Comparison

Seedtime vs Smart Barter

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

Head to head
About

Seedtime

Manage your garden tasks, notes, and planting schedule all in one app. Visualize your planting calendar, track daily tasks, and record observations with photos. Access educational videos and get gardening advice from an AI assistant.

Highlights
  • Personalized gardening calendar
  • Daily and weekly task checklists
  • Garden journal with photo uploads
  • Masterclass video lessons
  • AI gardening assistant (Sprout Bot)
  • Crop planning and succession planting
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With the Seedtime companion app you finally have a place to track your garden tasks, noteA smoother Seedtime: harvest Records for everyone, search that handles any crop name, and forms that stay clear of the keyboard.s, and observations - all in one simple place on your phone. Use your own personal calendar, task list, journal, and more to turbocharge your growing experience like never before! CALENDAR Add crops to your gardening calendar to easily visualize when to seed, transplant, harvest and more - all based on your local area. With your Seedtime Calendar you’ll be able to: - Add and edit crops in your growing calendar with just a few taps - Choose between spring or fall plantings and add succession plantings to plan a continual harvest all year round - Adjust your plantings on the fly with simple drag and drop editing - Sort, filter, and view your calendar in different ways to maximize your productivity TASKS Tasks will auto-compile from your Seedtime Calendar plan with a daily or weekly checklist so you never fall behind again. Just plan your garden out in the web-app and then use the mobile app to stay on track through the gardening season. With the task list you’ll be able to: - View your daily or weekly task list - Mark tasks as complete as you do them in the garden (syncs with the calendar) - Edit task dates if you need to adjust them - View “what to do” and “how to do it” information for tasks - Quick links over to the Seedtime Classroom to watch short masterclass videos for tasks JOURNAL Your task list is awesome - but it doesn’t stop there. Use the Seedtime Journal to keep track of your notes or observations in the garden. With the journal you’ll be able to: - Add pictures to your journal entries to track your garden progress over time - Tag entries with related tasks - Link your notes to specific plantings - Search all of your notes for anything you’ve written about - Filter all your entries by crop plantings, tags, or dates CLASSROOM You’ll also have access to our entire masterclass video lesson series walking you through each step and phase of the garden to grow an abundance of fresh food right in your backyard. With the classroom you’ll be able to: - View short masterclass video lessons with step-by-step instructions - Discover how to do various tasks in your garden - Learn how to get to desired end results in your garden like how to keep your garden weed free without spending hours on your knees pulling weeds, how to deal with pests and diseases in a natural and organic way, how to extend your season into the winter without breaking your pocketbook, and more… ASK SPROUT With the Seedtime Sprout Bot, you can ask any of your gardening or Seedtime questions and get answers on the fly. Or push your questions to our team to connect directly with us. - Ask about which crops to companion plant together - Get answers about pest or disease problems - Ask about how to trellis your plants or care for them - And more… (really ask just about anything!) STORE Quick and easy access to hundreds of non-GMO seeds, natural fertilizers, and other garden supplies to quickly and easily get what you need to grow your best garden ever. And believe it or not, this is just the beginning! Coming soon you’ll be able to plan your garden layout directly in the mobile app as well - making it the easiest place to make changes on the fly in your garden. Until then, you can use the web-app to layout your garden, and more. Then you can use this companion app to easily stay on track with your garden plan while out in the field. Enjoy! And let’s grow your best garden ever this year! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Smart Barter

A peer-to-peer marketplace to trade goods, skills, equipment, and experiences locally or nationally. List items, find what you need, and negotiate directly with other users. Offers four listing types: Goods, Equipment Rental, Skills, and Experiences.

Highlights
  • Peer-to-peer trading marketplace
  • Trade goods, skills, equipment, experiences
  • Local and national trading options
  • Four listing types: Goods, Equipment Rental, Skills, Experiences
  • Direct user negotiation and exchange
  • Community trust through reviews and reporting
Features
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Smart Barter is a free peer-to-peer marketplace where you can trade goods, skills, equipment, and experiences with people in your area or across the country. List what you have. Find what you need. Connect and negotiate directly with other users. No fees, no middleman. HOW IT WORKS List what you have in under two minutes. Choose from four listing types: Goods, Equipment Rental, Skills, or Experiences. Add photos, a description, and choose local or shipping. Browse listings near you or search by category. When you find something you want, send a trade proposal. The other person can accept, decline, or counter. Once you both agree, coordinate your exchange directly. FOUR WAYS TO TRADE Goods - Trade physical items permanently. Swap what you don't need for what you do. Equipment Rental - Lend tools, gear, or equipment for an agreed time period. Great for things you only need temporarily. Skills - Offer services like repairs, tutoring, photography, design work, or anything you're good at. Experiences - Share guided activities, training sessions, consultations, or access to property and land. BUILT FOR THE COMMUNITY Leave reviews after every exchange to build trust. Report inappropriate content to keep the community safe. Block users you don't want to interact with. WEEKLY GIVEAWAY Invite friends and earn entries into the Weekly Giveaway. When someone signs up with your referral code and completes their profile, you both get an entry. The more friends you refer, the more chances to win. PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) Everything you need to trade is free. Premium is an optional upgrade starting at $2.50/month with a 7-day free trial. Premium perks include: - Ad-free experience - Boosted listings in search and discovery - See who viewed your listings - List in any city, not just your home area - Save favorite listings - Up to 6 profile links instead of 1 Free features will never become Premium-only. Trading, messaging, posting listings, leaving reviews, and the referral program are free forever. DOWNLOAD NOW Join Smart Barter and start trading today. List your first item in under two minutes. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Seedtime4 screens
Smart Barter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Seedtime at 448 against Smart Barter's 6. Smart Barter's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Seedtime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Smart Barter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Seedtime holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seedtime has 448 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seedtime ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Barter every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Seedtime versus Smart Barter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeedtimeSmart Barter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (448 ratings) — better4.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings448 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB54 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSeedtimeSmart Barter LLC

Customer experience

Seedtime

All ratings448 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.8%

Smart Barter

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Seedtime

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Issues with marking tasks as complete on mobile app
  • Difficulty adding established fruits/veggies

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to view garden layout on mobile app
  • Crop-specific reminders and notifications
  • Export tasks/data to digital calendars
  • More comprehensive plant database
  • Optimization for iPad and tablets

Smart Barter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Seedtime

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$83.991 Year
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  • Unlimited Yearly$167.991 Year
2 purchases

Smart Barter

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Seedtime free?
Seedtime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Barter free?
Smart Barter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Seedtime or Smart Barter?
Seedtime is rated higher. Seedtime averages 4.7 out of 5 from 448 ratings, while Smart Barter averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Seedtime or Smart Barter have ads?
Neither Seedtime nor Smart Barter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seedtime or Smart Barter?
Seedtime ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smart Barter every 9 days. Most recently, Seedtime was updated on November 4, 2026 and Smart Barter on November 5, 2026.

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