Comparison

Plant Camera vs Drift Diary

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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!

About

Drift Diary

Features
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

Plant Camera3 screens
Drift Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plant Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drift Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Plant Camera versus Drift Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlant CameraDrift Diary
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazuki YoshimineHirokazu Kurokawa

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Plant Camera

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
None

Drift Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plant Camera free?
Plant Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drift Diary free?
Drift Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plant Camera or Drift Diary have ads?
Plant Camera shows ads; Drift Diary does not.

Other comparisons