# Plantminder vs Intelligent Diary

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plantminder at none against Intelligent Diary's 3. Plantminder also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). Intelligent Diary's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Intelligent Diary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Plantminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

Intelligent Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plantminder has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Plantminder ships an update every 5 days, Intelligent Diary weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Plantminder | Intelligent Diary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (42 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plantminder/id1535504485/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/intelligent-diary/id6778317561/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **42** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 days** | Weekly |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 11 MB | 3.7 GB |
| Requires iOS | **18.0** | 26.5 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Stratosphere Software, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1488036261) | [Elise Wood](https://appshunter.io/developer/413619458) |

## What reviewers say

### Plantminder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plantminder/id1535504485)

Easily manage your plant care with automated reminders for watering, misting, and fertilizing. Track your plants' growth and health through a dedicated journal and view all upcoming tasks in one place.

**Highlights:** Add plants with photos and notes, Watering, misting, and fertilizing reminders, Plant growth and health journal, Daily task overview, iCloud synchronization, Photo import/export

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Free and no subscriptions
- 👍 Easy to use and simple interface
- 💡 Great for organizing plants
- 💡 Track plant needs and progress
- 💡 Photo history for plant changes

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Notifications are in-app only
- 🐛 iPad version not optimized
- 🐛 App crashes when switching views
- 🐛 Plant list not loading/blank spaces
- 🐛 Cannot manually sort photos

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes when trying to switch to list view
- Plant list doesn't show, requires clicking blank space
- Plant list not loading, blank spaces
- Notification issues (in-app only, not on home screen, disabled when enabled)
- App sends notification disabled message even when settings are correct

**Requested features**

- Add a tag field for grouping plants
- See at a glance which plants need watering soon
- Easily delay watering schedule
- Manually sort photos
- Add notes to journal entries (e.g., soil type, fertilizer used)


### Intelligent Diary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/intelligent-diary/id6778317561)

This private digital journal captures video, voice, photos, text, and handwriting entirely on your device. It analyzes your entries to reveal personal patterns and insights, all without sending any data off your phone. Your journal is stored as accessible files, with options to import from other apps and sync across devices.

**Highlights:** On-device data processing, Multimedia entry capture (video, voice, photo, text, handwriting), Automatic transcription and analysis, Searchable text and insights, Data visualization (charts, map), Import from Day One and Apple Journal, Device-to-device Wi-Fi sync

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Words | $2.00 | one-time |
| Charts | $4.00 | one-time |
| Hallucination Station | $4.00 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Plantminder free?

Plantminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Intelligent Diary free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Plantminder or Intelligent Diary?

Intelligent Diary is rated higher. Plantminder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Intelligent Diary averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Plantminder or Intelligent Diary have ads?

Neither Plantminder nor Intelligent Diary shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Plantminder or Intelligent Diary?

Plantminder ships an update every 5 days, and Intelligent Diary weekly. Most recently, Plantminder was updated on October 29, 2026 and Intelligent Diary on October 28, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*