Comparison

Permaculture. vs TreeSmith

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

Head to head
About

Permaculture.

Access the latest permaculture tips, videos, podcasts, and research from featured publishers worldwide. Discover permaculture sites globally and stay updated with current information. This app is packed with valuable content for permaculture enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Up-to-the-minute permaculture tips
  • Latest permaculture videos and news
  • Global permaculture site directory
  • Podcasts and research access
  • Information from featured publishers
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This fantastic app will keep you abreast of the latest Permaculture tips, videos, podcasts, research, advice and more from our featured publishers. Inside you'll have access to: * Up to the Minute Permaculture Tips, Blogs and Information * The Latest Permaculture Videos, News and Research * Access to the latest Permaculture sites in Australia, the UK, USA and Europe and globally * Plus a whole lot more, Packed with a ton of information for Permaculture enthusiasts. Don't miss the opportunity to grab this essential app. It's FREE and easy to start using Permaculture. immediately. Install Your FREE Permaculture. App Today!

About

TreeSmith

This app helps fruit tree collectors and propagators meticulously track every graft, scion, and activity for their plants. It features a photo journal, activity log, and an interactive GPS map of your garden. Manage your entire collection with detailed cataloging and export options.

Highlights
  • Graft tracking with photos and source details
  • Photo journal for plant growth over seasons
  • Activity log for watering, fertilizing, and more
  • Interactive GPS garden map
  • Detailed plant cataloging
  • Data export to CSV/JSON
Features
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TreeSmith is the plant app built for collectors, propagators and orchard keepers, not just houseplant care. Track every graft, scion, photo and activity for every plant in your collection, and pin them to an interactive GPS map of your garden. WHY COLLECTORS CHOOSE TREESMITH Most plant apps assume you have ten succulents and forget to water them. TreeSmith assumes you have a hundred fruit trees, know exactly when each one was grafted, and want to remember which rootstock came from where. GRAFT TRACKING Record each graft with its own photos, scion source, rootstock, date and status. Search by source nursery, cultivar or year. The feature serious propagators have been asking plant apps for, for years. PHOTO JOURNAL Capture growth over time. Photos auto-organise by stage: flowering, fruiting, harvest and beyond. Look back across seasons in a single tap. ACTIVITY LOG Watering, fertilising, pruning, repotting, pest treatments, pollination, harvesting. Log what you did, when, and on which plant. Build a real record instead of relying on memory. GPS GARDEN MAP Drop every plant on an interactive map of your garden. Reposition by tap. Find that one cultivar you planted last winter without walking the whole block. CATALOGUE PROPERLY Scientific names, common names, source nursery, acquisition date, status and notes. Export everything to CSV or JSON whenever you want. Your data stays yours. FREE OR PRO Free: up to 30 plants, one location, photos, activity log, GPS map, local backup and export. Pro, a one-time purchase: unlimited plants, multiple locations, reminders and bulk operations. Cloud Backup is an optional yearly subscription that requires Pro: automatic backups and restore on a new device. Invited members of partner gardening clubs unlock Pro automatically when they sign in. BUILT BY AND FOR THE RARE FRUIT COMMUNITY TreeSmith is built by a Perth rare-fruit grower and shaped by feedback from collectors who actually use it. If you have ever wished a plant app understood what a scion exchange was, this one does. Get TreeSmith free, add your collection, and never lose track of a graft again. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Cloud Backup is a yearly auto-renewing subscription (A$9.99/year in Australia, prices vary by region and are shown in the app before you buy). It requires TreeSmith Pro, a separate one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://treesmith.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://treesmith.app/privacy

Screenshots

Permaculture.4 screens
TreeSmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TreeSmith at 5.0 against Permaculture.'s 3.5. TreeSmith also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). Permaculture.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TreeSmith sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Permaculture. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TreeSmith holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Permaculture. has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Permaculture. ships an update every 11 months, TreeSmith weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Permaculture. versus TreeSmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPermaculture.TreeSmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLizzy SmithBenedict Noel

Customer experience

Permaculture.

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive56.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative34.8%

TreeSmith

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Permaculture.

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TreeSmith

Subscriptions1
  • Cloud Backup$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • TreeSmith Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Permaculture. free?
Permaculture. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TreeSmith free?
TreeSmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Permaculture. or TreeSmith?
TreeSmith is rated higher. Permaculture. averages 3.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while TreeSmith averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Permaculture. or TreeSmith have ads?
Permaculture. shows ads; TreeSmith does not.
Which is updated more often, Permaculture. or TreeSmith?
Permaculture. ships an update every 11 months, and TreeSmith weekly. Most recently, Permaculture. was updated on September 23, 2026 and TreeSmith on October 3, 2026.

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