Gardener vs Flower Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gardener
This app helps new plant owners track their plant care activities. It sends reminders for watering, fertilizing, and repotting, ensuring your plants receive timely attention. Build a care history for each plant and never forget essential maintenance again.
- Watering reminders
- Fertilizing schedule
- Repotting tracking
- Plant care history
- Customizable notifications
- Beginner-friendly interface
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花园管家是一款帮助大家记录花卉养护记录的应用。 上次浇水是啥时候？上次施肥是啥时候？上次换土是啥时候？作为一名养花新人这样的疑问三连一直都在困扰着我，健忘+懒这两个属性一直是新手养花路上的敌人，为此作为工程师的我设计了这款小软件来记录自己对爱花的养护记录。希望这个小软件也可以帮助同样作为养花新人的你。 通过花园管家，您可以记录爱花的成长，建立养护档案，免除忘记对爱花进行浇水、施肥、除虫等平日养护操作，是养花新人的实用小工具。
Flower Notes
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[Main functions] -List view: Supports flower and plant list view management, can be dragged and sorted, and can perform keyword search. -Grouping View: Supports grouping, allowing flowers and plants to be placed in different categories for easy management. -Maintenance Reminder: Supports setting multiple maintenance reminders. -Maintenance Diary: Supports recording maintenance diaries with pictures and text. -Plant relationships: Support adding plant kinship relationships. -Dark mode: supports switching dark themes. -ICloud data synchronization: supports multi terminal data synchronization. -Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DZHhpbWlYWVFOQ2x5 -Premium Membership Terms: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DZFBmc3pMaHB3bWZu -Refund: The current subscription fee cannot be refunded. Please ensure that the functional services meet your needs. -Unsubscribe: If you want to cancel the renewal, please cancel at least 24 hours in advance. You can cancel the subscription by opening System Settings, clicking on Apple ID, clicking on Subscription, selecting Flower Care Notes, and canceling the subscription. Problem feedback email: 396912223@qq.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Flower Notes at none against Gardener's shown. Flower Notes also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Gardener sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flower Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gardener ships an update every 3 months, Flower Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gardener | Flower Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 欣明 封 | 彩容 陈 |
In-app purchases
Gardener
- 购买会员$0.99
Flower Notes
- Quarterly Premium$0.993 Months
- Annual Premium$1.991 Year
- Premium$4.99
