Comparison

Grow vs Growbert

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

Head to head
About

Grow

This app uses AI to help you grow cannabis plants. It can diagnose issues from photos, answer your questions, track your plant's progress, and send care reminders. It also provides weather alerts for outdoor growers.

Highlights
  • AI photo diagnosis for plant issues
  • Cannabis-specific AI chat
  • Grow journal and tracking
  • Care calendar with reminders
  • Weather alerts for outdoor grows
  • Local data storage with PIN/Face ID protection
Features
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The only AI trained specifically for cannabis growing — your buddy for every grow. START FREE. Finally an AI that truly understands cannabis. GrowBuddy was trained specifically for cannabis cultivation and knows your plant history, your photos, and your entire grow journey. Answers that fit your plant — not just any plant. AI PHOTO DIAGNOSIS Take a photo of your plant. GrowBuddy instantly identifies: nutrient deficiencies, pests, light issues, overwatering — and tells you exactly what to do. No guessing. No googling. Just the answer. CANNABIS AI CHAT Ask GrowBuddy anything — it already knows your grow. Repotting, pH levels, feeding schedule, harvest timing, stress symptoms. Concrete answers. No generic fluff. GROW JOURNAL & TRACKING Photos, notes, measurements, growth phases. A complete record from germination to harvest — automatically. CARE CALENDAR WITH REMINDERS Watering, feeding, pruning. Always at the right time, tailored to your plant's current growth phase. WEATHER ALERTS Outdoor grow? GrowBuddy warns you in time about frost, heavy rain, hail, heatwaves, and strong winds — before your plant gets damaged. YOUR DATA IS SAFE Data is stored locally on your device. PIN and Face ID protection for maximum privacy. LEGAL AND SAFE Designed exclusively for legal home cultivation in accordance with applicable cannabis regulations. ––– FREE: Plant management, AI diagnoses, AI chat, journal & calendar PREMIUM ($2.99/month): More AI, more plants, weather alerts PROFESSIONAL ($8.99/month): Everything unlimited — 30 days free Start free today. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Growbert

Features
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Growbert documents, organizes, and analyzes your entire grow — from germination to harvest and curing. No account, no trackers, no compromises. TODAY: YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE The start screen shows what's due: watering, phase changes, reminders. "Water all" handles everything due with one tap. Plus a notice inbox, your grows, and the latest photos. QUICK LOG IN SECONDS Water, feed, photo, or note — from the plant list, the detail page, or the journal, with undo. "More actions" opens the full form: pH/EC, fertilizer with dosage, climate, repotting, training, inspection, light change. Batch entry documents several plants at once. GROWS WITH ENVIRONMENT Light, substrate, light cycle, and room belong to the grow. Plants inherit the environment automatically and can override it individually. Create plants in two steps — step 1 is enough to save, several at once if you like. 5 GROWTH PHASES Follow your plants through seedling, vegetative, bloom, ripening, and harvest. Automatic day counting, a phase strip that suggests the next phase, and harvest countdown included. JOURNAL: LIST, CALENDAR, PHOTOS All entries in one tab — as a list, in a calendar, or as photos, with a shared filter by grow or plant. The same views live in each plant's journal, while the profile bundles strain, environment, planning, harvest, and statistics. 10 TRAINING METHODS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS Topping, FIM, LST, ScrOG, SOG, mainlining, supercropping, defoliation, lollipopping, and schwazzing — with stress level, difficulty rating, and recommended phase. HARVEST & CURING Record wet and dry weight, quality rating, and tasting notes. The 4-phase curing timer automatically reminds you to burp your jars. The harvest archive compares your grows. EXTENSIVE CATALOGS Over 900 strains with genetics, THC, CBD, and bloom time. Plus grow lights, fertilizers, substrates, and a pest catalog. A favorite star in every row, your own products any time. AC INFINITY CLIMATE DATA Import CSV files from your AC Infinity controller. Growbert automatically aggregates temperature, humidity, and VPD into daily values. 7 EXPORT FORMATS PDF report, CSV, ZIP, HTML, printable grow book in 3 designs (Botanica, Noir, Field Notes), BBCode, and Markdown for forums. Plus QR codes for every plant. WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH Three widgets show your most urgent task, all active plants, or current climate data. On Apple Watch you water and feed with one tap, including burp timer and complications. PRIVACY & SECURITY All data stays on your device. No account, no tracking, no ads. Optional iCloud sync, Face ID protection, and full backup/restore. Notices appear as a brief toast or in the inbox — never as a pop-up. 3 languages: German, English, Spanish. GROWBERT PRO Free: 2 plants, 1 grow, 1 room. Growbert Pro unlocks unlimited plants, grows, and rooms – as an auto-renewable monthly or yearly subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.growbert.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Grow4 screens
Growbert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Growbert at none against Grow's shown. Growbert also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Grow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Growbert sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grow ships an update fortnightly, Growbert every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grow versus Growbert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowGrowbert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB26 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHANS Brainfood GmbHLars Schnell

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Grow

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Monatlich14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monatlich1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monatlich$2.991 Month
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  • Professional Monatlich$7.991 Month
  • Premium Jährlich$24.991 Year
  • Professional Jährlich$79.991 Year
3 purchases

Growbert

Subscriptions2
  • Growbert Pro$0.991 Month
  • Growbert Pro$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Growbert Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Grow free?
Grow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Growbert free?
Growbert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grow or Growbert have ads?
Grow shows ads; Growbert does not.
Which is updated more often, Grow or Growbert?
Grow ships an update fortnightly, and Growbert every 4 days. Most recently, Grow was updated on October 24, 2026 and Growbert on October 25, 2026.

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