Comparison

Garden Journal vs Plotly

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

Head to head
About

Garden Journal

Features
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My Gardening Journal is a simple, thoughtful way to plan, track, and care for your garden throughout the year. Whether you’re growing vegetables, flowers, or herbs, the app helps you organize garden beds, log planting details, and keep notes as your garden evolves. Designed for clarity and ease of use, it’s a calm companion for gardeners who prefer intention over complexity. Key features: Create and manage garden beds and planting plans Track plants with notes and growing details Keep a gardening journal with observations and photos Schedule recurring care tasks and reminders Sync your data securely across sessions A subscription unlocks advanced planning tools, recurring care schedules, and full journaling features. The app is available in English and French and supports users in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. My Gardening Journal respects your data and your time β€” no ads, no noise, just gardening. App includes a 2-week free trial followed by a $3.99/month auto-renewing subscription. Reviewers can cancel in Settings β†’ Subscription or delete the account to trigger cancellation.

About

Plotly

This app helps you plan and manage your garden by organizing spaces, tracking plants, and scheduling essential tasks. It simplifies garden maintenance with reminders and task tracking for various plant care activities.

Highlights
  • Organize garden spaces
  • Track plants and varieties
  • Schedule watering, feeding, and pruning
  • Set due dates and reminders
  • Automatic task repetition
  • View daily and overdue tasks
Features
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Plotly is a simple garden planner for real life. Organise your garden spaces, keep track of plants, and stay on top of jobs without using spreadsheets or messy notes. Create spaces like beds, pots, borders, greenhouse areas, and indoor growing spots. Add plants to each space, record useful details, and schedule tasks so you know what needs doing and when. Plotly helps you: - Organise garden spaces - Track plants and varieties - Add watering, feeding, pruning, sowing, transplanting, harvesting, deadheading, weed checks, and pest checks - Set due dates and reminders - Repeat regular tasks automatically - See what is due today, overdue, or completed Whether you are growing flowers, herbs, vegetables, or just trying to keep your garden under control, Plotly makes planning easier.

Screenshots

Garden Journal4 screens
Plotly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Garden Journal at weekly against Plotly's every 3 months. Plotly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garden Journal ships an update weekly, Plotly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Garden Journal versus Plotly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarden JournalPlotly
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHERMAN LESTER MORRISNatasha Card

In-app purchases

None

Garden Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Plotly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garden Journal free?
Garden Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plotly free?
Plotly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Garden Journal or Plotly have ads?
Neither Garden Journal nor Plotly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Garden Journal or Plotly?
Garden Journal ships an update weekly, and Plotly every 3 months. Most recently, Garden Journal was updated on October 6, 2026 and Plotly on October 20, 2026.

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