Comparison

Homeschool Feast vs Lesson Garden

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

Head to head
About

Homeschool Feast

This app provides a literature-based homeschool curriculum inspired by the Charlotte Mason method. It offers living lesson plans, embedded videos, and community forums, all accessible from your mobile device for a flexible and simplified educational experience.

Highlights
  • Charlotte Mason curriculum
  • Literature-based lessons
  • Embedded video content
  • Community forums
  • Morning time routines
  • Teacher training vault
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Your homeschool curriculum—right in your pocket. The Homeschool Feast brings Charlotte Mason education to your kitchen table. Whether you're waiting at the vet's office or curled up on the couch, everything your family needs for a rich, literature-based education is right here—no printed materials, no complicated setup, just open the app and teach. START FREE Complete Charlotte Mason mini-course Master demo curriculum preview Morning time sample lessons Access to our supportive community WHAT'S INSIDE THE MEMBERSHIP Complete living lesson plans for all subjects Morning time routines with hymns, folk songs, art, and Bible lessons Videos embedded right in each lesson Community forums with other like-minded homeschool families Teacher training vault with Julie Ross's decades of expertise Weekly encouragement and practical tips DESIGNED FOR REAL LIFE No more juggling teacher guides, hunting for links, or drowning in printables. Every lesson is at your fingertips—read aloud recommendations, discussion prompts, activity suggestions, all in one beautiful, easy-to-navigate app. WHO IS THIS FOR? Homeschool parents seeking a Charlotte Mason approach Families who want literature-rich, living education Moms tired of complicated curriculum setup Anyone who values flexibility and mobile access Parents looking for a supportive homeschool community THE CHARLOTTE MASON DIFFERENCE A Gentle Feast has served thousands of families with our accessible approach to Charlotte Mason education. We believe homeschool should be simple, beautiful, and accessible—not overwhelming. This app is your ticket to confident Charlotte Mason homeschooling. TRY IT FREE Download the app, explore the free mini-course, preview the curriculum, and join the community. See if The Homeschool Feast is the right fit for your family. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lesson Garden

This app helps homeschoolers plan their entire academic year with customizable schedules and daily checklists for each child. It automatically adjusts plans for missed days or early completion, and offers features like widgets and Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • Automated lesson planning
  • Daily checklists for each child
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Progress tracking
  • Break and holiday integration
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Plan the whole homeschool year in minutes, then just check off each day. Tell Lesson Garden how many lessons or pages are in each book. It works out the pace, spreads everything across your school year, and gives you a simple checklist for every child, every day. EVERY BOOK FINISHED ON TIME • Enter a book's lessons or pages, and Lesson Garden spreads them evenly so it finishes on the last day of school. • Prefer a routine? Choose every day, Mon–Thu, Mon/Wed/Fri, Tue/Thu, every other day, or your own days, and see the finish date for each before you pick. • Page-based books get the right number of pages each time. • Curricula with more than one book, like Math 2A then 2B, are planned as one year. • Already partway through? Start from the lesson or page you're on. A CHECKLIST FOR EVERY CHILD • Today shows each child's lessons for the day. Tap to check them off. • On iPad, Today shows each child's lessons side by side. • The Week view shows the whole week at a glance, on iPhone and iPad. • Filter by child or by book. LIFE HAPPENS, AND THE PLAN KEEPS UP • Missed a day? Unfinished lessons move to the next school day, and the rest of the plan shifts. • Worked ahead, or did a subject on a day it wasn't planned? Check off the next lesson in any book from Today, and that book's plan moves up. • Checked something off by mistake? Undo it. YOUR SCHOOL YEAR, YOUR WAY • Set your first day, number of school days (180 by default), and which weekdays you do school. • Add breaks and holidays, and plans flow around them. • Give the same book to more than one child, each with their own copy to check off. • Doing history or a read-aloud with everyone? Make it a together book: it shows up once, and one tap checks it off for every child. HANDY EXTRAS • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show what's next and each child's progress. • An optional daily reminder tells you how many lessons are planned that day. • On Apple Watch, see today's lessons and check them off from your wrist (with Undo), and see a lessons-left count on your watch face. LESSON GARDEN PLUS The free version plans for up to 2 students. Lesson Garden Plus adds: • Up to 8 students. • Sharing: invite a family member, and you each sign in (with Apple, or with an emailed code) to share the same plans and checkmarks on your own iPhones and iPads. Plus is available yearly (with a free trial) or as a one-time lifetime purchase, and can be shared with your household through Apple Family Sharing. Your plans stay on your device unless you turn on Sharing. No ads, no tracking. Terms of Use: https://www.lessongarden.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.lessongarden.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Homeschool Feast4 screens
Lesson Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Homeschool Feast at none against Lesson Garden's 2. Homeschool Feast also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Lesson Garden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Homeschool Feast asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Homeschool Feast against 5.0 for Lesson Garden. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Homeschool Feast ships an update fortnightly, Lesson Garden every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Homeschool Feast versus Lesson Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeschool FeastLesson Garden
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA Gentle FeastAdeptware, Inc.

Customer experience

Homeschool Feast

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lesson Garden

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Homeschool Feast

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lesson Garden

Subscriptions1
  • Lesson Garden Plus Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lesson Garden Plus Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Homeschool Feast free?
Homeschool Feast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lesson Garden free?
Lesson Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Homeschool Feast or Lesson Garden?
Homeschool Feast and Lesson Garden are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Homeschool Feast or Lesson Garden have ads?
Neither Homeschool Feast nor Lesson Garden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Homeschool Feast or Lesson Garden?
Homeschool Feast ships an update fortnightly, and Lesson Garden every 2 weeks. Most recently, Homeschool Feast was updated on October 31, 2026 and Lesson Garden on November 10, 2026.

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