Comparison

Greenlapse vs BarkGuard

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

Head to head
About

Greenlapse

Visually track the progress of your yard, garden, and plants over time. Capture photos, identify species, monitor growth, and create time-lapses to see seasonal changes and understand plant care needs.

Highlights
  • Track plant and yard changes
  • Create timelapses and comparisons
  • Identify plants
  • Personalized care recommendations
  • Organize yard into zones
  • Automatic photo capture with Ring cameras
Features
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Greenlapse helps you track your yard, garden, and plants over time. Capture photos of your outdoor spaces, identify plants, monitor growth, compare changes, and create beautiful timelapses. Whether you’re planting a garden, improving your landscaping, or simply watching your yard change through the seasons, Greenlapse gives you a simple way to see progress and understand what needs care. Create zones for areas like your front yard, backyard, garden, lawn, or planters. Add photos manually from your phone, or connect a Ring camera for automatic daily imaging, so your yard can be captured consistently without extra effort. With Greenlapse, you can: Track plant and yard changes over time Receive health scores for plants and alerts when care is needed Create timelapses and before/after comparisons Generate seasonal sunlight heatmaps Identify plants from a database of 49,000+ species Get personalized care recommendations Organize your yard into zones Capture photos manually or automatically with supported Ring cameras Greenlapse makes it easier to spot issues early, understand your plants, and watch your yard come to life.

About

BarkGuard

Features
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Leaving your dog home alone is hard. Wondering if they are sleeping, anxious, or barking at every passing car shouldn't be. BarkGuard connects to your existing Ring camera and quietly watches over your dog throughout the day. When something happens, it doesn't just send a generic motion alert — it tells you what your dog is doing and why. KEY FEATURES • Live state at a glance — Resting peacefully / Active right now / Awake. • Smart alerts that mean something — BarkGuard's AI tells you Rex is reacting to a person at the door or Just a passing car, Rex is calm. • Spot patterns that matter — alert moments (likely barking bursts), peak active hours, sleep cycles. • Visual context — see the snapshot from the moment it happened. Stored privately for 30 days, never shared. • No new hardware. Works with the Ring camera you already own. PRIVACY FIRST We do not record audio. Snapshots are stored encrypted in the EU for 30 days, then auto-deleted. We never sell your data. REQUIREMENTS • An active Ring camera or Ring Doorbell • A Ring account • A BarkGuard account (managed through the Ring app) Stay connected to your dog, even when you can't be there.

Screenshots

Greenlapse4 screens
BarkGuard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BarkGuard at every 4 days against Greenlapse's every 2 months. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Greenlapse ships an update every 2 months, BarkGuard every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Greenlapse versus BarkGuard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreenlapseBarkGuard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDesert Hollow Ventures LLCNicola Erbacci

In-app purchases

None

Greenlapse

No in-app purchases

None

BarkGuard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Greenlapse free?
Greenlapse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarkGuard free?
BarkGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Greenlapse or BarkGuard have ads?
Neither Greenlapse nor BarkGuard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Greenlapse or BarkGuard?
Greenlapse ships an update every 2 months, and BarkGuard every 4 days. Most recently, Greenlapse was updated on October 1, 2026 and BarkGuard on October 9, 2026.

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