Comparison

PlantBud vs MSafe Pro

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

Head to head
About

PlantBud

Features
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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

About

MSafe Pro

Features
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MSafe is a password manager that stays on your device. There is no cloud, no account, and no way for the app to send your data anywhere - it ships with no networking code at all. UNLOCK - Face ID or Touch ID, backed by the Secure Enclave - Master password always works as a fallback - Optional auto-lock when you leave the app FILL - Use MSafe as a Password AutoFill provider in Safari and apps - One tap to fill a login, gated by Face ID or your master password ORGANIZE - Service, username, password, notes, website, and color-coded tags - Built-in secure password generator - Password health check flags weak and reused passwords BACK UP ON YOUR TERMS - Export your vault as an encrypted .msafe file - Print credentials as scannable encrypted QR codes (PDF) - Write entries to NFC tags - Every export is encrypted with your master password, so you decide where a backup lives and when it moves PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-up, no email - No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising, no tracking - No subscription - After ten failed unlock attempts the vault is wiped - there is no back door and no recovery email Your passwords. On your phone. Yours alone.

Screenshots

PlantBud3 screens
MSafe Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PlantBud at Free against MSafe Pro's $0.99. MSafe Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, device support 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

PlantBud is free to download; MSafe Pro costs $0.99 up front. PlantBud sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MSafe Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlantBud ships an update every 2 weeks, MSafe Pro every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
PlantBud versus MSafe Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlantBudMSafe Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeræ‰ŋ萍 éĐŽDaniel Martins Albuquerque

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PlantBud

Subscriptions2
  • čŪĒ阅䞚员$0.991 Month
  • åđīåšĶ䞚员$9.991 Year
None

MSafe Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlantBud free?
PlantBud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MSafe Pro free?
MSafe Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlantBud or MSafe Pro have ads?
Neither PlantBud nor MSafe Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PlantBud or MSafe Pro?
PlantBud ships an update every 2 weeks, and MSafe Pro every 5 days. Most recently, PlantBud was updated on October 24, 2026 and MSafe Pro on October 22, 2026.

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