# Garden Planner vs Oak

The clearest difference is update cadence: Garden Planner at every 8 days against Oak's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Garden Planner sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Oak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Garden Planner ships an update every 8 days, Oak every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Garden Planner | Oak |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.3 (48 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garden-planner-veglog/id6444013681/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **48** | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Size | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **26.0** | 27.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Gruffydd Johnston](https://appshunter.io/developer/1651486785) | [Petra Cackov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1787257517) |

## What reviewers say

### Garden Planner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/garden-planner-veglog/id6444013681)

Plan your vegetable garden with a detailed planting calendar, bed mapping, and harvest tracking. Get timely advice based on your local frost dates and weather forecasts. Keep a private journal of your gardening seasons.

**Highlights:** Map garden beds to scale, Customizable planting schedules, Local frost date integration, Harvest logging and tracking, Companion planting advice, Crop rotation suggestions, Weather-based gardening tips

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| VegLog Plus | $4.99 | per month |
| Pro | $19.99 | per year |
| VegLog Plus | $29.99 | per year |
| VegLog Plus | $29.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Access | $69.99 | one-time |


### Oak

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oak/id6743569066)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Oak Pro | $2.99 | per month |
| Yearly Oak Pro | $19.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Oak Pro | $29.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Garden Planner free?

Garden Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Oak free?

Oak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Garden Planner or Oak have ads?

Neither Garden Planner nor Oak shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Garden Planner or Oak?

Garden Planner ships an update every 8 days, and Oak every 3 weeks. Most recently, Garden Planner was updated on November 7, 2026 and Oak on November 8, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*