Comparison

Gardenate vs Fruit Patch App

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

Head to head
About

Gardenate

This app helps you grow your own vegetables and herbs with detailed plant information and localized planting calendars. It offers features for both beginners and experienced gardeners, including reminders and data export. Keep your garden thriving with personalized guidance.

Highlights
  • Localized planting calendars
  • Detailed plant descriptions
  • Growing tips for novices
  • Record planting and harvest dates
  • Scan seed packets
  • Calendar reminders
  • Export garden data
Features
Currently charting
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Grow-Your-Own with the gardening app with details on over 90 favourite vegetables and herbs.  The planting calendar shows what you can grow at any time – localized to your climate zone.  Detailed plant descriptions and growing tips gets novices up to speed.  Packed full of features for experienced gardeners - add new plant varieties, record planting dates, harvest dates, notes, and more. Export your data as spreadsheet files. Expert or new gardener, Gardenate will help keep your garden growing. Get started quickly • Choose your climate zone. Gardenate has climate-zone specific planting calendars for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and the USA • See what is best to grow this month in the calendar • Put plants into your wish list * Scan seed packet details with your phone camera directly into the app to record plants or add new plant types • Plant the seed and record the details in My Garden • Calendar reminders prompt you to harvest your produce • Enjoy your garden! Grow what you like best • Easily add new plant types to the plant database by scanning a seed packet or by typing in the details. New plant types will show up in your planting calendar! • Hide unwanted plants so they don’t show in the calendar • Watch the calendar adapt to show your chosen planting months Share your garden • Share your garden to your other phones and devices and they keep in sync. Let the whole family join in the gardening • Export your plantings and notes to spreadsheet (CSV) files to use on your desktop All information is contained in the app and no internet is needed unless you choose to sync your garden with other devices.

About

Fruit Patch App

Discover easy-to-grow fruits tailored to your region with expert guidance. Select fruit bushes, trees, and companion plants for full sun or partial shade. Resources for planting and recommended nurseries are included to ensure a successful fruit-growing experience.

Highlights
  • Region-specific fruit selection
  • Easy-to-grow fruit bushes and trees
  • Companion plant suggestions
  • Planting and nursery resources
  • Full sun and partial shade options
  • Culinary and pollinator plant sets
Features
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As seen in the New York Times! Are you ready for easy-to-grow fruits right outside your door but wondering where to start? The Fruit Patch App has simplified the often-complex world of growing your own fruit by pre-selecting easy-to-grow fruit bushes, fruit trees, and companion plants suited to where you live. Please note that at this time the Fruit Patch App supports states in the Eastern USA that fall within USDA plant hardiness zones 5, 6, 7 and 8 (see our service area map in the app store image carousel for details). By leveraging expert edible landscape knowledge the Fruit Patch App is designed to guide you through a simple selection process for full sun or partial shade fruit options complete with tree and bush descriptions that highlight the ornamental and productive characteristics of fruits suited to your region. Sets of either culinary or pollinator companion plants are also included to diversify your patch. The Fruit Patch App also offers you resources on planting and recommended nurseries to help make your fruit growing experience easy and successful. Whether your goal is a single, self-fertile, disease-resistant apple tree supported by culinary herb companion plants, or native elderberry patches with pollinator habitat companions, the Fruit Patch App will guide you through the process of actualizing your fruitfull dreams. The Fruit Patch App currently guides you to select between 10 different fruiting centerpieces in one or two-patch combinations alongside of options for herbal or pollinator-focused companion plants. Future updates will include additional fruit types, combination possibilities, and new planting category options such as culinary mushrooms. When you create a fruit patch you are supporting a network of other fruit patches that are quickly forming a Food Forest Transformation Network, one patch at a time. This is an opportunity to improve your life and the world around you. Offers this easy and so rewarding rarely come along - don’t miss this opportunity to make life sweeter! Get started today on your fruit tree dreams and download the Fruit Patch App. Check back soon if you are outside of our current service area since we are always expanding. The Fruit Patch App is offered for download outside of the defined service area for informational purposes only.

Screenshots

Gardenate3 screens
Fruit Patch App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fruit Patch App at Free against Gardenate's $1.99. Fruit Patch App also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Gardenate's advantage is chart position (#190 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Fruit Patch App is free to download; Gardenate costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fruit Patch App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 24 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 81% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gardenate ships an update every 2 weeks, Fruit Patch App fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Gardenate versus Fruit Patch App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGardenateFruit Patch App
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (26 ratings)4.3 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHutchinson Software Pty LtdAE Design Guild, LLC

Customer experience

Gardenate

All ratings26 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative10.7%

Fruit Patch App

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%

Bugs and requests

Gardenate

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App freezes when adding new plants
  • App crashes when entering rotation data
  • Data loss after app updates
  • Conflicting planting information between iPhone and iPad
  • Harvest date customization reverts to default
Show 5 more
  • Search function missing in recent updates
  • Unable to edit plant information after creation
  • No upgrade/import path from previous versions
  • Unresponsive to user support requests
  • App locks up after adding plants

Requested features

22 requests
  • Add more Asian vegetables (bottle gourd, bitter gourd, etc.)
  • Include fruits and fruit trees
  • Add flowers and ornamental plants
  • Shared garden functionality for multiple users
  • Custom plant creation with full editing capabilities
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  • Ability to add quantities when planting
  • Sort plants by garden bed or location
  • Harvest readiness notifications
  • Succession planting reminders
  • Spreadsheet/calendar view of all plantings
  • Print information sheets
  • Seed register feature
  • Garden layout/design tool
  • Bulk photo import
  • Compost/soil amendment tracking
  • Pest and disease identification guides
  • Push notifications for planting times
  • Wish list with notifications
  • Plant health indicators and feeding reminders
  • Auto-calculate growing zone from ZIP code
  • Bell peppers addition to database
  • Ginger, turmeric, and horseradish options

Fruit Patch App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gardenate

No in-app purchases

None

Fruit Patch App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gardenate free?
Gardenate costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fruit Patch App free?
Fruit Patch App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gardenate or Fruit Patch App?
Fruit Patch App is rated higher. Gardenate averages 4.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Fruit Patch App averages 4.3 from 24 ratings.
Do Gardenate or Fruit Patch App have ads?
Neither Gardenate nor Fruit Patch App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gardenate or Fruit Patch App?
Gardenate ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fruit Patch App fortnightly. Most recently, Gardenate was updated on October 10, 2026 and Fruit Patch App on October 2, 2026.

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