Comparison

Modern Cat vs GrowIt

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

Head to head
About

Modern Cat

This magazine app offers heartwarming stories, expert advice, and practical tips for cat lovers. Explore gear reviews, design inspiration, and life-hacks to enhance your bond with your feline companion. Access digital editions through subscriptions or single issue purchases.

Highlights
  • Heartwarming cat stories
  • Expert behavioral advice
  • Tested gear reviews
  • Cat life-hacks
  • Cat-design inspiration
  • Useful tips and tricks
Features
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Calling all cat lovers! You need this magazine. Modern Cat, the award-winning magazine for cat lovers, is your guide to a better bond with your cat. You’ll find heartwarming, inspiring stories, tested and approved gear, expert behavioural advice, cat life-hacks, beautiful cat-design, useful tips and tricks, and so much more. Download our app for free, and get access to your digital editions via a purchase. Available subscription: • 1 Year Subscription for US $18.99 Or single issues can be purchased for US $6.99 LATINA Attitude publishes every month. By subscribing, you’ll never miss an issue and each new issue will automatically be available for download to your device as soon as it is released. Please note the following: • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for that product • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription • The app may offer a free trial. At the end of the free trial period, the full price of the subscription will be charged thereafter • The subscription will include the current issue and subsequently published future issues. The subscription will still include the current issue even if that issue has been purchased separately. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase You can find our Privacy Policy & Terms of Use here: Privacy policy: https://moderncat.com/privacy-policy-2/ Terms of use: https://moderncat.com/terms-of-use/

About

GrowIt

This app simplifies home gardening with personalized guidance and expert tips for growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs. It offers customized planting calendars, garden layout planning, and step-by-step growing information. Get seasonal care tips, reminders for watering and fertilizing, and even identify plant diseases with a photo.

Highlights
  • Personalized planting schedules
  • Garden layout planning
  • Step-by-step growing guides
  • Seasonal plant care tips
  • Automated reminders
  • Plant disease identification
  • Regrowing and hydroponic tips
Features
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Start growing your own fresh produce at home with GrowIt, your ultimate gardening app designed to simplify the gardening experience! Whether you're planting as beginner, enthusiast or professional, GrowIt offers personalized guidance and expert tips to ensure your success throughout the growing season. Designed by plant experts and supported by years of in-depth research in cultivation, GrowIt provides all the essential information for growing healthy vegetables, fruits, and herbs, from garden layout, to watering, fertilizing, soil condition, and companion planting. With customized planting calendar based on your location and climate, you'll find it easy to figure out when to start seeds, transplant, harvest and more. Key Features: ◆ Discover things to grow: Search for easy-to-grow seasonal plants and get personalized planting schedule tailored to your specific zone. ◆ Plan your garden in minutes: Organize your raised beds or patch with companion and combative plant information. Use square foot gardening layout grid for easy spacing of 80+ plants, and over 1,000 varieties. ◆ Learn how to grow, step by step: Build your garden with proper soil, fertilizer, and sunlight. Turn yourself into a green thumb with a library of growing information. ◆ Get seasonal plant care tips: Stay ahead of freezes, heat waves and other extreme weather conditions to protect your garden. ◆ Stay informed with reminders: Say goodbye to guesswork with auto-calculated sprouting and harvest dates for your specific plant and location. Know exactly when to water and fertilize to maximize your produce. ◆ Identify plant diseases effortlessly: Simply snap a photo, and get plant-specific treatment advice. ◆ Address common gardening issues: Eliminate garden weeds, pests w/o chemicals. Avoid plant diseases with proven planting strategies. ◆ Explore more to get inspired. Unlock secrets to regrowing from scraps, hydroponic growing, indoor gardening, and so much more! Make the most of your harvest with recommended recipes and preservation tips on canning, freezing and drying. Join GrowIt now and enhance your gardening skills! Learn, plan, organize and care for your vegetable garden. Enjoy a bountiful harvest with your family and friends! [About GrowIt Premium] • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription • Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off, by going to iTunes Subscriptions after purchase Terms of Use: https://app-service.growmyfoodai.com/static/user_agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://app-service.growmyfoodai.com/static/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

Modern Cat4 screens
GrowIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GrowIt at none against Modern Cat's shown. GrowIt also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 3). Modern Cat's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Modern Cat sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $11.49 per year and GrowIt sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Modern Cat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GrowIt has 14K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Modern Cat's written reviews are positive against 46% of GrowIt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Modern Cat ships an update every 7 months, GrowIt every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Modern Cat versus GrowIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModern CatGrowIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better46.4% of reviews
Number of ratings314K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModern PetsGlority Global Group Ltd.

Customer experience

Modern Cat

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

GrowIt

All ratings13,699 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews573 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral18.7%
Negative34.9%

Bugs and requests

Modern Cat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GrowIt

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes frequently when scrolling
  • Issues with deleting/updating plants
  • Reminders not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to add more garden beds
  • Option to manually enter plant data
  • Notification for watering based on rainfall
  • More detailed care information for plants

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Modern Cat

Subscriptions2
  • Modern Cat Magazine 1 Year$11.491 Year
  • Subscription 1 year$11.991 Year
One-time8
  • Fall/Winter 2022$6.99
  • Fall/Winter 2023$6.99
  • Spring/Summer 2026$7.99
Show 5 more
  • Fall/Winter 2026$7.99
  • Fall/Winter 2025$7.99
  • Spring/Summer 2025$7.99
  • Spring/Summer 2024$9.99
  • Fall/Winter 2024$9.99
10 purchases

GrowIt

Subscriptions10
  • Grow My Food Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Grow My Food Premium7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Grow My Food Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Grow My Food Premium$14.993 Months
  • Grow My Food Premium7 Days trial$14.993 Months
  • GrowIt Premium$19.996 Months
  • Grow My Food Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Grow My Food Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • GrowIt Family Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Grow My Food Premium1 Month trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Modern Cat free?
Modern Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GrowIt free?
GrowIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Modern Cat or GrowIt?
Modern Cat is rated higher. Modern Cat averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while GrowIt averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.
Do Modern Cat or GrowIt have ads?
Modern Cat shows ads; GrowIt does not.
Which is updated more often, Modern Cat or GrowIt?
Modern Cat ships an update every 7 months, and GrowIt every 2 weeks. Most recently, Modern Cat was updated on November 1, 2026 and GrowIt on November 11, 2026.

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