iPflanzen vs WaldExpert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPflanzen
Identify over 1500 garden, park, and forest plants using a key based on traits like flower and leaf structure. View common and scientific names, and access detailed information by linking to other apps. It serves as a bridge between garden and forest plant identification tools.
- Identify over 1500 plant species
- Identification key based on plant traits
- Common and scientific names displayed
- Links to iForest and iGarten apps
- Seasonal identification traits
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Pflanzen allows you to identify more than 1500 garden, park, and forest plants using a simple identification key with traits such as flower structure, leaf shape, flower colour or fruit colour. Depending on the season or visibility of plant parts, additional identification traits are available to classify a plant. Identified plants are shown with images as well as common and scientific names. To access detailed information about a plant, you can directly switch from iPflanzen to iForest or iGarten if those applications are installed on your smartphone. iPflanzen also shows you an example of information that is available in iForest and iGarten. It is the connecting App between iGarten (garden plants) and iForest (trees and shrubs). All three applications together form an ideal instrument for identifying plants or selecting plants for your plantings as well as looking up species or practicing your plant knowledge.
WaldExpert
This app provides forest owners with detailed information about their land, including size, estimated wood volume, and CO2 storage. It connects landowners with advisors and offers navigation to their forest plots, even offline.
- Locate forest plots by parcel or district
- Offline map storage and navigation
- View parcel data: size, wood volume, CO2 storage
- Information on forest functions and protected areas
- Details on funding for habitat types
- Contact information for forestry organizations
- Map overlays for rescue points and climate vulnerability
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WaldExpert ist ein mobiles Informationssystem für die Eigentümer/innen von Kleinst- und Kleinprivatwald in Baden-Württemberg. Die App stellt die Verbindung zwischen Waldbesitzenden und Beratenden her. WaldExpert aktiviert, informiert und kommuniziert. Funktionen: - Suche des eigenen Waldes anhand von Flurstücken oder Gemarkungen - Darstellung des Flurstücks (oder der Gemarkung) in einer Karte - Offline-Speicherung des Flurstücks - Navigation zum Flurstück (via Navi-App) - Informationen zum Flurstück: - Flächengröße (nicht bindend) - Holzvolumen (geschätzt) - CO2-Speicherung (geschätzt) - Waldfunktionen - Schutzgebiete - Hinweise auf Fördermöglichkeiten von schutzwürdigen Lebensraumtypen - Kontaktadressen von zuständiger Forstorganisation - Kartendarstellung von - Rettungstreffpunkte im Wald - Vulnerabilität aktueller Waldbestände aus der Klimafolgenforschung - klimatische Jahresrefrenzkarten - WaldWiki mit Erläuterungen zu den dargestellten Themen WaldExpert ist ein Forschungsprojekt im Themenbereich Nachhaltigkeit der Digitalisierungsstrategie Baden-Württemberg. Auftraggeber ist das Ministerium für Ernährung, Ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz (MLR), koordiniert durch die Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg (FVA).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WaldExpert at 63% against iPflanzen's 7%. WaldExpert also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months). iPflanzen's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
iPflanzen ships an update every 17 months, WaldExpert every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPflanzen | WaldExpert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Garzotto GmbH | Ministerium fur Landlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz (MLR) |
Customer experience
iPflanzen
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In-app purchases
iPflanzen
No in-app purchases
WaldExpert
No in-app purchases
Questions
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