Gardenotes vs Plantner
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.
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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gardenotes ships an update monthly, Plantner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gardenotes | Plantner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 涛 张 | Matthias Karl |
In-app purchases
Gardenotes
No in-app purchases
Plantner
No in-app purchases









