Comparison

First Glance Rewards vs Rootfolio

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Plant ID, care, and collection

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🌟 Lifestyle

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About

First Glance Rewards

Features

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First Glance Rewards App - Earn and track your rewards at participating stores! FEATURES: • Check in on in-store tablet with QR code on app • View available rewards and track progress for future rewards • View store info • Refer friends through app • View transaction history • And much more!

About

Rootfolio

Features

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Point your camera at any plant and Rootfolio tells you what it is. Then it becomes part of your collection: a living Plant Passport with its photo, scientific name, origin, rarity, care needs, and your own notes on where you got it and what it's worth. Rootfolio is built for people who love their plants. The Today tab shows exactly which plants need watering, misting, feeding, or repotting, and one tap logs it done. Add growth photos over time and watch each plant's story build in the journal. Tap Listen and the app reads a plant's profile out loud while your hands are busy repotting. Every plant you add by hand is free, forever. AI scanning includes 10 free identifications each month. Rootfolio Plus removes the limit with a monthly or yearly subscription. Your collection lives on your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

First Glance Rewards3 screens

Rootfolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Glance Rewards at none against Rootfolio's 2. First Glance Rewards also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Rootfolio's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rootfolio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. First Glance Rewards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Glance Rewards ships an update every 4 months, Rootfolio every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level

First Glance Rewards versus Rootfolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	First Glance Rewards	Rootfolio
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 6 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	16.4
Further details — not scored
Size	37 MB	45 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Lockwood Medical Corporation, The	L Bullard

In-app purchases

None

First Glance Rewards

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rootfolio

Subscriptions2

Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
Premium Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is First Glance Rewards free?

First Glance Rewards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Rootfolio free?

Rootfolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do First Glance Rewards or Rootfolio have ads?

Neither First Glance Rewards nor Rootfolio shows ads.

Which is updated more often, First Glance Rewards or Rootfolio?

First Glance Rewards ships an update every 4 months, and Rootfolio every 6 weeks. Most recently, First Glance Rewards was updated on October 26, 2026 and Rootfolio on October 25, 2026.