Comparison

The Sprouting Company vs Brownble

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

Head to head
About

The Sprouting Company

Learn the process of growing your own sprouts with this app. Track their progress and discover chef-created recipes to enjoy your harvest.

Highlights
  • Sprout growing guide
  • Progress tracking
  • Chef-created recipes
  • Harvest inspiration
Features
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The Sprouting Company app helps you learn how to grow your own sprouts and keep track of their growing progress. Once you've grown your sprouts, get inspired by our chef created recipes.

About

Brownble

Enhance your plant-based cooking with on-the-go access to vegan culinary classes and courses. Watch videos, view recipes, and search ingredients easily from your phone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Access all courses on mobile
  • Watch videos and view recipes
  • Search recipes by ingredient
  • Mark favorite recipes
  • Ask questions and comment
Features
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Improve your plant-based cooking skills and get support on your vegan journey with easy on-the-go-access to all of Brownble's vegan cooking classes and courses. Inside the Brownble mobile app you'll be able to: - Access all your Brownble courses on your mobile device anywhere you are - Watch videos, get recipes, or quickly view the written version of a recipe - Search for the ingredients of a recipe while you're at the store - Quickly find the recipes you've marked as favorites - Ask questions or post a comment - Search for your favorite recipes by name or ingredient - Much more... The app will work on your phone or tablet so you can watch and cook wherever you are. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Sprouting Company3 screens
Brownble4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brownble at 5.0 against The Sprouting Company's 4.0. Brownble also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). The Sprouting Company's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brownble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Sprouting Company has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of The Sprouting Company's written reviews are positive against 100% of Brownble's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Sprouting Company ships an update every 3 months, Brownble every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Sprouting Company versus Brownble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Sprouting CompanyBrownble
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWowa LabsCARLOS LUIS MARRERO VALERO

Customer experience

The Sprouting Company

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

Brownble

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Sprouting Company

No in-app purchases

None

Brownble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Sprouting Company free?
The Sprouting Company is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brownble free?
Brownble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Sprouting Company or Brownble?
Brownble is rated higher. The Sprouting Company averages 4.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Brownble averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Sprouting Company or Brownble have ads?
Neither The Sprouting Company nor Brownble shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Sprouting Company or Brownble?
The Sprouting Company ships an update every 3 months, and Brownble every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Sprouting Company was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brownble on October 7, 2026.

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