Eden's Almanac vs SeedBank
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eden's Almanac
Enhance your garden's vitality and yield with astronomical advice and ancient farming wisdom. Plan, track, and manage your garden's progress with a planting calendar, tasks, and a multimedia journal. Includes local weather, notifications, and collaboration features for shared gardening projects.
- Biodynamic planting calendar
- Astronomical and plant research advice
- Garden planning and task management
- Multimedia garden journal
- Local weather forecasts
- Customizable notifications
- Collaborative gardening features
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Eden's Almanac is your go-to gardening companion! Leverage astronomical advice and recommendations from ancient farming wisdom and modern plant research to enhance your garden's vitality, disease resistance and yield. Plan, manage and track the progress of your garden with the planting calendar, tasks and a multimedia journal. Take advantage of the following useful resources: - Biodynamics 101 - More than 800 plant-planet associations. - Planet Associations - Astral Fertility Guide Biodynamic Planting Calendar: Know when to work with the different plant types to optimize seed germination, plant vitality and yield. Local Weather: Enjoy accurate local weather and forecasts. Track historical weather with the integrated journal. Multimedia Journal: Take pictures in the app or add them from your photo library to monitor your garden experiments. Tasks: Plan ahead by creating tasks and setting reminders. Notifications: Customizable alerts for key lunar and planetary events. Collaborate: Add other gardeners to your account and collaborate with shared tasks, journal and media. Calendar of the Soul: Read the current verse of Rudolf Steiner's Calendar of the Soul in the translation of your choice. Access to Eden's Almanac requires a subscription. For terms of use, see https://www.edensalmanac.com/terms/
SeedBank
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SeedBank is the gardening companion built for seed lovers. Whether you're a seasoned grower or just getting started, it helps you catalogue your collection, plan your sowing calendar, and get expert care advice — all in one place. Scan or Search Any Seed Point your camera at a seed packet and let AI identify it instantly. Or search by name and get detailed growing info filled in automatically — sowing depths, spacing, indoor and outdoor sowing windows, harvest months, and more. All tailored for your local climate. Your Seed Bank & Wish List Save seeds you own to your Seed Bank, and seeds you'd love to grow to your Wish List. Move them across when you've got them in hand. Sort by name, sow month, or harvest month to find what you need fast. Year Planner A full 12-month growing calendar shows you exactly what to sow, plant out, and harvest each month. Add notes to any month, see your full season at a glance, and plan your growing year with confidence. Expert Care Guides Tap any seed for a detailed care guide covering sowing, growing conditions, and harvest tips — plus practical tricks specific to that variety. Generated fresh so the advice is always relevant. Built for Gardeners Everywhere Every sowing window, growing tip, and harvest date is based on your country's seasons and climate. Whether you're growing on an allotment, in raised beds, or on a windowsill, SeedBank knows how to best care for your seedlings and plants.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Eden's Almanac at Free against SeedBank's $2.99. Eden's Almanac also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). SeedBank's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, ads 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
Eden's Almanac is free to download; SeedBank costs $2.99 up front. Eden's Almanac sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year. SeedBank asks for nothing beyond the download.
Eden's Almanac ships an update fortnightly, SeedBank weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eden's Almanac | SeedBank |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyve Tech LLC | Dan Ensor |
In-app purchases
Eden's Almanac
- Solo Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Duo Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Homestead Subscription7 Days trial$45.991 Year
SeedBank
No in-app purchases









