Comparison

V'GAN vs PlantsPack

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

Head to head

About

V'GAN

Features

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In de V'GAN App vindt je naast alle digitale uitgaven van het magazine ook het laatste nieuws van de website, meer dan 150 recepten en winacties! In de digitale uitgaven sla je makkelijke favoriete pagina's met jouw recepten op, laat je artikelen voorlezen of blader je snel door naar de meest smaakvolle gerechten.

About

PlantsPack

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PlantsPack is the vegan-first map and toolkit for eating plant-based anywhere. Discover 50,000+ vegan and vegan-friendly places across 167 countries on a fast, native map - restaurants, cafes, bakeries, shops and more. Clear labels show how vegan each place is, so you know what to expect before you go. FIND VEGAN PLACES - Browse a live map of nearby vegan and vegan-friendly spots - Search any city or area to plan ahead - Filter to 100% vegan places, or see everything - Directions, opening hours, website, photos and reviews - Save your favourites and sync them across devices IN-STORE TOOLS - Barcode scanner: check if a packaged product is vegan - Label scanner: photograph an ingredients list and get a verdict - Menu scanner: photograph a menu and spot the vegan options - Restaurant cards: show staff you're vegan in 30 languages - Drinks checker, E-numbers guide, ingredient substitutes and an impact calculator LEARN - Straight answers to "is it vegan?" - honey, wine, sugar, E-numbers and more - Travel guides for eating vegan abroad CONTRIBUTE - Suggest places we're missing - Write reviews to help fellow vegans HONEST BY DESIGN Many listings come from open data sources, so not every place is hand-checked - we flag the fully-vegan spots our team has verified and you may contribute to this verification process. No ads. We never sell your data. Free to use. Built by vegans, for vegans.

Screenshots

V'GAN4 screens

PlantsPack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlantsPack at none against V'GAN's 10. PlantsPack also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). V'GAN's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price and ads 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. V'GAN sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PlantsPack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

V'GAN ships an update every 6 weeks, PlantsPack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level

V'GAN versus PlantsPack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	V'GAN	PlantsPack
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks	Every 2 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	16.4
Further details — not scored
Size	80 MB	69 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Vipmedia	Anton Kravchuk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

V'GAN

One-time2

Wetenschap$3.99
Tuin9 variants$3.99

None

PlantsPack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is V'GAN free?

V'GAN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is PlantsPack free?

PlantsPack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do V'GAN or PlantsPack have ads?

Neither V'GAN nor PlantsPack shows ads.

Which is updated more often, V'GAN or PlantsPack?

V'GAN ships an update every 6 weeks, and PlantsPack every 2 days. Most recently, V'GAN was updated on October 7, 2026 and PlantsPack on October 12, 2026.