Farming Basics vs Garden Growing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farming Basics
This app provides essential information for new and small-scale farmers. It covers crop details, pest and disease management, and offers tools for calculating fertilizer and irrigation needs to optimize resource use. Users can also receive alerts and find local resources.
- Crop descriptions
- Pest and disease information
- Fertilizer calculator
- Irrigation calculator
- Crop and pest alerts
- Location-based resources
- Event calendar
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The Farming Basics app from Alabama Extension is a gateway of information for small and beginning farmers. The app includes crop descriptions, information about major insect pests and diseases, and general management tactics. It features a fertilizer and an irrigation calculator to assist farmers with saving dollars on inputs. Other features include crop and pest alerts, location services including contact information for additional help, and a calendar of upcoming meetings and field days.
Garden Growing
Get personalized gardening advice tailored to your climate zone and interests. Discover seasonal tips, connect with local gardening communities, and improve your outdoor spaces. Aim to make every gardening season more successful than the last.
- Zone-specific garden tips
- Seasonal advice
- Curated interest-based tips
- Connect with garden communities
- Inspiration and support
- Tips for vegetables, trees, perennials, and annuals
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The Garden Growing app provides zone-specific garden tips and timelines. It creates seasonal advice based on your zone and curated interests to provide tips for creating beautiful outdoor spaces. Garden Growing connects users to zone-specific garden communities for seasonal inspiration, answers, and support. From vegetables to trees, perennials, and annuals, Garden Growing hopes every year your garden is better than the last. Nature does not demand perfection, only persistence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Farming Basics at 4.8 against Garden Growing's 3.5. Farming Basics also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Garden Growing's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Farming Basics holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively.
Farming Basics ships an update every 2 months, Garden Growing every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farming Basics | Garden Growing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better | 3.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alabama Cooperative Extension System | Little Garden Growing LLC |
Customer experience
Farming Basics
Garden Growing
In-app purchases
Farming Basics
No in-app purchases
Garden Growing
No in-app purchases
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