Comparison

GrassMaster vs DIY Lawn

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

Head to head
About

GrassMaster

This app provides expert lawn care guidance, including fertilization, watering, and disease treatment. It features calculators for sod and mulch estimates, and offers detailed schedules for various grass types.

Highlights
  • Professional lawn maintenance methods
  • Sod and mulching material calculators
  • Weed and disease identification with reference images
  • Fertilizing schedules for common grass types
  • Exportable fertilization schedules for calendars
  • Covers 8 common turf grass types
Features
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GrassMaster contains proven maintenance methods used by the Pros to have your lawn looking beautiful! New version has a Sod Estimate Calculator and a Mulching Materials Estimate Calculator. Need to sod or mulch an area of your landscape? GrassMaster now makes it super-easy to estimate the materials and cost for sod or mulch! How and when to fertilize, water, treat weeds and common lawn diseases. GrassMaster includes reference images so you can quickly identify a particular disease so you know exactly what herbicides to buy. No more guess-work! The turf grass specifications in GrassMaster are not only our years of experience, but also right in line with turf maintenance practices recommended by Extension Offices and Universities all across the U.S. as well as many Landscaping Professionals. GrassMaster also includes an easy to follow Fertilizing Schedule for each Lawn type (listed below). The Schedule file can be Emailed right from this App and then imported into your favorite Calendar application (iCal, Outlook, etc.). If you're syncing your Calendar to iTunes, you can have the Schedule imported into your iPhone Calendar App. GrassMaster covers the most common Lawn/Turf grasses, including: Bahiagrass Bermuda Grass Bluegrass Centipede Grass Fescue Grass Ryegrass St. Augustine Grass Zoysia Grass We hope you enjoy using GrassMaster! For full details and more screenshots, questions or comments, please visit our Support site at: grassmaster.i2dllc.com

About

DIY Lawn

Features
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DIYLawn is a good tool and source of lawn care information. Snap a photo of your lawn or select one from your library, and our integrated grass type detector will analyze the image and tell you the likely grass and weed speciesβ€”making it easier than ever to care for your yard. There is a customizable seasonal treatment schedule and treatment date generator. It insures that all treatment applications are implemented accurately and worry free. You can document the progress with notes and images. Save money and take pride in making your lawn look great.

Screenshots

GrassMaster4 screens
DIY Lawn3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DIY Lawn at fortnightly against GrassMaster's every 7 months. DIY Lawn also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). GrassMaster's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

GrassMaster costs $2.99 and DIY Lawn $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GrassMaster ships an update every 7 months, DIY Lawn fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
GrassMaster versus DIY Lawn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrassMasterDIY Lawn
Price$2.99$1.99 β€” better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better16.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJohn LullieYourStoreCentral.com LLC

In-app purchases

None

GrassMaster

No in-app purchases

None

DIY Lawn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GrassMaster free?
GrassMaster costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DIY Lawn free?
DIY Lawn costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do GrassMaster or DIY Lawn have ads?
Neither GrassMaster nor DIY Lawn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GrassMaster or DIY Lawn?
GrassMaster ships an update every 7 months, and DIY Lawn fortnightly. Most recently, GrassMaster was updated on September 17, 2026 and DIY Lawn on September 8, 2026.

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