Comparison

Planter vs Tilth

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Tilth

This garden journal helps you track plant health and diagnose issues with detailed logs and automatic weather data. Get personalized insights based on your garden's specific conditions and history.

Highlights
  • Garden bed logging
  • Plant profiling
  • Timestamped check-ins
  • Automated weather data
  • Personalized plant diagnoses
  • Data export
Features
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Tilth is a garden journal that remembers everything. When something isn't growing, you have real answers instead of guesses. Log your whole garden Add beds by type: raised beds, in-ground plots, containers, grow bags, seed trays. Add plants by name or build a profile from scratch. Every check-in, soil reading, and amendment is timestamped and kept on your device. Why isn't this growing? When something goes wrong, Tilth assembles everything it knows: soil composition, pH, recent weather, watering history, your plant's profile, and your specific concern. It sends all of it for analysis. The result is a diagnosis grounded in your actual garden's data, not a generic checklist. Automatic weather, zero effort Daily temperature, rainfall, humidity, and frost events are logged automatically for your location via WeatherKit. Every diagnosis includes 30 days of weather history without you lifting a finger. Built for every garden Vegetables, flowers, shrubs, grasses, herbs, natives. Tilth tracks them all. One pot on a balcony or twenty beds in a backyard. Every plant gets its own profile and history. Your data stays yours Nothing is deleted on downgrade. Everything lives on your device. Export any time. Free to start. Tilth Premium unlocks unlimited beds, unlimited diagnoses, and advanced pattern analysis. Tilth Premium: • Monthly: $4.99/mo • Annual: $29.99/yr Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in iOS Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://gettilth.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://gettilth.com/privacy

Screenshots

Planter4 screens
Tilth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Planter at 2.4K against Tilth's 6. Planter also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Tilth's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Planter sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tilth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Planter against 4.8 for Tilth. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planter has 2.4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Planter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tilth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planter ships an update weekly, Tilth every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Planter versus Tilth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanterTilth
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.4K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerculaMichael Spearman

Customer experience

Planter

All ratings2,351 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews376 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.8%

Tilth

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Tilth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Planter

Subscriptions7
  • 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
One-time1
  • Planter Premium (Lifetime Legacy)$49.99
2 purchases

Tilth

Subscriptions2
  • Tilth Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Tilth Premium (Annual)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Planter free?
Planter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilth free?
Tilth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planter or Tilth?
Tilth is rated higher. Planter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Tilth averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Planter or Tilth have ads?
Neither Planter nor Tilth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planter or Tilth?
Planter ships an update weekly, and Tilth every 2 weeks. Most recently, Planter was updated on November 7, 2026 and Tilth on October 31, 2026.

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