Comparison

Gardenotes vs DogJournal

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

Head to head
About

Gardenotes

Features
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Gardenotes is a professional life note and encyclopedia for growing pets, vegetables, fruits, fish, shrimps and flowers. Including most categories and cultivation techniques from around the world. You can also record your parenting process and achievements in a timeline.

About

DogJournal

Features
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DogJournal helps you to record important and memorable things in your dog’s life. ・Journal: Log anything you consider important, tag those entries with suitable labels. Attach photos from your photo library or documents either from your files app or by scanning them directly. ・Expenses: Log any expenditures and get an insight over time. ・Weight: Keep a record of your dog's weight measures, which is especially valuable when your dog is growing up. All saved data is, without exception, stored on your device and in your iCloud-Account, including any assets (photos and documents). This way everything you’ve stored is automatically retrieved once you replace your iPhone and re-install DogJournal. You can use DogJournal on an iPad logged in to the same Apple-ID, all data is permanently synchronized. The Trial Version allows: ・Up to 10 journal entries ・Up to 10 expenses ・Up to 10 weight measures To get unlimited Journal Entries, Expenses and Measures, a one-time purchase is required which unlocks DogJournal permanently without any further costs.

Screenshots

Gardenotes4 screens
DogJournal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gardenotes at none against DogJournal's 1. Gardenotes also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DogJournal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gardenotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gardenotes ships an update monthly, DogJournal every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and May 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Gardenotes versus DogJournal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGardenotesDogJournal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer涛 张Otto Kiefer

In-app purchases

None

Gardenotes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DogJournal

One-time1
  • Full Version$6.99

Questions

Is Gardenotes free?
Gardenotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DogJournal free?
DogJournal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gardenotes or DogJournal have ads?
Neither Gardenotes nor DogJournal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gardenotes or DogJournal?
Gardenotes ships an update monthly, and DogJournal every 17 months. Most recently, Gardenotes was updated on September 10, 2026 and DogJournal on May 7, 2026.

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