PlantBud vs Garden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlantBud
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Sprout is a gentle and delightful plant care app that helps you manage plant profiles, schedule watering reminders, and track growth changes, so every plant gets the care it needs. Create a dedicated profile for each plant with its name, location, category, photo, and watering cycle. The home screen clearly shows which plants need water, and you can log watering with a quick tap instead of guessing when you last watered. Key features: - Plant profiles: Manage houseplants, succulents, potted plants, and flowers - Watering reminders: Track cycles and get watering reminders - Care journal: Save watering records, photos, and growth changes - Growth stats: Review care trends and history - AI plant recognition: Identify plants and get care references - AI health check: Diagnose symptoms and build a step-by-step recovery plan - Multilingual support: Designed for users across languages Sprout Pro unlocks more advanced tools: - Unlimited plant profiles - 20 AI plant recognitions and health checks per month - Recovery plans (first one free) - Batch care and plant-sitter guides - Vacation Mode - Data import and export backup - Advanced statistics - Theme customization The free version still includes basic plant management, watering reminders, watering logs, language switching, and basic statistics. Some advanced features require a Sprout Pro subscription. AI recognition results are for reference only. Plant care decisions should also consider the real environment, season, light, temperature, and soil condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscription Terms: https://heathered-chiller-081.notion.site/391e6b8c14b2808f867dd61142b24d03?source=copy_link Privacy Policy: https://heathered-chiller-081.notion.site/1fee6b8c14b280ea9a9feb679caf5075?source=copy_link
Garden
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GardenDiary: Your Ultimate Succulent Plant Journal & Care Tracker Do you often forget when you last watered your succulent? Do you want a beautiful way to document your plant's growth journey? GardenDiary is the perfect journaling app designed for all plant enthusiasts! Effortlessly track every detail of your plants, care activities, and essential information. Key Features: Daily Photo Journaling: Easily add photos for your succulent plants, with storage in the App Sandbox. Choose between taking a Photo or selecting from your Photo Library. View photos in full screen and Save to Photo Library for easy sharing and backup. Smart Care Reminders: The app automatically tracks your watering and maintenance history. If a plant hasn't been watered for over 7 days or maintained for over 14 days, a prominent Red Reminder will appear on the plant card. Priority: Watering Reminder (7 Days) > Maintenance Reminder (14 Days). Calendar View: All your diary entries are organized in a dedicated calendar, allowing you to quickly review daily care schedules。 Tap on any date to see which plants were watered, fertilized, or pruned。 Plant Data Management: Add & Edit Plants: Record essential details like Name (required), Nickname, Family, Species, Purchase Date/Location, and Notes。 Cover Photo: Set a representative photo for each plant to quickly identify them in the Garden list and detail views。 Validation: All fields have character limits, with real-time word count and required field checks。 Diary Entry Features: Multiple Activities: Besides photos and notes, you can log up to five care activities: Fertilizing (施肥), Weeding (除草), Pest Control (除蟲), Watering (澆水), and Pruning (修剪)。 Entry Editing: Modify existing diary entries at any time, including the date, photos, activities, and notes。 Notes: Support up to 500 characters for detailed textual observations。 Download GardenDiary now to organize your plant care journey and witness every beautiful moment of growth! https://github.com/xing0501/GardenDiary/blob/main/PrivacyPolicy.md https://github.com/xing0501/GardenDiary/blob/main/TermsofUse.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Garden at every 4 days against PlantBud's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PlantBud sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Garden sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PlantBud ships an update every 2 weeks, Garden every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlantBud | Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 承萍 马 | YU HSIN CHENG |
In-app purchases
PlantBud
- 订阅会员$0.991 Month
- 年度会员$9.991 Year
Garden
- GardenDiary Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Quarterly$2.993 Months
- GardenDiary Pro - Yearly$12.991 Year









