LearningHerbs vs Hemlock
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/
Hemlock
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Turn your world into your personal garden! Join the Hemlock community and transform your ordinary walks, hikes, and time outdoors into botanical adventures. Hemlock provides accurate plant species identification, and allows you to collect your plants as cards! Use your cards to complete missions and challenges to earn in-game Nectar! Learn more about your surroundings with our PlantDex, offering useful information about each plant that the community has discovered. Participate in Daily and Weekly challenges and become an expert Botanist! Join Hemlock today! Terms of Service: https://hemlock.eco/terms Privacy Policy: https://hemlock.eco/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LearningHerbs at none against Hemlock's 2. LearningHerbs also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hemlock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. LearningHerbs asks for nothing beyond the download.
LearningHerbs ships an update fortnightly, Hemlock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LearningHerbs | Hemlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LearningHerbs.com, LLC | Hemlock Technologies, Inc. |
In-app purchases
LearningHerbs
No in-app purchases
Hemlock
- Hemlock Premium: Monthly$3.991 Month
- Hemlock Premium: Annual$39.991 Year
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