Treebal vs Plantidex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Treebal
This eco-designed messaging app allows you to chat with friends and groups while minimizing your environmental impact. It features end-to-end encryption and prioritizes data protection and user control.
- Eco-designed for minimal environmental footprint
- End-to-end encrypted chats
- Data protection and user control
- Messages deleted after a set time
- Chat with friends and tribes
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"Chat: With Treebal, chat with your friends and tribes while minimising your impact on the environment! The application is eco-designed: it minimizes its environmental footprint. For example: messages are deleted after a certain time to limit the amount of data stored. Protect: Treebal was designed with a commitment to protecting your data and reducing the impact of digital technology on the planet. Your discussions are encrypted from end to end. Secure, your data remains confidential and you control its use at all times.
Plantidex
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Partage ta passion Publie tes découvertes, évolutions et acquisitions. Réagis aux posts de tes amis avec des emojis botaniques. Grimpe dans le classement Compare ta collection avec tes amis, gagne des médailles et deviens le meilleur planteur de ton réseau. Cartographie tes observations Retrouve sur une carte toutes les plantes que tu as observées dans la nature. Identifie les plantes Prends en photo une plante inconnue et laisse l'IA te proposer son identification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Treebal at every 10 days against Plantidex's monthly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Treebal ships an update every 10 days, Plantidex monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Treebal | Plantidex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AD BREIZH | Arthur El Malawi |
In-app purchases
Treebal
No in-app purchases
Plantidex
No in-app purchases
