Plant Camera vs Drift Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plant Camera
Easily document plant growth by taking photos over time. View progress with watermarked previous images and export time-lapses as GIFs or videos. Perfect for tracking your plant's journey from seedling to maturity.
- Record plant growth with photos
- Manage photos in a list view
- Watermark previous photos for consistent angles
- Export growth as GIF animations
- Export growth as MP4 videos
- Track plant progress easily
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This is a convenient app that allows you to easily record the growth of your plants by taking photos with your camera. You can manage your photos in a list and easily see the growth process of your plants at a glance. Additionally, by displaying the previous photo as a watermark, you can take photos from the same angle and clearly see the changes in growth. Moreover, you can export your photos as GIF animations or MP4 videos, similar to a flip book, and enjoy watching the growth of your plants in a fun way. Start your own plant life today!
Drift Diary
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Drift Diary is a lifelog app that automatically records your daily activities. It tracks your location in the background, automatically recording the places you stay, your travel routes, steps, distance, and travel time. No special action is needed — just carry your phone and your day is recorded. ■ Key Features 【Automatic Lifelog】 Automatically detects stays and movements, displaying them in a timeline format. Steps, distance, and travel time are visible at a glance. 【Weather & Temperature】 Automatically retrieves the day's weather and temperature. Combined with your activity log, you can look back on the atmosphere of your day more vividly. 【AI Comments】 Apple Intelligence reads your day and automatically generates friendly one-line comments like "You walked a lot today!" 【Photo Integration】 Automatically detects photos taken during your stays and displays them on the timeline. Meal and scenery photos bring back the memories of the day. 【Diary & Mood Tracking】 Record simple notes and your mood (Good / OK / Bad). Great for daily reflection and health management. 【Calendar View】 Easily look back on past lifelogs from the calendar. 【Map View】 View your daily travel routes on a map. 【Privacy First】 All data is stored only on your device and in your iCloud account. No data is ever sent to external servers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drift Diary at none against Plant Camera's 1. Drift Diary also leads on ads (none vs shown). Plant Camera's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Plant Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drift Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Plant Camera | Drift Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kazuki Yoshimine | Hirokazu Kurokawa |
In-app purchases
Plant Camera
- Remove Watermark$0.99
Drift Diary
No in-app purchases









