Herbs 101 vs Botanical Bar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Herbs 101
This reference guide provides detailed information on 72 common medicinal herbs and plants, drawing comprehensive descriptions directly from Wikipedia. An internet connection is needed to access herb details and share stored content.
- Reference guide for medicinal herbs
- Information from Wikipedia
- Details on 72 common herbs
- Share stored content
- Educational purposes
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Herbs101 is a reference guide giving you information on the most popular medicinal herbs and plants. Each herb offers a comprehensive description directly from Wikipedia. This app includes 72 commonly used herbs. -An active internet connection is required to view each herb from Wikipedia and also share your stored content. *NOTE: The information contained in Supplements is designed to help adults make informed decisions about their health and is intended to be used for general nutritional information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to prescribe, treat, cure, diagnose or prevent any particular medical problem or disease. You should always consult your health care professional for specific health concerns. Persons with medical conditions should seek professional medical care.
Botanical Bar
This memory-based game combines natural healing with logic and urgency. Learn about real herbs, treat patients, and make quick decisions to prevent them from leaving.
- Memory-based gameplay
- Learn real herb uses
- Cure patients
- Time-sensitive decisions
- Educational content
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Botanical Bar Game is a memory based game where natural healing meets urgency and logic. Learn the uses of real herbs, cure your patients, and make quick decisions all before the patients start leaving.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Botanical Bar at 100% against Herbs 101's 33%. Botanical Bar also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 19 months). Herbs 101's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). 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. Botanical Bar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Herbs 101 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Botanical Bar holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Botanical Bar has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Herbs 101's written reviews are positive against 100% of Botanical Bar's.
Herbs 101 ships an update every 19 months, Botanical Bar every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Herbs 101 | Botanical Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hanz Meyer | Botanical Bar Game LLC |
Customer experience
Herbs 101
Botanical Bar
In-app purchases
Herbs 101
No in-app purchases
Botanical Bar
- Remove ads$0.99
- Starter Dollars$2.99
- Fistful Of Dollars$5.99
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