Herbapp vs Botanical Bar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Herbapp
Access and compare information on herbs and formulas from Traditional Chinese Medicine. This tool is for informational purposes only and should not replace professional medical advice or diagnosis.
- Herb information lookup
- Formula comparison
- Traditional Chinese Medicine focus
- Informational reference tool
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Herbapp lets you easily find and compare information about herbs and formulas used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This app should not be used to diagnose or treat. Diagnosis and treatment should be performed by a licensed herbalist.
Botanical Bar
This memory-based game combines natural healing with logic and urgency. Learn about real herbs, treat patients, and make quick decisions to prevent them from leaving.
- Memory-based gameplay
- Learn real herb uses
- Cure patients
- Time-sensitive decisions
- Educational content
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Botanical Bar Game is a memory based game where natural healing meets urgency and logic. Learn the uses of real herbs, cure your patients, and make quick decisions all before the patients start leaving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Herbapp at none against Botanical Bar's 3. Botanical Bar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Botanical Bar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Herbapp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Herbapp against 4.9 for Botanical Bar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Herbapp ships an update every 5 months, Botanical Bar every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Herbapp | Botanical Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ievgen Kryvun | Botanical Bar Game LLC |
Customer experience
Herbapp
Botanical Bar
In-app purchases
Herbapp
No in-app purchases
Botanical Bar
- Remove ads$0.99
- Starter Dollars$2.99
- Fistful Of Dollars$5.99
Questions
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