Comparison

Free Size Box vs Garden Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Free Size Box

Visualize real-world objects and furniture in your space using augmented reality. Measure and save custom items with their dimensions to check fit and plan arrangements. Experience the true scale of items before you buy or place them.

Highlights
  • Place any size box in real space
  • Check furniture space occupation
  • Visualize real size of items
  • Add and save custom items with dimensions
  • AR visualization of saved items
Features
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"Free Size Box" makes you to place any size box in real space. Want to put new furniture in the room: - You can check how much space the furniture occupies. Want to feel the real size of things and people whose dimensions can be specified: - The cat litter box, the height of the basketball player, the laptop computer you want, etc., as if they are in front of you. As an item list with dimensions: - You can add your own items and save the width, height and depth. Saved items can be displayed in AR at any time. For example, it can be used as a memo such as "list of furniture required for a new house". AR is a technology that is constantly advancing. The more up-to-date your device is, the more you can enjoy it. * Sample data such as Table and Desk are approximate sizes.

About

Garden Notebook

Features
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What should you do in the garden today? Garden Notebook answers that. Log your sowing, fertilizing and harvests, and the app shows today's tasks based on when you planted and each vegetable's usual harvest time, the days since a task was last done, and what you did around this time last year. Lay out your garden as a bed map for each year and season (Spring/Summer, Autumn/Winter), so you can see where everything grew last year when you plan the next crop. No sign-in needed to get started. ■Who it's for • Anyone growing vegetables at home, on an allotment, or in a community garden • People currently scattering planting and harvest notes across paper notebooks or generic note apps • Gardeners who can never quite remember what they planted last year, or when ■Key features • Work log: Record the date, vegetable, and task (sowing, watering, fertilizing, harvesting, etc.) in seconds • Today's suggestions: See what you likely need to do today, based on what you did around this time last year • Plot layout: Your garden is laid out as a grid. Add or remove rows and columns to match the size of your plot (up to 30×30). Assign vegetables to individual cells, or merge cells together into a single bed • Vegetable & variety catalog: Keep a list of the vegetables and varieties you grow, to plan next season's planting • History: Browse and review your past work logs in order ■Pricing All recording and management features are completely free. An optional monthly subscription is available if you'd like to remove the in-app ads (price as shown in the store). ■Your data You can start right away without signing in. Without signing in, your records are stored only on this device. Once you sign in, your records are saved to your account and carry over if you switch devices (records already on this device are moved to your account when you sign in). While signed in, you can permanently delete your account and all data at any time from the Settings screen. ■Terms and privacy Terms of Use: https://kagei-garden-app.onrender.com/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://kagei-garden-app.onrender.com/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Free Size Box4 screens
Garden Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Garden Notebook at fortnightly against Free Size Box's every 5 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Free Size Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Garden Notebook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Free Size Box ships an update every 5 weeks, Garden Notebook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Free Size Box versus Garden Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFree Size BoxGarden Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaichi KasugaiRobonet Communications inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Free Size Box

One-time1
  • Hide advertisements$0.99
1 purchases

Garden Notebook

Subscriptions1
  • 広告非表示プラン$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Free Size Box free?
Free Size Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garden Notebook free?
Garden Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Free Size Box or Garden Notebook have ads?
Both Free Size Box and Garden Notebook show ads.
Which is updated more often, Free Size Box or Garden Notebook?
Free Size Box ships an update every 5 weeks, and Garden Notebook fortnightly. Most recently, Free Size Box was updated on November 3, 2026 and Garden Notebook on October 31, 2026.

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