, then I fear that they may keep your payment details forever. Huge security risk in my opinion. ### 1/5 — Decent but UI not great on mobile *2025-07-08, version 1.17.0* This is my first attempt at using a garden app. It is easier to use on the web and that’s how I set up my original plants. Now I use the app to look at tasks and add to the journal. When searching tasks or typing in journal, the keyboard interface blocks the search results or the save button. This is basic UI design failure. (Glad I didn’t pay for it.) 6/19/25: journal entry says I can’t save without comments but won’t let me tap in to type comments. 6/25/25: down to one star to get attention because I can’t submit a bug report (I tried days ago no response). Immediately after the update I’ve been unable to add photos to journal. 7/7/27: still no fix to photos not able to upload to journal. (It freezes and unable to complete or exit.) occasionally they will upload but most of the time breaks the app. I have to make sure I don’t waste time entering lots of details only for it to crash. (Apparently they responded to my chat asking if my issue was resolved instead of resolving the bug.) ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2025-05-19, version 1.16.0* This app is a waste of money. They are making you pay for something that is not completely useable. You are inputting information manually so they can use that info to update their database. ### 1/5 — Poor Customer Service *2025-04-21, version 1.16.0* App was good. Didn’t really use it after initial planting last year. I didn’t realize it was on auto renew- I’ve reached out to customer service 3 times over 2 weeks and no one will even respond or attempt to help me cancel/refund membership. Very frustrating! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great for beginner Gardeners *2026-08-20, version 1.24.0* Helpful for inexperienced gardeners, useful for seasoned gardeners. ### 5/5 — Occasional Gardener *2026-08-14, version 1.24.0* Have high hopes. So happy to learn that I can update my plan to better reflect my 11a zone. ### 5/5 — From graft paper to the digital age! *2026-07-21, version 1.21.0* I’ve used other garden planners that provide information about plants, seasons, timing, etc. but they don’t figure how it all works together for you. Seedtime has that figured out with preset plans that are editable. The current weather can even be seen within your garden plan. What a thoughtful feature. There is a slight learning curve, but plenty of help along the way. I’m excited to update my garden game using this approach. ### 5/5 — Worth it *2026-07-13, version 1.21.0* I have the basic plan and seeing everything written out and in calendar form has been so helpful!! It’s hard to keep track of timing when you have many crops or vegetables going at once. This is excellent! ### 5/5 — Easy for beginners and enthusiasts *2026-06-01, version 1.19.0* Simple, organized ### 5/5 — Unparalleled *2026-05-13, version 1.19.0* If you garden, or are a market gardener or small scale farmer, you will be intoxicated by how amazing this app is. Tons of USEFUL features and lots of help if you need it. Tons of online classes and lots of community. It’s awesome. ### 5/5 — Seedtime *2026-05-04, version 1.19.0* Helpful site ### 5/5 — Great Tool for Garden Planning *2026-04-18, version 1.19.0* I’m very pleased with this app. I like that I can easily add items to my garden, and all the associated tasks are scheduled out for me. If I do a task early or late, the schedule adjusts accordingly. The layout feature lets me see where everything in my garden will go, and it helps me understand what will be in the garden at any time throughout the year. The app even helps with planning succession planting, so I get a steady flow of crops instead of all at once. ### 5/5 — Seedtime is great *2026-04-06, version 1.19.0* I am new to gardening and finding this tool one I do not want to be without. ### 5/5 — wow! *2026-03-31, version 1.17.1* never in my life do i leave reviews for many things… i am blown away with the level of detail and time that went into creating this app, it is next level in ways i have been searching for. especially without being limited in knowledge/resources for a price, this app is a gamechanger. at first was overwhelming but as soon as i understood how it works it was like night and day, such a wonderful app. it has so many niche varieties, when to plant, when to direct seed, transplant, harvest, keeps track of your area, can even calculate the amount of seeds per space you have. thank you so much for this app, its fantastic --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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