Comparison

GrowingTimer vs Plantri

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

Head to head
About

GrowingTimer

Features
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How much time do you really spend focused? GrowingTimer is a productivity timer app that records your focus time by category and visualizes your time usage patterns with intuitive statistics. # TRACK TIME BY CATEGORY Create custom categories like coding, exercise, reading, or studying. Record exactly how much time you invest in each activity. # TWO TIMER MODES - Stopwatch Mode: Track focus time freely with no limits - Countdown Mode: Set a target duration (25, 30, 45, or 60 min) and stay focused # VISUAL STATISTICS AT A GLANCE View category distribution with pie charts and analyze daily focus trends with bar charts. Review your growth over 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, or all time. # DYNAMIC ISLAND & LIVE ACTIVITIES Monitor and control your timer in real time from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — without opening the app. # WIDGET SUPPORT Access your timer quickly with a Home Screen widget. # ICLOUD SYNC Your records sync automatically across all your devices. Start building your focus time with GrowingTimer today.

About

Plantri

This app helps you visualize your day in 10-minute increments, turning goals into actionable schedules. It breaks down large objectives into smaller steps, rewarding progress with virtual gems and offering a supportive digital secretary for daily reflections. Integrate your existing calendars to see all commitments in one place.

Highlights
  • Time blocking in 10-minute cells
  • Goal breakdown into sub-goals
  • Automatic goal progress tracking
  • Calendar event import (Apple, Google, Naver)
  • Digital secretary for journaling and insights
  • Gem rewards for task completion
  • Memos with checkboxes and photos
Features
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11 PM. You were busy all day — so why does it feel like nothing happened? That emptiness isn't a lack of plans. It's that you can't see them adding up. Plantri draws your day in 10-minute cells, and every check visibly fills up your goal progress. If your January goals are still asleep in the corner of a diary, Plantri breaks them down and brings them onto today's timetable. 30 minutes of exercise, 10 minutes of English — every small cell you fill earns you gems, and your secretary leaves a warm reply on today's log. ◆ Goals become schedules ・Break a core goal into sub-goals and action steps, and place them right on the timetable ・Finished tasks roll up into your goal progress automatically ・See at a glance which goal today's effort is feeding ◆ A 10-minute grid you can feel ・Swipe across the grid to create a task — one cell is 10 minutes ・To-dos live on the timetable as marks — they fill with color when done ・Make a to-do in the list, then drag it onto the grid when you're ready ・Springy animations, haptics on every check, confetti when you finish the day ◆ All your calendars in one place ・Import Apple, Google, and Naver Calendar events as they are (even bookings) ・Multi-day events show as connected bands — long-press and drag to create one ◆ A secretary who reads your day ・A warm reply to your short journal, pattern insights on your weekly log ・Start each day with a morning briefing ◆ Small wins become gems ・Earn gems every time you finish a task or set a new goal ◆ Memos, freely and deeply — merge, organize, add checkboxes and photos ◆ Made to feel easy — a hands-on tutorial that teaches by doing, two layout modes, Google/Apple sign-in sync ◆ Plantri Pro Unlimited goals, tasks and to-dos, photos in journals and memos, every mark, unlimited AI replies. ・Auto-renewable yearly/monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. ・Terms of Use: https://secret-secretary-b67da.web.app/terms.html ・Privacy Policy: https://secret-secretary-b67da.web.app/privacy.html Turn your goals into today's action, with Plantri.

Screenshots

GrowingTimer4 screens
Plantri4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GrowingTimer at none against Plantri's 9. Plantri's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Plantri sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. GrowingTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GrowingTimer ships an update fortnightly, Plantri every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GrowingTimer versus Plantri: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrowingTimerPlantri
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChoi chul woongyounhee kwak

In-app purchases

None

GrowingTimer

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Plantri

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly1 Year trial$12.901 Year
  • Plantri Pro Yearly$14.901 Year
One-time6
  • Plantri Pro Lifetime$29.90
  • Plantri Pro Lifetime$31.49
  • Plantri Pro Lifetime$32.90
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  • Plantri Pro Lifetime$43.90
  • Plantri Pro Lifetime$46.49
  • Plantri Pro Lifetime$47.90

Questions

Is GrowingTimer free?
GrowingTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plantri free?
Plantri is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GrowingTimer or Plantri have ads?
Neither GrowingTimer nor Plantri shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GrowingTimer or Plantri?
GrowingTimer ships an update fortnightly, and Plantri every 6 days. Most recently, GrowingTimer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Plantri on October 31, 2026.

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