Gardenotes vs DogJournal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gardenotes
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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.
DogJournal
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. DogJournal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gardenotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gardenotes ships an update monthly, DogJournal every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and May 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gardenotes | DogJournal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 涛 张 | Otto Kiefer |
In-app purchases
Gardenotes
No in-app purchases
DogJournal
- Full Version$6.99









