Comparison

TCV vs Yardsy

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

Head to head
About

TCV

This app helps you grow fruits and vegetables by providing timely advice on sowing, planting, and harvesting. It also offers planting tips, recipes, and connects you with local community growing projects in the UK.

Highlights
  • Sowing, planting, and harvesting guidance
  • Tips for planting various produce
  • Fruit and vegetable recipes
  • Find local UK community growing projects
Features
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The TCV Growing App is the ultimate fruit and vegetable growing companion telling you when to sow, plant and harvest an ever expanding variety of fruit and vegetables along with tips how to plant them and tasty recipes. It also allows you to find local projects in the UK if you want to participate in community projects in your area.

About

Yardsy

Manage your vegetable garden from planting to harvest. This app helps you track crop progress and provides AI-powered seed information. Receive timely notifications about your plants' growth stages.

Highlights
  • Track crop progress
  • AI seed details
  • Growth stage notifications
  • Seeding to harvest management
Features
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Introducing Yardsy, a mobile companion app for your vegetable garden. Manage your crops and track progress from seeding through harvest, whether you’re a first time or seasoned gardener. Features: - Track progress of your crops - Use AI to find details about your seeds - Get notified when your crops are changing to the next stage

Screenshots

TCV4 screens
Yardsy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Yardsy at fortnightly against TCV's every 6 weeks. TCV's advantage is iOS requirement (6.1 vs 14.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TCV ships an update every 6 weeks, Yardsy fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TCV versus Yardsy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTCVYardsy
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS6.1 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB20 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSpindogs LtdMobles LLC

Customer experience

TCV

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Yardsy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TCV

No in-app purchases

None

Yardsy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TCV free?
TCV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yardsy free?
Yardsy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TCV or Yardsy have ads?
Neither TCV nor Yardsy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TCV or Yardsy?
TCV ships an update every 6 weeks, and Yardsy fortnightly. Most recently, TCV was updated on October 9, 2026 and Yardsy on October 9, 2026.

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