Comparison

LEAF MEMO vs Kitchen Garden Memo

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

Head to head
About

LEAF MEMO

Features
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This app helps you easily capture daily photos of your plants and reflect on their growth through timelapse videos. Designed for consistency, it offers shooting guides, side-by-side comparisons, and easy sharing features. This app is designed to help you enjoy and maintain your plant care routine with simplicity and joy. • Growth Tracking: Instantly see how many days have passed since planting, and review past growth periods at a glance. • Photo Guide: Capture photos from the same angle every day with built-in guidance. Organize your images by angle for clarity. • Share with Ease: Instantly share your favorite photos and videos with friends and family. • Timelapse Creation: The highlight feature. Create timelapse videos from your accumulated photos to enjoy your plant’s transformation like a flipbook. Make your plant journey enjoyable — one photo at a time.

About

Kitchen Garden Memo

Features
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Kitchen Garden Memo is a simple journal for keeping track of the vegetables you grow. Add a plant with a name, an emoji and its planting date, then log watering, feeding and harvests with a single tap. ■ Who it's for ・You grow vegetables in pots, planters or a balcony garden ・You forget when you last watered or fed a plant ・You want to record this season's harvest and look back ・You're growing several plants and want them in one place ■ What you can do ・Register plants (name + emoji + planting date + note) ・Log watering, fertilizing and harvests ・Record harvest quantity and unit (pcs, g, and more) ・See growing days and days since your last care, automatically ・Review each plant's history and total harvest ・Check monthly logs, harvest totals and a plant ranking as charts ・See this month's log count on a Home Screen widget ■ Highlights ・Everything is stored on your device. No account, no connection ・Available in Japanese, English and Chinese ・Full dark mode and clear, readable design ・Export your data as CSV Keep an easy record of your daily gardening and enjoy watching your plants grow. ※ All entries are made by you. This app does not guarantee any harvest amount or plant growth.

Screenshots

LEAF MEMO4 screens
Kitchen Garden Memo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LEAF MEMO at none against Kitchen Garden Memo's 1. LEAF MEMO also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Kitchen Garden Memo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price and ads 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. Kitchen Garden Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LEAF MEMO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEAF MEMO ships an update every 2 weeks, Kitchen Garden Memo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
LEAF MEMO versus Kitchen Garden Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEAF MEMOKitchen Garden Memo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNAOKI TAKESHITA丽佳 施

In-app purchases

None

LEAF MEMO

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kitchen Garden Memo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is LEAF MEMO free?
LEAF MEMO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kitchen Garden Memo free?
Kitchen Garden Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LEAF MEMO or Kitchen Garden Memo have ads?
Both LEAF MEMO and Kitchen Garden Memo show ads.
Which is updated more often, LEAF MEMO or Kitchen Garden Memo?
LEAF MEMO ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kitchen Garden Memo every 2 days. Most recently, LEAF MEMO was updated on October 8, 2026 and Kitchen Garden Memo on October 10, 2026.

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