Comparison

EZ Herbs vs Poolside Showcase

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

Head to head
About

EZ Herbs

Discover the benefits of herbs for preventative health. Learn about safe and effective herbal remedies and products to enhance your physical and emotional well-being. Explore high-quality, organically grown herbs and assist in preserving natural resources.

Highlights
  • Introduction to herbs
  • Safe and effective herbal use
  • Preventative healthcare
  • Organic and hand-crafted herbs
  • Physical and emotional well-being
  • Preservation of natural resources
  • Pictures of key herbs
Features
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EZ Herbs Sharing the wisdom of the plants. This free app introduces you to the world of herbs. Ellen Zimmermann will encourage you to use safe and effective herbs and products to practice preventative health care. You will learn to use fresh, high quality, organically grown hand-crafted herbs. You will increase your long-term physical and emotional well being. You will assist in preserving our natural resources so that they may be enjoyed by all. This app is a door you can walk through to lear about the EZHerbs.net website and the Austin School of Herbal Studies. Ellen Zimmermann founded the Austin School of Herbal Studies in 1995. The school is located at Ellen’s beautiful home, in her gardens on her five acre botanical sanctuary located in the Texas Hill Country just south of Austin. The school offers a variety of herbal classes focusing on the culinary, medicinal, skin care, and gardening aspects of herbalism. This app includes pictures of Ellen’s Dynamic Dozen! - Plus One. These are twelve herbs, plus the beautiful Rose, that can improve your life. Enjoy the pictures and start your journey with the brief description of each of these beneficial plants.

About

Poolside Showcase

Explore stunning and innovative pool designs from Australia. Get inspired to create your ideal outdoor living space that harmonizes with your home. Download issues to discover the latest trends in pools and spas.

Highlights
  • Innovative pool and spa showcases
  • Outdoor area design inspiration
  • Harmonious home and exterior integration
  • Digital magazine issues
  • Subscription options available
  • Pocketmags account for purchase protection
Features
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Poolside Showcase features the latest and most innovative pool products, displaying spectacular and cleverly designed pools and spas in Australia. The magazine inspires the design and integration of outdoor areas which ensures harmony and balance is created between the house and its exterior. Start designing your dream pool and download your edition today to never miss an issue. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

Screenshots

EZ Herbs4 screens
Poolside Showcase1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EZ Herbs at 2.5 against Poolside Showcase's 1.0. EZ Herbs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Poolside Showcase's advantage is update cadence (every 30 months vs every 74 months). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Poolside Showcase sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. EZ Herbs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EZ Herbs holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EZ Herbs ships an update every 74 months, Poolside Showcase every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
EZ Herbs versus Poolside Showcase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZ HerbsPoolside Showcase
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 74 monthsEvery 30 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better11.2
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWeigelSoftUniversal Magazines Pty Ltd

Customer experience

EZ Herbs

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Poolside Showcase

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

EZ Herbs

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Poolside Showcase

Subscriptions1
  • Poolside Showcase Auto-Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Year
One-time9
  • Issue#26 2017$2.99
  • Issue#24 2016$2.99
  • 23$2.99
Show 6 more
  • 22$2.99
  • Poolside Showcase issue29 Issue$2.99
  • issue 33 Poolside Showcase$2.99
  • June Issue#21 2014$3.99
  • December Issue#20 2013$3.99
  • June Issue#19 2013$3.99

Questions

Is EZ Herbs free?
EZ Herbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poolside Showcase free?
Poolside Showcase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EZ Herbs or Poolside Showcase?
EZ Herbs is rated higher. EZ Herbs averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Poolside Showcase averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EZ Herbs or Poolside Showcase have ads?
Poolside Showcase shows ads; EZ Herbs does not.
Which is updated more often, EZ Herbs or Poolside Showcase?
EZ Herbs ships an update every 74 months, and Poolside Showcase every 30 months. Most recently, EZ Herbs was updated on October 6, 2026 and Poolside Showcase on October 4, 2026.

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