Comparison

Harvesta vs ChanLite

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

Head to head
About

Harvesta

This app helps growers, foragers, and self-sufficient individuals manage harvests, foraging spots, and other activities. It offers a flexible and organized way to log yields, track locations, and document various projects like fishing, hunting, and home brewing.

Highlights
  • Manage harvest yields
  • Log foraging spots
  • Fishing and hunting journal
  • Document honey and egg production
  • Track home-brewed beverages
  • Record locations and sources
  • Customizable units and tags
Features
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Harvesta – The versatile app for growers, foragers, nature lovers, and self-sufficient folks With Harvesta, you can manage your harvests, foraging spots, hunting records, brewing adventures, and so much more – all in one place, powerful, simple and organized. Harvesta is built to be flexible and easy to navigate – robust, user-friendly, and adaptable to your personal needs. Combine the modules to match your own style. Use Harvesta for things like: β€’ Managing harvest yields from your trees, bushes, and fields – from wheat to chili β€’ Keeping a log of your foraging spots – for mushrooms, herbs, wood, or stones β€’ Fishing journal: track locations, bait, and catch success β€’ Hunting diary: what you hunted, when, where and with what– and how you processed it β€’ Documenting your honey harvest β€’ Keeping an eye on your egg production from chickens or quails β€’ Tracking your home-brewed beer or wine Features at a glance: β€’ Record locations where you harvest or collect recurring resources β€’ Add sources – linked to a place or stand-alone, categorizable by type β€’ Create harvest entries – from a source, location, or your current GPS position β€’ Manage your products β€’ Assign one or more storage locations to each harvest – so you always know where everything is β€’ Maintain a tool list – from fishing gear to hedge trimmers to combine harvesters β€’ Use custom codes for locations, sources, storages, and tools you can then scan to open that entry β€’ Map view: get a quick visual overview of everything – sources, tools, storages, and places β€’ Customize units to your needs – from milligrams to tons, from pieces to cubic meters β€’ Use tags to filter and organize your data with ease β€’ Add pictures to your entries Privacy & Usage β€’ No login required – just download and get started β€’ Fully usable offline (internet only needed for maps, iCloud sync, or purchases) β€’ Your data is yours – nothing is tracked, collected, or transmitted β€’ Full iCloud support to sync your data across multiple devices Free trial with full functionality Try Harvesta at your own pace – with up to three entries per category. Take your time and decide if you want to unlock the full version. Wishing you a joyful time harvesting, foraging, and organizing – with Harvesta! Legal Harvesta Privacy Policy: https://harvesta.reuther.io/privacy/ Harvesta Terms of Service: https://harvesta.reuther.io/terms/ Standard Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Harvesta Subscription Terms: Your Harvesta subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID account settings. Your iTunes account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed.

About

ChanLite

Features
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ACCESSORY REQUIRED FOR FULL FUNCTIONALITY. Transform your phone or tablet into a Wi-Fi spectrum analyzer and network monitor with supported accessories (WLAN Pi Go and Wi-Spy Lucid). This ultra-portable tool is perfect for IT professionals and wireless network technicians.

Screenshots

Harvesta3 screens
ChanLite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChanLite at none against Harvesta's 3. ChanLite also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18). Harvesta's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Harvesta sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ChanLite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harvesta ships an update weekly, ChanLite every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Harvesta versus ChanLite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarvestaChanLite
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS1812.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph ReutherOscium LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Harvesta

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
None

ChanLite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Harvesta free?
Harvesta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChanLite free?
ChanLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Harvesta or ChanLite have ads?
Neither Harvesta nor ChanLite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harvesta or ChanLite?
Harvesta ships an update weekly, and ChanLite every 2 months. Most recently, Harvesta was updated on October 30, 2026 and ChanLite on October 30, 2026.

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