Comparison

Grafana vs GardeManger

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

Head to head
About

Grafana

Monitor your systems and respond to incidents on the go. Ask questions, view dashboards, and manage alerts directly from your mobile device. Requires an existing Grafana Cloud account.

Highlights
  • Ask Grafana Assistant questions
  • Browse and view dashboards
  • Receive push notifications for alerts
  • Manage alert groups
  • View on-call schedules
  • Respond to incidents
Features
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Grafana is the official mobile app for Grafana Cloud. Stay connected to your observability and incident response workflows wherever you are. With the Grafana mobile app, you can: • Ask Grafana Assistant questions and continue recent conversations • Browse dashboards and view starred dashboards and panels • Receive reliable push notifications for alerts and incidents • Acknowledge, resolve, silence, or escalate alert groups • See who is on call and review upcoming schedules • Respond to incidents and keep the timeline updated • Page a team or trigger a manual alert An existing Grafana Cloud account is required. Available features depend on the products enabled for your stack and your permissions. The app does not support Grafana OSS. Learn more at https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/alerting-and-irm/irm/irm-mobile-app/.

About

GardeManger

Features
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Kitchens run on chaos. Yours doesn't have to. GardeManger replaces sticky notes, group chats, and missed calls with one shared supplier order board your entire team can see — in real time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your kitchen — Sign up, name your kitchen, done in ten seconds. 2. Add your suppliers — Create a card for each supplier with the items you regularly order. 3. Invite your team — Share an invite code with your cooks. They join and start checking off orders immediately. 4. Run service with confidence — Everyone sees what's ordered, what's pending, and who handled what. WHY GARDEMANGER Real-time sync — See your team's updates the instant they happen. No refreshing, no wondering. Multi-kitchen support — Run multiple locations from one app. Switch between kitchens instantly. Dead simple — No clutter, no learning curve. Open the app, see your suppliers, check off what's ordered. Team collaboration — Invite up to 5 team members per kitchen. Everyone stays on the same page. Works everywhere — Native mobile app and full web dashboard at gardemanger.app. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS GardeManger was designed for the pace of a real kitchen. Fast, focused, no distractions. Your cooks don't need training — if they can check a box, they can use GardeManger. From download to your first order in under two minutes. Questions or feedback? Reach us at chef@gardemanger.app

Screenshots

Grafana4 screens
GardeManger3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grafana at none against GardeManger's 2. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GardeManger sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Grafana asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grafana ships an update every 9 days, GardeManger every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Grafana versus GardeManger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrafanaGardeManger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (65 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings65 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrafana LabsTim Weirig

In-app purchases

None

Grafana

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GardeManger

One-time2
  • Invite Pack · 10 Codes$6.99
  • New Kitchen, Brigade of 5$8.99

Questions

Is Grafana free?
Grafana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GardeManger free?
GardeManger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grafana or GardeManger have ads?
Neither Grafana nor GardeManger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grafana or GardeManger?
Grafana ships an update every 9 days, and GardeManger every 2 weeks. Most recently, Grafana was updated on November 7, 2026 and GardeManger on November 5, 2026.

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