Comparison

Sequoia vs Hi, Tree

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

Head to head
About

Sequoia

This app offers a personal and visual experience for tree planting. Grow and care for your own sequoia, build a digital forest, and track your ecological impact. It connects your digital tree to a real-world reforestation effort.

Highlights
  • Grow and care for a personal sequoia
  • Build a digital forest
  • Track ecological progress
  • Follow tree growth stages
  • Explore eco-metrics
  • Share progress with others
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Sequoia is an interactive eco companion that turns tree planting into a calm, visual and personal experience. Grow your own sequoia, care for it over time, build your personal forest and follow your ecological progress in one simple app. Sequoia is built around a clear idea: a tree should feel personal. You do not just see a number on a screen — you grow a living symbol of your contribution to nature. Your sequoia is connected to a real tree planted in a nursery, becoming part of real-world reforestation and the restoration of green spaces. With Sequoia, you can receive a personal certificate for your tree with detailed information about its growth and environmental impact, including its age, height, water consumption, CO₂ absorbed so far, and estimated CO₂ absorption per year. With Sequoia, you can: - Grow and care for your own sequoia - Build a personal digital forest - Track your ecological progress - Follow tree growth stages and milestones - Explore impact through simple eco-metrics - Personalize your forest experience - Share your progress with others - Take part in a nature-first community Sequoia is designed for people who want environmental action to feel simple, beautiful and meaningful. No complicated tools. No noise. Just your tree, your forest and a direct connection to nature. Start with one tree. Grow your forest. Help restore the planet with Sequoia.

About

Hi, Tree

Discover and name trees in your community, creating a shared map of personal arboreal landmarks. Use AI to learn about species, age, and history. Track your collection and engage with other nature enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Photograph and claim trees
  • Name and pin trees on a map
  • Build a personal tree collection
  • Discover unclaimed monumental trees
  • AI-powered tree identification and information
  • Seasonal photo updates and comments
  • Community leaderboard and check-ins
Features
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Hi, Tree turns the trees you walk past into named places. Spot a tree. Take a photo. Give it a personal name and pin it on a community map of monumental trees. The first person to claim each tree becomes its naturalist — and once it's yours, it's yours. A small, slow collection. Hi, Tree is a naturalist's notebook for the world's trees. Build a personal collection one walk at a time. Open the map and discover the trees other people have already loved — the oak in front of someone's grandmother's house, the cedar on the edge of a park, the tree at the bottom of your street that someone gave a name to before you walked past it. Find a tree no one's named yet. Other trees on the map are still unclaimed — monumental ones that have been mapped but never named, waiting for the first naturalist to show up. The plane tree by your bus stop. The oak in the park down the road. The cedar that's been there longer than your neighbourhood. Open the map, pick one near you, walk over, take its photo, and give it a name. Some have been waiting months for someone to notice them. Tree Chat — your AI naturalist companion. Tap any tree and ask. Hi, Tree uses AI to identify the species from your photo and surface the things a curious naturalist would want to know — likely age, regional history, seasonal behaviour, what to look for next time. AI suggestions are best-effort, not gospel; check anything you'd act on. A living record, written by everyone. Trees in Hi, Tree aren't frozen the moment they're claimed. Add photo updates as the tree changes through the seasons. Leave a comment on a tree someone else claimed, and the owner can reply. Tap a heart to like a tree you love — its naturalist gets a quiet push notification. Check in at the trees you visit on your walks, and see the top naturalists on a community leaderboard. The trees you love become part of a shared, living record — one anyone on earth can walk up to and listen to. Carry your collection with you. Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your trees, claims, check-ins, and likes on every device you use. Or skip it and stay anonymous — the choice is yours, and you can decide later. What you can do with Hi, Tree • Photograph and claim a tree on your walk • Name it, write a field note, and pin it on the map • Build a personal collection of trees that mean something to you • Hunt down unclaimed monumental trees on the map and be the first to name one • Discover trees other naturalists have already claimed near you • Check in at trees you visit and rise up the naturalists' leaderboard • Comment on others' trees and reply to comments on yours • Add fresh photos of any tree as the seasons change • Like trees you love and get push notifications when yours are liked • Ask Tree Chat about species, age, and seasonal changes • Share a beautifully composed specimen card with friends • Sign in with Apple or Google to sync across devices For people who notice trees. Hi, Tree doesn't pretend to do conservation work directly. It's a tool for paying attention. We think attention is upstream of caring, and caring is upstream of action. Free. iPhone-only for now. — About claiming: claiming a tree on Hi, Tree is a personal and community gesture, not a legal one. Nobody owns a tree. Think of it the way you'd think of naming a star — a small ritual of attention. Privacy: we don't sell your data and don't run advertising. Full policy at hitree.app/privacy-policy. Questions? hello@hitree.app

Screenshots

Sequoia4 screens
Hi, Tree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sequoia at 100% against Hi, Tree's 63%. Sequoia also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Hi, Tree's advantage is ratings volume (94 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sequoia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hi, Tree has 94 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sequoia's written reviews are positive against 63% of Hi, Tree's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sequoia ships an update every 5 days, Hi, Tree every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sequoia versus Hi, Tree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSequoiaHi, Tree
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (94 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings194 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndrei OnishchenkoNCOM d.o.o.

Customer experience

Sequoia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hi, Tree

All ratings92 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

Sequoia

No in-app purchases

None

Hi, Tree

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sequoia free?
Sequoia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hi, Tree free?
Hi, Tree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sequoia or Hi, Tree?
Sequoia is rated higher. Sequoia averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hi, Tree averages 4.8 from 94 ratings.
Do Sequoia or Hi, Tree have ads?
Hi, Tree shows ads; Sequoia does not.
Which is updated more often, Sequoia or Hi, Tree?
Sequoia ships an update every 5 days, and Hi, Tree every 6 days. Most recently, Sequoia was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hi, Tree on October 31, 2026.

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