PlantEra vs Planted
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlantEra
This app provides a beautiful and organized way to track the growth and care of your plants. Document milestones with photos and notes, set reminders for routines, and view simple statistics to cherish your plant journey.
- Create plant profiles with photos and notes
- Record timeline updates with images
- Organize plants by category
- Set care routine reminders
- View plant statistics
- Sync records across devices
- Share plant growth stories
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PlantEra is a plant journal designed for people who want a clean and beautiful way to track plant growth over time. Use PlantEra to: • Create plant profiles with photos, source, price, and notes • Record timeline updates with images, status tags, and text • Organize plants by category • Set reminders for care routines • View simple plant statistics • Sync your records across devices with iCloud • Share your plant growth story with polished visuals PlantEra helps you keep all your plant memories and care records in one place, whether you are documenting a new leaf, a repotting, or long-term growth. Some features may require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.notion.so/Terms-of-Service-3354c178547380a4858afaa3c0121d92?source=copy_link
Planted
This app helps plant enthusiasts track their plant's growth with a photo journal and set custom watering reminders. It provides a daily view of plants needing care and allows for data export and import, all stored locally on your device.
- Plant journal with photos and notes
- Customizable watering reminders
- Daily view of watering needs
- Export and import journal data
- Local data storage
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Planted is a plant journal and watering tracker — log growth, and always know what needs water. Keep a photo journal of every plant. Set watering reminders and see what needs water today. All data is saved on your device — no account, no cloud. Built for what plant people actually want. Features: - Plant journal with photos and notes - Fully custom watering reminders (optional) - Today view to see what needs water - Export and import your journal One-time purchase. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Planted at 100% against PlantEra's 0%. Planted also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. PlantEra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Planted sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PlantEra ships an update monthly, Planted weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlantEra | Planted |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 巍巍 宋 | Ronald Westphal |
Customer experience
PlantEra
Planted
In-app purchases
PlantEra
- PlantEra Pro$0.991 Month
- PlantEra Pro$9.991 Year
- PlantEra Pro$12.99
Planted
- Unlock Planted$3.99
