Herbs Guide vs Herbapp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Herbs Guide
Explore detailed information on over 50 herbs, covering their appearance, uses in recipes, animal repellency, and medicinal properties. Test your knowledge with over 200 quiz questions to solidify your understanding of herbal lore.
- Information on 50+ herbs
- Herbal appearance details
- Culinary uses
- Medicinal properties
- Animal repellent uses
- Over 200 quiz questions
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Learn all about herbs with this Herbs Guide! This app contains information about more than 50 herbs: how they look, how they can be used against animals, how they can be used in recipes, which health issues they can treat, and more. Once you have gained enough knowledge about herbs, you can take quizzes on the presented. material There are over 200 questions. If you are looking for information about herbs, or want to know a lot about herbs, this is the perfect app for you.
Herbapp
Access and compare information on herbs and formulas from Traditional Chinese Medicine. This tool is for informational purposes only and should not replace professional medical advice or diagnosis.
- Herb information lookup
- Formula comparison
- Traditional Chinese Medicine focus
- Informational reference tool
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Herbapp lets you easily find and compare information about herbs and formulas used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This app should not be used to diagnose or treat. Diagnosis and treatment should be performed by a licensed herbalist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Herbapp at 100% against Herbs Guide's 5%. Herbapp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Herbs Guide's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (344 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Herbs Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Herbapp asks for nothing beyond the download.
Herbapp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Herbs Guide has 344 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Herbs Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Herbapp's.
Herbs Guide ships an update every 9 months, Herbapp every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Herbs Guide | Herbapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (344 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 344 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cognitecco BVBA | Ievgen Kryvun |
Customer experience
Herbs Guide
Herbapp
Bugs and requests
Herbs Guide
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Doesn't open at all
- Glitches and immediately closes
Requested features
2 requests- More herbs and information
- Fix crashes and stability issues
Herbapp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Herbs Guide
- More Herbs$0.99
Herbapp
No in-app purchases
Questions
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