Comparison

Gardenotes vs Plantner

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.

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Plantner

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Plantner – Your Smart Gardening Assistant for Vegetables & Crops! With Plantner, organizing your garden has never been easier! Manage your vegetables and crops, assign them to garden beds, and keep track of essential growing details. Your Garden, Perfectly Organized: Create garden beds and add your plants Store key attributes like water & nutrient needs, planting & harvest times, and spacing requirements Stay on top of your entire garden plan Available Anytime, Anywhere: With iCloud sync, you can access your gardening data across all your devices! Simple. Clear. Essential. Plantner is the perfect companion for every home gardener – easy to use and indispensable for your daily gardening routine. Download Plantner now and get ready for your best gardening season yet!

Screenshots

Gardenotes4 screens
Plantner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Plantner at every 10 days against Gardenotes's monthly. Gardenotes's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gardenotes ships an update monthly, Plantner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Gardenotes versus Plantner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGardenotesPlantner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer涛 张Matthias Karl

In-app purchases

None

Gardenotes

No in-app purchases

None

Plantner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gardenotes free?
Gardenotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plantner free?
Plantner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gardenotes or Plantner have ads?
Neither Gardenotes nor Plantner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gardenotes or Plantner?
Gardenotes ships an update monthly, and Plantner every 10 days. Most recently, Gardenotes was updated on September 10, 2026 and Plantner on September 15, 2026.

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