Comparison

PlantEra vs Folaria

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Folaria

Organize your plant collection with a beautiful journal and care tracker. Log growth, set reminders for watering, and track propagations. Build a wishlist and save your favorite tools.

Highlights
  • Organize plant collection with photos and locations
  • Journal for each plant: log growth, repotting
  • Care reminders for watering and fertilizing
  • Track propagations from cutting to new plant
  • View collection stats and insights
  • Build a plant wishlist
  • Save favorite tools and supplies
Features
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Folaria is the home for your plant collection — a beautiful journal, care tracker and propagation log, all in one place. Whether you have 3 plants or 300, Folaria helps you keep every one thriving. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Organize your whole collection with photos, species and locations • Keep a journal for each plant — log growth, repotting and milestones • Get gentle reminders so you never forget to water or fertilize • Track propagations from cutting to rooted new plant • Watch your collection grow with stats, activity and insights • Build a wishlist of the plants you want next • Save your favorite tools and supplies FREE & PRO Folaria is free for up to 10 plants. Upgrade to Folaria Pro for: • Unlimited plants • Full journal & care tasks • Propagation tracker • Statistics & insights • Wishlist & supplies • Data export Subscribe monthly or yearly — cancel anytime. Happy growing! Terms of Use: https://folaria.app/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://folaria.app/en/privacy/

Screenshots

PlantEra4 screens
Folaria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Folaria at 100% against PlantEra's 0%. Folaria also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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. PlantEra sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Folaria sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlantEra ships an update monthly, Folaria every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PlantEra versus Folaria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlantEraFolaria
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer巍巍 宋ALINA BOIKO

Customer experience

PlantEra

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Folaria

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PlantEra

Subscriptions2
  • PlantEra Pro$0.991 Month
  • PlantEra Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • PlantEra Pro$12.99
2 purchases

Folaria

Subscriptions2
  • Folaria Pro — Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Folaria Pro — Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PlantEra free?
PlantEra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folaria free?
Folaria is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PlantEra or Folaria have ads?
Neither PlantEra nor Folaria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlantEra or Folaria?
PlantEra ships an update monthly, and Folaria every 3 weeks. Most recently, PlantEra was updated on November 4, 2026 and Folaria on October 31, 2026.

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