Irys vs Growing Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Irys
Facilitates two-way engagement for infrastructure project planning, policy, and design decisions. Allows residents to provide input on community projects and track their progress. Helps drive community inclusion by connecting people with local initiatives.
- Provide feedback on community projects
- Track project progress and updates
- Discover and participate in community events
- View and interact with community input
- Engage with local infrastructure planning
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Want to learn about ongoing projects in your area? See anything in your community you want to improve? The Irys App helps facilitate businesses' with a two-way engagement for infrastructure project-related planning, policy and design decision making. Irys provides residents with a quick and convenient way to provide input and helps drive community inclusion. Engage with local projects and initiatives by using the Irys App to: Provide Input: Provide your feedback regarding various topics including: your community, the environment, local infrastructure, project planning, and progress. Users can choose from providing input by location, responding to survey questions, reviewing project progress, and other input. Events: Find opportunities to participate in community project events! Project Updates: Track project progress and view information about project developments. Build Community: Follow your Feed! View community input and interact with other app users. Download the Irys App to learn and participate in local projects today!
Growing Guide
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The Growing Guide To Herbs is a simple-to-use guide to growing all sorts of herbs. You can learn all sorts of things about herbs such as: - Optimal growing temperatures - Germination depth - Germination times - Plant spacing - Plant maturity time - Plant maturity size - When to harvest ...and most importantly, how to grow them! Growing Guide To Herbs includes the Herbs of: - Dill - Peppermint - Spearmint - Common Mint - Lavender - Rosemary - Catnip - Oregano - Cilantro / Coriander ...and many more! (Even more to come in future updates too!) When the app is downloaded, all information is available offline, so you can use it even without an internet connection! What are you waiting for? Start growing your own herbs now! NOTE: The information in this application does not solely belong to the creator or developer. This information came from credible sources like burpee.com, almanac.com and others, but may not be 100% accurate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Irys at none against Growing Guide's shown. Irys also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.
Irys ships an update every 2 weeks, Growing Guide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Irys | Growing Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Irys Technologies, Inc | Koewen Hoffman |
In-app purchases
Irys
No in-app purchases
Growing Guide
No in-app purchases
