Comparison

Strain Guide vs Grow Sciences

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

Head to head
About

Strain Guide

Explore thousands of cannabis strains with detailed information on effects, flavors, and growing tips. Features an AI assistant for personalized recommendations and advanced search filters. Track your favorites and add personal notes for easy reference.

Highlights
  • AI strain assistant
  • Advanced search and filtering
  • Personalized notes and favorites
  • Growing and harvesting information
  • Strain suggestions
  • Community ratings and comments
Features
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Discover thousands of cannabis strains with Al BudTender, advanced search, personalized notes, and expert growing tips. Your complete cannabis reference guide. Strain Guide is your full-featured hub for quick and easy cannabis strain information. With thousands of cannabis strains, it provides detailed data (including strain reviews, growing information, history, and descriptions), along with the ability to search, save favorites, and add personalized notes. Introducing Strain Hunter Advanced Search, an advanced tool that aggregates cannabis strain data from multiple sources, analyzes reviews, and resolves discrepancies to provide a reliable, unbiased overview of each strain’s effects, flavors, and characteristics. This app helps you find the cannabis strains you’re looking for in seconds. Key Features • Al BudTender, a technologically advanced strain assistant that helps you make informed cannabis decisions. • Save notes on specific cannabis strains for future reference. • Favorite strains to keep everything in one place. • Search by terpenes, aromas, flavors, and strain names. • Growing and harvesting information by strain. • Suggest new cannabis strains. • Tailored strain suggestions based on your saved strains. • Community ratings and comments to see what other users think. • Clean and beautiful interface for fast strain lookup. • Advanced filtering and search tools. • Adjustable text size. • Dark mode. What You Can Learn • Best weed strains based on user reviews and ratings. • Growing and harvesting information by strain. • Cannabis genetics history and detailed strain descriptions. • Strain flavor, aroma, terpene profiles, and effects. Become a weed pro in no time. Strain Guide contains up-to-date cannabis information, including the latest growing techniques for each strain. If you’re new to recreational marijuana, this app helps you track the strains you try and remember which ones work best for you. Use the search section to find the right strain by aroma, flavor, terpene profile, or name. Notice This app is for reference and educational purposes only. Do not make health decisions without consulting a qualified professional. Follow local laws regarding cannabis use. You must be 18+ to download this app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Grow Sciences

This app provides Arizona consumers direct access to product availability at specific stores. It allows users to track product drops, message the team directly, and bypass misinformation from other sources.

Highlights
  • Real-time product availability by store
  • Direct messaging with the Grow Sciences team
  • Track product drops at dispensaries
  • Bypass online menu misinformation
  • Favorite dispensaries tracking
Features
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We created this app to give Arizona consumers direct access to Grow Sciences' product availability by store, and direct access to message our team. Online menus don't accurately reflect our product lineup in each store. We built this app to bypass misinformation, giving consumers a direct feed to find our products, message us directly, and forego spending time calling Arizona dispensaries or searching sites for Grow Sciences. You can select your favorite dispensaries to track drops, or just keep an eye on all dispensaries we deliver to. Have a question or want to tell us that we messed something up? Send us a message and we'll fix it for you. Just feel like saying hello to our team? Let’s be besties.

Screenshots

Strain Guide4 screens
Grow Sciences4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Strain Guide at 4.8 against Grow Sciences's 3.9. Strain Guide also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (83% vs 54%). Grow Sciences's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Strain Guide sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Grow Sciences asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strain Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strain Guide has 930 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Strain Guide's written reviews are positive against 54% of Grow Sciences's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strain Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, Grow Sciences every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Strain Guide versus Grow Sciences: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrain GuideGrow Sciences
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (930 ratings) — better3.9 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings930 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB68 MB
Age rating17+17+
Developerphannafest llcProxima C LLC

Customer experience

Strain Guide

All ratings930 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative15.1%

Grow Sciences

All ratings27 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

Bugs and requests

Strain Guide

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on startup
  • Search function not working properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Photo identification feature to identify strains
  • Ability to filter strains by terpene profile
  • Option to remove ads through a paid subscription

Grow Sciences

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Strain Guide

Subscriptions4
  • Strain guide, pro, monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Strain Guide Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Strain Guide Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Strain guide, pro, yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Grow Sciences

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strain Guide free?
Strain Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grow Sciences free?
Grow Sciences is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Strain Guide or Grow Sciences?
Strain Guide is rated higher. Strain Guide averages 4.8 out of 5 from 930 ratings, while Grow Sciences averages 3.9 from 28 ratings.
Do Strain Guide or Grow Sciences have ads?
Strain Guide shows ads; Grow Sciences does not.
Which is updated more often, Strain Guide or Grow Sciences?
Strain Guide ships an update every 3 weeks, and Grow Sciences every 8 months. Most recently, Strain Guide was updated on November 7, 2026 and Grow Sciences on November 3, 2026.

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