Comparison

Grow vs SemiPerfumer

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

Head to head
About

Grow

A private space for self-reflection and emotional understanding. Offers journaling, voice notes, guided paths, and photo saving without pressure to perform or improve. Focuses on making sense of your thoughts and reconnecting with yourself.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free private journaling
  • Voice-to-text journaling
  • Guided reflection prompts
  • Save photos with reflections
  • Guided Weekly Paths
  • Daily Seeds for grounding
  • Emotional insight library
Features
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Grow is a private reflection app designed to help you slow down, explore what’s on your mind, and understand yourself and your life more clearly. Reflect on your relationships. Think through a decision. Explore your values. Write about work, love, faith, money, change, or the future. Or simply begin with whatever has your attention today. You don’t need to know exactly what you’re looking for. Grow gives you somewhere to start. Reflect on what matters Some questions deserve more than a quick answer. Explore guided reflections across different parts of life, from identity and relationships to career, intimacy, faith, values, healing, decisions, and personal growth. Use Daily Seeds when you want one thoughtful question. Follow guided Reflect paths when you want more structure. Go Deeper when there’s a particular part of life you want to explore. Write it or speak it Sometimes reflection begins with a question. Sometimes you just need somewhere to put your thoughts. Write freely in your private journal or use voice-to-text when speaking feels more natural than typing. Add photos to reflections you want to remember and return to previous entries whenever you want to see what has changed. Make space to breathe Grow isn’t only somewhere to think. Breathe, Inhale, and Exhale offer simple ways to slow the moment down when you need a pause. Quiet gives you peaceful soundscapes for moments when you want to rest without having to reflect on anything at all. Grow includes • Daily Seeds with thoughtful questions for everyday reflection • Guided Reflect paths for exploring yourself more deeply • Go Deeper reflections across relationships, career, love, money, faith, values, change, healing, and more • Private journaling and free writing • Voice-to-text journaling • Photo reflections • Breathe, Inhale, and Exhale experiences • Quiet soundscapes for rest • The Grow Library for exploring emotions, boundaries, self-trust, relationships, identity, and more • Home Screen widgets that keep reflection close • iCloud sync and backup across supported Apple devices Grow Premium Grow Premium gives you full access to Grow’s reflection experience, including expanded journaling and reflection tools, guided experiences, and new ways to return to yourself as Grow continues to evolve. No ads. No streaks. Nothing gamified. Just more space to reflect, understand yourself, and grow at your own pace. Free Trial & Subscription Details Grow Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Yearly: $49.99 per year Monthly: $4.99 per month Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://1drv.ms/w/c/69a6762ae2304d55/IQC7Q4givt6oQ7YbEedMAAu9AWDaQehIQq5QX0XlAP3p9wM?e=th0FpB Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SemiPerfumer

Features
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SemiPerfumer is a private perfume journal for collecting, organizing, and understanding the fragrances you wear. Record perfumes with notes, scent types, seasons, scenes, ratings, ownership status, remaining amount, acquisition dates, prices, and personal memories. More than a simple list, SemiPerfumer helps you build a quiet, visual archive of your fragrance life. Track when you wear each perfume, add usage notes, and look back through your calendar. See which scents you reach for most often, how your tastes change by season or scene, and which notes, brands, perfumers, and scent styles appear most in your collection. You can also create beautiful share images and short videos, including quiz-style videos that introduce your perfumes, for perfume pages, calendars, usage history, rankings, and data summaries. Key features: ・Build a personal perfume library ・Record top, middle, and base notes ・Tag scent types, seasons, time of day, and scenes ・Track ratings, ownership status, remaining amount, and used bottles ・Log daily usage with notes ・View usage and acquisition calendars ・Analyze your collection with visual charts ・Create share images from your perfume data ・Export short videos, including quiz-style videos, to introduce your perfumes ・Import structured perfume information with AI-assisted workflows Your perfume data stays on your device. No account is required. For collectors, fragrance lovers, and anyone who wants to remember not only what they own, but how each scent fits into their life.

Screenshots

Grow4 screens
SemiPerfumer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SemiPerfumer at every 10 days against Grow's monthly. On price, ads, 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. Grow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SemiPerfumer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grow ships an update monthly, SemiPerfumer every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Grow versus SemiPerfumer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowSemiPerfumer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperABLAVI VENUNYE EGATakuya Harayama

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Grow

Subscriptions2
  • Grow Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Grow Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

SemiPerfumer

One-time1
  • 500-Perfume Plan$6.99

Questions

Is Grow free?
Grow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SemiPerfumer free?
SemiPerfumer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grow or SemiPerfumer have ads?
Neither Grow nor SemiPerfumer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grow or SemiPerfumer?
Grow ships an update monthly, and SemiPerfumer every 10 days. Most recently, Grow was updated on October 31, 2026 and SemiPerfumer on October 31, 2026.

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