Comparison

HLH Libraries vs GrowMore CookMore

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

Head to head
About

HLH Libraries

Manage your library account, search the catalog, and renew books. Access a variety of digital content like magazines, eBooks, and audiobooks from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Manage library account
  • Search catalog
  • Renew and reserve books
  • Access digital magazines
  • Access eBooks and audiobooks
  • Access digital comics
Features
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Access High Life Highland library services from your iPhone or iPad. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books as well as access a wide range of digital content including magazines, newspapers, eBooks, audio books and comics.

About

GrowMore CookMore

Features
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Plan it. Grow it. Save it. Cook it. GrowMore CookMore is a year-round vegetable gardening and cooking app for backyard growers, raised-bed gardeners and community-garden plots in the US and Canada (USDA zones 3-10), and the UK. Right now that means fall: planting garlic, sowing cool-season greens, putting beds to bed, and cooking down the last of the harvest. Come January it's peppers under lights, then the spring rush. SCAN CENTER Point your camera at any seed packet, plant tag or nursery six-pack. The app reads it, checks it against your zone and frost dates, and tells you whether to sow now, save it to your Seed Tin, or log it to Expenses because you just bought it. Three free scans, then included with Harvest. GROW - Growing guides for 110+ vegetables and fruits, written for US zones and frost dates - Frost date alerts and harvest forecasting: know what's ready before the first frost gets it - Garden journal with photo timeline, plus "This week last year" on Home so last season's you does the reminding - Visual Garden Planner with drag-and-drop raised beds and rows (Bumper Harvest) - Companion planting guide - Pest and disease library: 57 entries for North America, free for everyone - Near You: share your ZIP and see what gardeners around you are sowing this month - Head Gardener chatbot for garden questions (paid tiers) COOK - 300+ recipes that filter by what you just picked. Cook from your harvest, not from a shopping list - Freezer tracker: log the harvest, get reminded before it spoils Three tiers, no pressure: Free: pest library, basic growing info, sample recipes, 3 free scans Harvest: full recipes, growing guides and scanning Bumper Harvest: adds the visual Garden Planner 7-day free trial on paid tiers. Cancel any time. Built by a vegetable gardener in the north of England who wanted one app that follows the whole season. Tested on real plots, in real weather, by real gardeners. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HLH Libraries4 screens
GrowMore CookMore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HLH Libraries at none against GrowMore CookMore's 4. HLH Libraries also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). GrowMore CookMore's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. GrowMore CookMore sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. HLH Libraries asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HLH Libraries ships an update every 2 months, GrowMore CookMore every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
HLH Libraries versus GrowMore CookMore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHLH LibrariesGrowMore CookMore
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB124 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHigh Life HighlandTONY CHARLES SMITH

In-app purchases

None

HLH Libraries

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

GrowMore CookMore

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Bumper Harvest Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$29.991 Year
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  • Bumper Harvest$39.991 Year

Questions

Is HLH Libraries free?
HLH Libraries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GrowMore CookMore free?
GrowMore CookMore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HLH Libraries or GrowMore CookMore have ads?
Neither HLH Libraries nor GrowMore CookMore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HLH Libraries or GrowMore CookMore?
HLH Libraries ships an update every 2 months, and GrowMore CookMore every 5 days. Most recently, HLH Libraries was updated on October 5, 2026 and GrowMore CookMore on October 15, 2026.

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