Technical Pocket Guide (STT) vs Plant Dictionary Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Technical Pocket Guide (STT)
This mobile reference guide offers essential technical knowledge for students, engineers, and technicians. It features a comprehensive search function, customizable bookmarks, and offline access, making it a convenient tool for daily work.
- Mobile technical reference
- Full-text search
- Table of contents with links
- Customizable bookmarks and notes
- Email content sharing
- Offline functionality
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Schaeffler’s Technical Pocket Guide in a new edition! Schaeffler's Technical Pocket Guide provides students of technical degree programs, engineers, and technicians alike a compact and mobile reference work to help them in their day-to-day work. Several chapters have been updated in the new edition and the chapters about tolerances and design elements have been expanded. An overview of the individual features is given below: - You can read the STT on your mobile device - Full-text search function - Table of contents with links to the chapters - Individual bookmarks and notes can be saved - Content can be sent quickly and easily by e-mail - Full offline functionality and contact with Schaeffler Get hold of this technical knowledge as a reference work on your mobile device now!
Plant Dictionary Pro
Identify common and botanical plant names with pictures and descriptions. This app provides quick access to plant information, a favorites list, and links to external resources for deeper learning. It's a handy digital alternative to traditional plant identification books.
- Common and botanical plant names
- Plant pictures and descriptions
- Link to Wiki for more info
- Create a list of favorite plants
- View popular plants online
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Ever wanted to know the Botanic (Latin) names of plants in your garden or for a test? Plants Dictionary is Ideal for any gardener and those interested in plants! Use this app to find Common and Botanic names of 600 plants, together with pictures and descriptions. Its quicker and more handy than a book! Get even more information by jumping to the Wiki page to get even more information. Make your list of favourite plants by liking plants and finding them quickly later on. Find out the most popular plants as voted and viewed by other users online. This pro version contains no ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Technical Pocket Guide (STT) at 55% against Plant Dictionary Pro's 0%. Technical Pocket Guide (STT) also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Plant Dictionary Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Technical Pocket Guide (STT) is free to download; Plant Dictionary Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Technical Pocket Guide (STT) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Technical Pocket Guide (STT)'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Plant Dictionary Pro's.
Technical Pocket Guide (STT) ships an update every 9 months, Plant Dictionary Pro every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Technical Pocket Guide (STT) | Plant Dictionary Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schaeffler | Martin Ogg |
Customer experience
Technical Pocket Guide (STT)
Plant Dictionary Pro
In-app purchases
Technical Pocket Guide (STT)
No in-app purchases
Plant Dictionary Pro
No in-app purchases
