PROVENA vs SimpleGrow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PROVENA
This app helps you catalog and track your seed collection, preserving the stories behind each variety. It offers privacy-first, offline functionality, allowing you to record origins, monitor stock, and evaluate performance. Generate QR codes for labels and share seed information easily.
- Offline seed tracking
- Smart seed inventory
- Seed origin and history
- QR code labels
- Performance evaluation
- Multiple garden management
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PROVENA — Your Seeds. Your Data. Your Legacy. PROVENA is a privacy-first seed tracking app designed to help you catalog, track, and pass down your seed collection to future generations. Whether you're a heritage gardener, permaculture practitioner, or small-scale farmer — PROVENA helps you preserve not just the names, but the stories behind your seeds. Privacy First. No Cloud. • All data stays on YOUR device • No account required • Works completely offline • GDPR compliant by design Your seeds. Your data. Smart Seed Inventory • Track hundreds of seeds with photos • Classify by plant type and seed source • Monitor stock levels Seed Origin & History Tracking • Record where seeds came from • Tamper-proof record structure • Trust indicators for received seeds QR Code Labels & Sharing • Generate unique QR codes for every seed • Share without internet • Print professional PDF labels Performance Tracking • Evaluate germination, yield, and adaptation • Performance scores across seasons • Highlight your top performers Multiple Gardens, One System • Create unlimited gardens • Garden-specific stats and labels Who Is PROVENA For? • Heritage & heirloom seed keepers • Permaculture practitioners • Seed swap communities • Small-scale producers • Urban gardeners Why PROVENA? • Works offline • Export your data anytime • Multi-language support (EN, TR, DE, FR) Every seed carries a story. PROVENA ensures those stories are never lost. See the PROVENA story: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBScFXxBjbuAzvkQZsjzM7Q
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.
- Personalized planting schedules
- Raised bed layout designer
- AI plant identification
- Pest and disease diagnosis
- Expert gardening courses
- Companion planting suggestions
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PROVENA at free against SimpleGrow's free with in-app purchases. PROVENA also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). SimpleGrow's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. PROVENA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SimpleGrow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PROVENA against 5.0 for SimpleGrow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleGrow has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PROVENA ships an update every 6 days, SimpleGrow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PROVENA | SimpleGrow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ENGIN YILMAZ | Angel Abreu |
Customer experience
PROVENA
SimpleGrow
In-app purchases
PROVENA
- Provena Premium$4.99
SimpleGrow
- SimpleGrow Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- SimpleGrow Premium Annual$89.991 Year









