Comparison

HarvestLoop vs SimpleGrow

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

Head to head
About

HarvestLoop

This app simplifies home food gardening with an AI assistant to guide you through planning, tracking plants, and managing seasonal tasks. It helps organize garden beds and provides step-by-step advice for successful cultivation.

Highlights
  • Garden bed and plant tracking
  • Seasonal task management
  • AI garden assistant
  • Photo check-ins for plant health
  • Notes and activity history
  • Optional professional garden design
Features
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HarvestLoop helps you grow a thriving home food garden without guesswork—with Harloo, your built-in AI garden assistant. Create and manage garden beds, track plants, and stay on top of seasonal tasks—all in one place. HarvestLoop combines practical garden planning with Harloo, an AI guide that helps you know what to do and when to do it. Whether you’re starting your first raised bed or managing multiple gardens, HarvestLoop keeps everything organized and easy to follow. Features - Garden bed and plant tracking - Seasonal task management - Harloo AI garden assistant (guidance, questions, next steps) - Photo check-ins for plant health and issues - Notes and activity history - Optional professional garden design and support HarvestLoop is built for homeowners who want real results, not endless research.

About

SimpleGrow

Plan your garden with personalized schedules based on local frost dates. Design raised beds, identify plants, and diagnose issues with AI tools. Access expert courses and webinars to improve your gardening skills.

Highlights
  • Personalized planting schedules
  • Raised bed layout designer
  • AI plant identification
  • Pest and disease diagnosis
  • Expert gardening courses
  • Companion planting suggestions
Features
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Know exactly what to plant - and when. SimpleGrow turns your location's real frost dates into a personalized planting schedule so nothing goes in the ground too early, too late, or in the wrong spot. Used by home gardeners growing vegetables, herbs, and food for their families. SMART PLANTING SCHEDULES • Personalized to your exact zip code and frost dates • Seed starting, transplanting, and harvest reminders • Spring and fall calendars with succession planting GARDEN LAYOUT PLANNER • Visual raised bed designer with drag-and-drop • Companion planting suggestions (friends and enemies) • Auto-generates layouts based on your plant list AI-POWERED TOOLS • Identify plants and diagnose problems from a photo • Pest and disease diagnosis • Pet-safe plant checker LEARN FROM EXPERTS • Video courses on regenerative gardening • Monthly live webinars with expert gardeners • Soil health and composting guides --- Try free for 14 days --- $9.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://simplegrow.org/terms Privacy Policy: https://simplegrow.org/privacy

Screenshots

HarvestLoop4 screens
SimpleGrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HarvestLoop at none against SimpleGrow's 2. HarvestLoop also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). SimpleGrow's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. SimpleGrow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. HarvestLoop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HarvestLoop against 5.0 for SimpleGrow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HarvestLoop ships an update every 3 weeks, SimpleGrow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HarvestLoop versus SimpleGrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarvestLoopSimpleGrow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLifeSpaceAngel Abreu

Customer experience

HarvestLoop

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

SimpleGrow

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HarvestLoop

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SimpleGrow

Subscriptions2
  • SimpleGrow Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • SimpleGrow Premium Annual$89.991 Year

Questions

Is HarvestLoop free?
HarvestLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleGrow free?
SimpleGrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HarvestLoop or SimpleGrow?
HarvestLoop and SimpleGrow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do HarvestLoop or SimpleGrow have ads?
Neither HarvestLoop nor SimpleGrow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HarvestLoop or SimpleGrow?
HarvestLoop ships an update every 3 weeks, and SimpleGrow every 2 weeks. Most recently, HarvestLoop was updated on October 7, 2026 and SimpleGrow on September 23, 2026.

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