Comparison

Flower Notes vs Plant Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Flower Notes

Features
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[Main functions] -List view: Supports flower and plant list view management, can be dragged and sorted, and can perform keyword search. -Grouping View: Supports grouping, allowing flowers and plants to be placed in different categories for easy management. -Maintenance Reminder: Supports setting multiple maintenance reminders. -Maintenance Diary: Supports recording maintenance diaries with pictures and text. -Plant relationships: Support adding plant kinship relationships. -Dark mode: supports switching dark themes. -ICloud data synchronization: supports multi terminal data synchronization. -Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DZHhpbWlYWVFOQ2x5 -Premium Membership Terms: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DZFBmc3pMaHB3bWZu -Refund: The current subscription fee cannot be refunded. Please ensure that the functional services meet your needs. -Unsubscribe: If you want to cancel the renewal, please cancel at least 24 hours in advance. You can cancel the subscription by opening System Settings, clicking on Apple ID, clicking on Subscription, selecting Flower Care Notes, and canceling the subscription. Problem feedback email: 396912223@qq.com

About

Plant Tracker

Easily track your plant care routine, log watering and fertilizing, and set custom reminders. Document your plants' growth with progress photos and detailed notes. Organize your collection with tags and sync data across devices.

Highlights
  • Track watering, fertilizing, and pruning
  • Log progress photos and notes
  • Set custom care reminders
  • Organize plants with tags
  • Cloud sync for multi-device access
  • Detailed plant profiles
Features
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Plant Tracker can help you track your garden, take progress photos to see plants grow, log watering, fertilizing, pruning, and more care activities. It also lets you set care reminders that notify you at scheduled times. 1. Track Plant Care Use this app to record watering, fertilizing, pruning, misting, pest control, repotting, and more care activities. Different logging options are available for hydroponic and soil-grown plants. 2. The Journal/Album of Plant Growth You can upload progress photos of plants or document notes. Each plant has its own detailed page with a growth diary, including progress photos. From the timeline on the detail page, you can see how the plants have grown over time. 3. Set Plant Care Reminders Set plant care reminders based on plant type and needs. Customize timing and frequency to fit your schedule. The app will notify you right on time, helping you build a reminder schedule and manage your plants’ health 4. View All Upcoming Reminders Our reminder page aggregates all scheduled reminders in one place, turning your plant reminder into a simple daily/weekly digest. You won’t forget watering, fertilizing, pruning, misting, pest control, repotting, and more. 5. Use Tags to Manage Plant List Organize and filter plants using custom tags like "balcony," "garden," or "kitchen." Use tags to batch-manage your plant collection. 6. Detailed Plant Profiles You can also input plant’s detailed needs in the introduction part of each plant’s profile, to document plant's needs including fertilizer, pest control methods, light preferences and more. 7. Cloud Sync With iCloud sync, app data won’t be lost and can be accessed across multiple devices. ———————————— 【Premium Plans】: Get access to all features with our premium plans 1. Lifetime Premium - Subscription Period: One-time payment for lifetime access - Price: $6.99 2. Auto-Renewing Annual Premium - Subscription Period: 1 year (auto-renews unless canceled) - Price: $3.99/year - Renewal: Your iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the subscription expires. Upon successful payment, the subscription period will be extended by one year. - Cancel Auto-Renewal: To cancel auto-renewal, please do so at least 24 hours before the current period ends. - How to cancel: Go to your phone’s "Settings" → tap "Apple ID" → tap "Subscriptions", then select the Auto-Renewing Annual Membership and cancel. 3. One-Year Premium (Non-Renewing) - Subscription Period: 1 year (does not auto-renew) - Price: $4.99 Premium Features Include: - Unlimited plant entries - Custom tag management - Batch tag editing - iCloud backup & restore 【Terms of Use】: https://plantdiary.xyz/terms.html 【Privacy Policy】: https://plantdiary.xyz/privacy.html This app is subject to Apple's standard EULA.

Screenshots

Flower Notes4 screens
Plant Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Flower Notes at 3 against Plant Tracker's 1. Flower Notes also leads on iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Flower Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Plant Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flower Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Plant Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flower Notes versus Plant Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlower NotesPlant Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer彩容 陈翔 燕

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flower Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Quarterly Premium$0.993 Months
  • Annual Premium$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
3 purchases

Plant Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium (auto-renew)$3.991 Year
One-time2
  • 1-Year Premium (no auto-renew)$4.99
  • Life Time Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Flower Notes free?
Flower Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plant Tracker free?
Plant Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flower Notes or Plant Tracker have ads?
Neither Flower Notes nor Plant Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flower Notes or Plant Tracker?
Flower Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Plant Tracker every 5 weeks. Most recently, Flower Notes was updated on September 9, 2026 and Plant Tracker on July 1, 2026.

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