LearningHerbs vs Gather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LearningHerbs
Access herbal courses, home remedy guides, and community support. This app serves as a mobile portal for existing HerbMentor subscribers and owners of digital products, offering training and resources to become a confident home herbalist.
- Herbal courses and training
- Home remedy guides
- Community support
- Access digital products
- Beginner herbalist guidance
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LearningHerbs makes learning about herbs and home remedies simple. Access your HerbMentor membership and all your LearningHerbs digital products (such as Herb Fairies, Apothecary, and the Herbal Remedy Kit) in this mobile app. HerbMentor provides all the training, guidance, support, community, and resources you need to become a confident home herbalist, all at a very affordable price. Please note: This app is for HerbMentor subscribers and owners of LearningHerbs products. Log in with the username and password provided to you when you joined on the LearningHerbs site. Visit our support if you need help. This app does not yet support in-app purchases. Discover HerbMentor, along with our beginner course, kid’s herbal learning system, herbal kit, and board game at LearningHerbs.com. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gather
Discover wild plants and mushrooms growing in your local area with this comprehensive foraging guide. Identify species, avoid toxic lookalikes with detailed comparisons, and track your finds with a digital journal. Get personalized seasonal information and harvesting alerts.
- Local species identification
- Toxic lookalike comparisons
- Seasonal harvesting times
- Foraging journal
- Location-based recommendations
- Expert identification tips
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Finally, a foraging field guide tailored specifically to YOUR area! Find amazing wild species that are growing near you with seasonal timings calibrated to your specific location. Built by foragers for foragers to help forage for wild plants and mushrooms with confidence. Stop worrying about toxic lookalikes! With the app, you can see side-by-side photo comparisons of dangerous species that grow near you, along with easy-to-follow identification tips and so much more. FREE FORAGING JOURNAL * Created entries for all of your foraged finds with ease * Automatically detect date and location info from photos * Record species, seasons, and more seamlessly * Use our advanced filters to find all your best spots every year The following features require a subscription. Start your 14-day trial of this premium, ad-free foraging app to explore them! YOUR PERSONAL FORAGING GUIDE * Only shows species that grow in your region * Covers both wild food and wild herbs * Organized by month-to-month seasons for your location * Smart notifications for peak harvesting time FORAGE WITH CONFIDENCE * See lists of lookalikes for each species * Side-by-side photo comparison of clear distinguishing details * Professional high-quality photos * Expert gathering and processing techniques * Important cautions for nuanced species * Quickly learn the dangerous species in your area LEARN LIKE THE EXPERTS * Detailed identification descriptions * Habitat information and where to look * Save years of learning on your own BUILT FOR ALL LEVELS Made for everyone, from complete beginners all the way to seasoned veterans! Whether you are interested in foraging for plants or mushrooms, wild food or wild herbs, Gather is there to help you on your foraging journey. Download Gather today and discover the amazing wild species growing all around you! https://gatherapp.co/terms
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Verdict
LearningHerbs and Gather both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of LearningHerbs's written reviews are positive against 63% of Gather's. LearningHerbs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). Gather's advantage is ratings volume (171 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Gather sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. LearningHerbs asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for LearningHerbs against 4.8 for Gather. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gather has 171 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of LearningHerbs's written reviews are positive against 63% of Gather's.
LearningHerbs ships an update fortnightly, Gather every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LearningHerbs | Gather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (171 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 63.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LearningHerbs.com, LLC | Feral Foraging, LLC |
Customer experience
LearningHerbs
Gather
Bugs and requests
LearningHerbs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gather
Reported bugs
1 issue- Account deletion issues
Requested features
2 requests- One-time purchase option
- Dark mode
In-app purchases
LearningHerbs
No in-app purchases
Gather
- Monthly subscription14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Monthly subscription14 Days trial$7.991 Month
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- Annual subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Annual subscription1 Month trial$59.991 Year
- Annual subscription14 Days trial$59.991 Year
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