Comparison

The Heirloom Forum vs SmartTracker

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

Head to head
About

The Heirloom Forum

Connect with fellow plant enthusiasts, manage your gardening projects, and track your harvests. This social network offers tools for farmers, gardeners, and seed savers to document traits, organize seeds, and manage tasks. Explore community feeds and unlock premium features through subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Community feed and profiles
  • Task and to-do manager
  • Project and plant management
  • Trait tracking and documentation
  • Seed organization tools
  • Harvest data management
Features
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Get started right away with Guest Access — browse the community feed and explore the app without creating an account. When you’re ready to unlock the full experience — creating your own profile, saving and managing projects, posting to the feed, and accessing premium tools — simply create an account and subscribe. The Heirloom Forum app is a social network built with tools to help farmers, gardeners, plant breeders, and seed savers. App features include, social feed and profile, task and to do manager, project and plant management, trait tracking and documenting, seed organization and selection tools, harvest data management, and more. Upon installing the application, simply choose a subscription level, ranging in price from free (Professional Subscription), or $11.99 per month (Founder Subscription), or select an annual billing plan, at a discounted rate! The Founder subscription is billed on an auto-renewing basis, until you decide to cancel your plan, anytime. The Organization subscription, is $1000./year, billed annually, on an auto-renewing basis. the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.theheirloomforum.com/privacy-policy Terms Of Service https://www.theheirloomforum.com/terms-of-service-1

About

SmartTracker

Effortlessly monitor prices on any website and receive instant alerts when deals drop. Visualize price history with clear charts and organize wishlists. Integrates with Siri and Shortcuts for seamless price tracking.

Highlights
  • Track prices on any website
  • Set smart price alerts
  • View price history charts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Organize wishlists and collections
  • Export data to CSV
Features
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Stop refreshing product pages just to catch a discount. SmartTracker watches the page for you and tells you when the price changes. SmartTracker is your private price‑tracking companion for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Track prices on any website, set smart alerts, and see clear price history charts, so you can judge a deal for yourself. Built to work on any website. If you find one that doesn't, email me and I'll add support for it. Features: • Watch any text on a page, not just the price — stock status, shipping ETA, version numbers — and get alerted the moment it changes. • Track prices and discounts on any website in any currency. • Track values behind a login with Signed-In Sites: sign in to a site once and refreshes keep using that session. Your username and password are never saved. • Set target prices and get notified when deals drop below your budget. • See clear price history charts to spot trends at a glance. • Glance at your latest prices right from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. • Stay hands‑free with Siri and the Shortcuts app — add items, refresh prices, and open deals with a tap or your voice. • Organize wishlists and collections for different stores, products, or projects. • Sync everything instantly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. • Export your full history as CSV files. • And much more… Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud account: no account, no ads, no data selling. We collect only anonymous data on how the app is used, and you can turn that off in Settings. Start free with up to 5 tracked items and 3 collections. Once you are ready, unlock unlimited items, unlimited collections, background refresh, and Signed-In Sites with a single one‑time purchase or, if you prefer, an auto‑renewing annual subscription. Download SmartTracker today, add your first few products, and let it watch the prices so you don’t have to. Privacy Policy: https://www.smarttracker.tech/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://www.smarttracker.tech/terms

Screenshots

The Heirloom Forum4 screens
SmartTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Heirloom Forum at 14.0.0 against SmartTracker's 26.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. The Heirloom Forum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and SmartTracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Heirloom Forum against 5.0 for SmartTracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Heirloom Forum ships an update every 8 days, SmartTracker every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Heirloom Forum versus SmartTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Heirloom ForumSmartTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB49 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLeland HolmesHugo Prione

Customer experience

The Heirloom Forum

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SmartTracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Heirloom Forum

Subscriptions3
  • Founder Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Founder Yearly7 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • Organization Membership$1000.001 Year
2 purchases

SmartTracker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - Annual7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium - One-time purchase$19.99

Questions

Is The Heirloom Forum free?
The Heirloom Forum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartTracker free?
SmartTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Heirloom Forum or SmartTracker?
The Heirloom Forum and SmartTracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do The Heirloom Forum or SmartTracker have ads?
Neither The Heirloom Forum nor SmartTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Heirloom Forum or SmartTracker?
The Heirloom Forum ships an update every 8 days, and SmartTracker every 6 days. Most recently, The Heirloom Forum was updated on November 5, 2026 and SmartTracker on November 5, 2026.

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