Comparison

PhenoHunter vs PhenoLog

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

Head to head
About

PhenoHunter

Features
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Built for growers, by growers! The PhenoHunter app allows you to record every detail and feature during your plant’s lifecycle and share as a PDF report. It’s that easy. App Features: 1. Add THC and Terpene results to compare pheno hunts. 2. Add key data points such as bench location, plant height, growth structure, internodal length, bud structure and more! 3. Select from smell and taste descriptors such as Gas, Earthy, Fruity and more. 4. Add comments and notes with as much detail as needed. 5. Embed photos and create PDF reports that can be sent via email. 6. Add your company logo to customize the PDF report.

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PhenoLog

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Find your keeper, and know why it's the one. Every hunt ends the same way: you've run a dozen plants or more and you can only keep one or two. Trying to remember which one smelled best in week 5, or which stretched too much late in the grow, doesn't really work. PhenoLog keeps the record for you and does the math, so the keeper isn't a hunch. It's the plant the numbers back up. You score the plants on whatever you actually care about. Vigor, structure, smell, yield, how it finished. Set your own scales, ignore the rest. Log it week to week and PhenoLog averages everything over the whole grow, so a plant that was solid start to finish beats the one that had a single good week. The part people don't expect is what happens once the data is in. Tap Analyze and AI Keeper lays the whole hunt out so you can see it, not just read it: β€’ A radar of one plant's scores across every trait, so its strengths and weak spots are obvious at a glance. β€’ Two phenos stacked on the same radar when you want to settle a close call. The bigger shape usually takes it. β€’ The whole hunt as a color grid, every plant against every trait. Green is strong, amber is weak, and your keeper lights up. β€’ Each trait on its own line with every pheno on it, so you can see exactly where your front-runner pulls away. It'll also give you a straight read on which one to keep and why. That part is Pro. From there you can line phenos up next to each other and compare scores directly, export a whole hunt as a clean PDF or a CSV to crunch yourself, and bring other growers in to score a hunt with you. Everyone's scores stay under their own name and roll up into one group call. The people you invite don't pay anything. And all of it feeds a genetics library. Keepers become mothers, crosses keep their parents, and every cultivar you've grown carries its history: seeds left, clones taken, the hunts it's been in. PRICING Free: 1 active hunt, 5 phenos per hunt, with full custom scoring, compare, and photos. Light ($4.99/mo or $34.99/yr, 7-day free trial): unlimited hunts and phenos, plus PDF and CSV export. Pro ($9.99/mo, $79.99/yr, or $199 one-time, 7-day free trial): everything in Light, plus the full AI Keeper analysis, the branded PDF report, and sharing a hunt with up to 3 judges. Founders' Annual ($39.99/yr): the first 100 buyers of the Pro annual plan get 50% off. No coupon needed, auto-applied at checkout while seats remain. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in iPhone Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. AI Keeper analysis on Pro is capped at 5 per day and 30 per month. SUPPORT hello@phenolog.app phenolog.io Terms of Use: https://phenolog.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://phenolog.io/privacy

Screenshots

PhenoHunter4 screens
PhenoLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhenoHunter at none against PhenoLog's 6. PhenoLog's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PhenoLog sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PhenoHunter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhenoHunter ships an update every 2 months, PhenoLog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
PhenoHunter versus PhenoLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhenoHunterPhenoLog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHappy Valley Ventures, LLCMathew Cohen

In-app purchases

None

PhenoHunter

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

PhenoLog

Subscriptions5
  • Light$4.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Light (Annual)$34.991 Year
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  • Founders' (annual)$39.991 Year
  • Pro (annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (lifetime)$199.00

Questions

Is PhenoHunter free?
PhenoHunter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhenoLog free?
PhenoLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PhenoHunter or PhenoLog have ads?
Neither PhenoHunter nor PhenoLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhenoHunter or PhenoLog?
PhenoHunter ships an update every 2 months, and PhenoLog every 3 weeks. Most recently, PhenoHunter was updated on October 25, 2026 and PhenoLog on October 6, 2026.

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