Comparison

Garden Planner vs Plotly

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

Head to head
About

Garden Planner

Design your garden layout, plan planting schedules, and track plant progress with detailed information. Optimize your harvest with companion planting guides and localized growing zone recommendations. Keep all your garden data private and accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Intuitive garden layout design
  • Square foot gardening guides
  • Localized planting calendar
  • 200+ plant and vegetable library
  • Companion and combative planting advice
  • Plant diary and seed inventory
  • 100% offline functionality
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Whether you're a beginner planting your first vegetables or an experienced gardener managing multiple beds — Niwa gives you everything you need to grow with confidence, fully offline and completely private by design. We're the first iOS native garden planner also focused on iOS26. PLAN & DESIGN - Garden Planner: Design your garden layout on an intuitive visual grid. Plan raised beds, track what's planted, and manage multiple gardens, all in one place. - Square Foot Gardening: Optimize every inch with square foot spacing guides. Perfect for raised beds and small backyard spaces. GROW SMARTER - Planting Calendar: Know exactly when to start seeds or transplant based on your location, grow zone and frost dates. Never miss the right planting window again. - 200+ Plants & Vegetables: Browse a complete library of vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers and grains. Get detailed info on harvest times, sun exposure, spacing, seed depth, germination and more. - Companion & Combative Planting: Discover which plants thrive together and which ones to keep apart. Make smarter decisions to maximize your harvest. - Localized Grow Zones: Get personalized planting recommendations based on your climate zone and frost dates. TRACK & ORGANIZE - Plant Diary: Document each plant's journey with timestamped entries and photos. Track progress over time and never lose a note. - Seed Inventory: Track your seed packets, expiration dates and quantities. Never waste seeds again. BUILT DIFFERENTLY - Works 100% Offline: No internet connection needed — in your garden, in the countryside, anywhere. - Private by Design: No tracking, no analytics, no ads. Your garden data stays on your device — always. Niwa is perfect for backyard gardeners, raised bed growers, beginner and expert vegetable gardeners and anyone who wants a clean, modern gardening app. _ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/gabriele-pala/Niwa-Privacy-Policy-30d2e94fd1918040bc39d9eacbba2bb9 Terms of Service: https://gabriele-pala.notion.site/Terms-Conditions-2032e94fd1918067a487f7f6db35f2dc

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 Planner4 screens
Plotly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plotly at none against Garden Planner's 4. Plotly also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Garden Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Garden Planner sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Plotly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garden Planner ships an update every 3 days, Plotly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Garden Planner versus Plotly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarden PlannerPlotly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGabriele PalaNatasha Card

Customer experience

Garden Planner

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Plotly

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Garden Planner

Subscriptions3
  • All Access$2.997 Days
  • All Access$3.991 Month
  • Premium$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$24.99
None

Plotly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garden Planner free?
Garden Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plotly free?
Plotly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Garden Planner or Plotly have ads?
Neither Garden Planner nor Plotly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Garden Planner or Plotly?
Garden Planner ships an update every 3 days, and Plotly every 3 months. Most recently, Garden Planner was updated on September 7, 2026 and Plotly on September 17, 2026.

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