Planter vs Garden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planter
Easily identify unknown plants with a photo and receive personalized care instructions. Create custom schedules for watering and fertilizing to keep your houseplants thriving.
- Plant identification by photo
- Detailed plant care tips
- Custom watering schedules
- Fertilizing guidance
- Species recognition
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Have you ever come across an unknown plant when choosing for your home decorations? Have you ever struggled to find information about how to care for your potted plants? And how many times have you forgotten about timely watering? With Planter, nurturing your plant has never been so easy! Planter’s object recognition module identifies species of plants based on a photograph. The app also gives you detailed guidance on how to care for your plant, considering its watering preferences, preferred type of soil, fertilizer, etc. It’s all at your fingertips, combined in a single app. Main features: Object recognition Identify the species of plant with a single photo. Plant-care tips Learn the plant’s condition preferences and care requirements. Custom plant-care schedule Follow a timetable of watering and fertilizing customized to each plant’s needs.
Garden
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GardenDiary: Your Ultimate Succulent Plant Journal & Care Tracker Do you often forget when you last watered your succulent? Do you want a beautiful way to document your plant's growth journey? GardenDiary is the perfect journaling app designed for all plant enthusiasts! Effortlessly track every detail of your plants, care activities, and essential information. Key Features: Daily Photo Journaling: Easily add photos for your succulent plants, with storage in the App Sandbox. Choose between taking a Photo or selecting from your Photo Library. View photos in full screen and Save to Photo Library for easy sharing and backup. Smart Care Reminders: The app automatically tracks your watering and maintenance history. If a plant hasn't been watered for over 7 days or maintained for over 14 days, a prominent Red Reminder will appear on the plant card. Priority: Watering Reminder (7 Days) > Maintenance Reminder (14 Days). Calendar View: All your diary entries are organized in a dedicated calendar, allowing you to quickly review daily care schedules。 Tap on any date to see which plants were watered, fertilized, or pruned。 Plant Data Management: Add & Edit Plants: Record essential details like Name (required), Nickname, Family, Species, Purchase Date/Location, and Notes。 Cover Photo: Set a representative photo for each plant to quickly identify them in the Garden list and detail views。 Validation: All fields have character limits, with real-time word count and required field checks。 Diary Entry Features: Multiple Activities: Besides photos and notes, you can log up to five care activities: Fertilizing (施肥), Weeding (除草), Pest Control (除蟲), Watering (澆水), and Pruning (修剪)。 Entry Editing: Modify existing diary entries at any time, including the date, photos, activities, and notes。 Notes: Support up to 500 characters for detailed textual observations。 Download GardenDiary now to organize your plant care journey and witness every beautiful moment of growth! https://github.com/xing0501/GardenDiary/blob/main/PrivacyPolicy.md https://github.com/xing0501/GardenDiary/blob/main/TermsofUse.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Planter at none against Garden's 3. Planter also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Garden's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads 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. Garden sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Planter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Planter ships an update every 10 days, Garden every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planter | Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miquido sp. z o.o. sp.k. | YU HSIN CHENG |
In-app purchases
Planter
No in-app purchases
Garden
- GardenDiary Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Quarterly$2.993 Months
- GardenDiary Pro - Yearly$12.991 Year









