Planter vs Water Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planter
Plan and cultivate your vegetable garden with this comprehensive planner. Discover companion and combative plant information, access a planting calendar, and utilize a square foot gardening layout. Grow over 100 fruits and vegetables with detailed guidance.
- Companion and combative plant information
- Planting calendar
- Square foot gardening layout grid
- Information on 100+ fruits and vegetables
- Add custom plants
- Beginner and experienced gardener friendly
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Arrange your garden and learn how to grow vegetables with this garden planner! Features: • Companion and combative plant information • Planting calendar for when to start seeds or transplant • Square foot gardening layout grid for easy spacing • Information on 100+ fruits and vegetables and thousands of varieties • Ability to add custom plants if your favorite isn't included yet Planter makes gardening easier for both beginners and long-time gardeners!
Water Tracker
Easily manage your plant care routine with this app. Log watering events and receive timely reminders to ensure your plants thrive. Never forget to water your flowers and trees again.
- Log watering events
- Set watering reminders
- Track plants, flowers, and trees
- Never forget plant care
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Water Tracker - Plant Manager is the simple way to keep track of all your plants, flowers and trees in your garden and never forget to take care of your plants anymore! - Keep track of your plants by logging watering events - Set reminders that will notify when it’s time for watering
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planter at 85% against Water Tracker's 40%. Planter also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 27 months). Water Tracker's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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. Planter sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Water Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Planter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Planter's written reviews are positive against 40% of Water Tracker's.
Planter ships an update weekly, Water Tracker every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planter | Water Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better | 3.2 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Percula | 杏娣 吴 |
Customer experience
Planter
Water Tracker
Bugs and requests
Planter
Reported bugs
5 issues- Disappearing gardens after device change
- Inability to add custom plants
- Incorrect planting date recommendations
- Buggy plant placement and removal
- Inconsistent plant information and icons
Requested features
10 requests- Add more plant varieties and types
- Implement a calendar view for planting tasks
- Allow for multi-bed garden planning
- Add ability to move garden beds around
- Incorporate height and sun requirements
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- Enable photo uploading and journaling
- Improve plant selection and filtering
- Expand companion planting suggestions
- Add more flower and ornamental options
- Implement crop rotation and succession planting
Water Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Planter
- Monthly Subscription (Legacy)7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
- Planter Premium (Monthly - Legacy)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Subscription (Legacy)7 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Year
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- Annual Subscription1 Year trial$11.991 Year
- Planter Premium7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Planter Premium (Annual - Discount)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Planter Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Planter Premium (Lifetime Legacy)$49.99
Water Tracker
- Water Tracker Pro$4.99
