Comparison

PROVENA vs Tilth

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline seed tracking
  • Smart seed inventory
  • Seed origin and history
  • QR code labels
  • Performance evaluation
  • Multiple garden management
Features
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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

About

Tilth

This garden journal helps you track plant health and diagnose issues with detailed logs and automatic weather data. Get personalized insights based on your garden's specific conditions and history.

Highlights
  • Garden bed logging
  • Plant profiling
  • Timestamped check-ins
  • Automated weather data
  • Personalized plant diagnoses
  • Data export
Features
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Tilth is a garden journal that remembers everything. When something isn't growing, you have real answers instead of guesses. Log your whole garden Add beds by type: raised beds, in-ground plots, containers, grow bags, seed trays. Add plants by name or build a profile from scratch. Every check-in, soil reading, and amendment is timestamped and kept on your device. Why isn't this growing? When something goes wrong, Tilth assembles everything it knows: soil composition, pH, recent weather, watering history, your plant's profile, and your specific concern. It sends all of it for analysis. The result is a diagnosis grounded in your actual garden's data, not a generic checklist. Automatic weather, zero effort Daily temperature, rainfall, humidity, and frost events are logged automatically for your location via WeatherKit. Every diagnosis includes 30 days of weather history without you lifting a finger. Built for every garden Vegetables, flowers, shrubs, grasses, herbs, natives. Tilth tracks them all. One pot on a balcony or twenty beds in a backyard. Every plant gets its own profile and history. Your data stays yours Nothing is deleted on downgrade. Everything lives on your device. Export any time. Free to start. Tilth Premium unlocks unlimited beds, unlimited diagnoses, and advanced pattern analysis. Tilth Premium: • Monthly: $4.99/mo • Annual: $29.99/yr Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in iOS Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://gettilth.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://gettilth.com/privacy

Screenshots

PROVENA4 screens
Tilth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: PROVENA at free against Tilth's freemium. PROVENA also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). Tilth's advantage is ratings volume (6 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PROVENA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tilth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PROVENA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tilth has 6 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PROVENA ships an update every 6 days, Tilth every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PROVENA versus Tilth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPROVENATilth
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperENGIN YILMAZMichael Spearman

Customer experience

PROVENA

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

Tilth

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PROVENA

One-time1
  • Provena Premium$4.99
2 purchases

Tilth

Subscriptions2
  • Tilth Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Tilth Premium (Annual)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PROVENA free?
PROVENA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tilth free?
Tilth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PROVENA or Tilth?
PROVENA is rated higher. PROVENA averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tilth averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do PROVENA or Tilth have ads?
Neither PROVENA nor Tilth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PROVENA or Tilth?
PROVENA ships an update every 6 days, and Tilth every 2 weeks. Most recently, PROVENA was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tilth on October 31, 2026.

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