Comparison

GroGuild vs Draft Light

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

Head to head
About

GroGuild

Features
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Create your own plants and categories, edit existing plants and choose icons, spacing and growing conditions. The editor and import are free for everyone. With groguild Pro, export and share your own entries or the entire plant library. Edits survive app updates and appear in existing guilds. When replacing the library, a list of affected plants and guilds prevents missing entries. Two Australian plants join the catalog. Plant information panels now scroll reliably. GroGuild revolutionizes how you plan your garden. With our innovative drag & drop designer, you'll effortlessly create sustainable plant communities and discover the hidden synergies between different plant species. WHAT MAKES GROGUILD SPECIAL? GroGuild combines centuries-old permaculture wisdom with modern desktop and mobile technology. The intuitive 2D canvas makes complex ecosystem planning accessible - from hobby gardeners to professional landscape planners. KEY FEATURES: β€’ Drag & Drop Guild Designer with an interactive 2D canvas β€’ Grid, snap-to-grid and alignment guides for precise beds β€’ Distance and area measurement directly on the canvas β€’ Companion synergies and antagonist conflicts drawn as live lines β€’ Plant database with category, spacing, sun and water needs β€’ Plants native to North America with region and pollinator filters, a North American origin badge, bloom months and butterfly host information β€’ Seasonal sowing and harvest calendar β€’ Southern Hemisphere mode: sowing, bloom and harvest months shift automatically by six months β€’ Guild templates such as Three Sisters, Fruit Tree Guild, Herb Island, Pollinator Patch and Monarch Waystation β€’ Units in cm, m, inches and feet β€’ PDF with layout, plant list and relationships; PNG image of the layout PDF labels and plant names follow all 18 app languages, including Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Korean. Bundled fonts let the first PDF or PNG export work without internet access. Pollinator Patch and Monarch Waystation are North American examples. Check site suitability and local rules before planting. Do not plant Asclepias syriaca in the EU. AVAILABLE IN 18 LANGUAGES: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Turkish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Czech and Finnish - with one-tap language switch. PERFECT FOR: β€’ Permaculture enthusiasts and hobby gardeners β€’ Pollinator garden and native planting projects β€’ Landscape planners and garden designers β€’ Self-sufficient growers and sustainable farmers β€’ Agricultural science students FREE AND PRO: The free version includes 15 plants across all categories, enough to plan the classic fruit tree guild in full. groguild Pro unlocks every plant and every guild template with a one-time purchase. No subscription. PRIVACY FIRST: All designs are stored strictly on-device. No design data, plant selections or metadata are sent to any server. Transform your garden into a productive, sustainable ecosystem with GroGuild!

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Draft Light

Features
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Write notes, journals, and stories in a quiet Markdown editor. Draft Light gives you unlimited drafts, clean reading, and tools to keep your writing organized. Open it and write at onceβ€”no account, no signup, and no limit on drafts. WRITE FREE β€’ Create, edit, pin, categorize, search, count, and share unlimited drafts. β€’ Format with Markdown headings, bold, italics, strikethrough, links, lists, and tables, then read cleanly with the marks hidden. β€’ Fold sections in long drafts. β€’ Link drafts, follow backlinks, and use a table of contents. β€’ Sketch on iPad with Apple Pencil and an extendable canvas. β€’ Save web links and selected text from the share sheet on iPhone and iPad. β€’ Append Apple Watch dictation to a recent draft on your paired iPhone. β€’ Create drafts with Siri and Shortcuts. β€’ Write in every script, including right-to-left languages. β€’ Export plain text, Markdown, TextBundle, rich text, and Draftlight files, or use the system share sheet. DRAFTLIGHT PRO β€” One non-consumable in-app purchase unlocks all eight Pro tools below. No subscription. See your local price in the app. β€’ Sync through your private iCloud account across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. β€’ Encrypt individual drafts with your own password. Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, Optic ID, or your device passcode/login password, depending on your device. β€’ Export HTML, DOCX, PDF, JPG, and ePub. β€’ Search text recognized inside attached images and PDFs. β€’ Find drafts with Apple Spotlight, @todo, @images, and @yesterday. β€’ Choose installed fonts for body text, headings, and code, plus line height, writing width, and paragraph spacing. β€’ Use multi-word and nested tags, pin tags, and give tags icons. β€’ Keep tasks inside drafts and open one view of every draft that contains tasks. YOUR WRITING, YOUR CHOICE No Myworkingmemory account is required. Drafts are stored on your device by default. Pro iCloud sync uses your Apple iCloud account. Optional product-use analytics remains off unless you choose it and does not include your draft content. Apple Pencil requires a compatible iPad and Pencil. Spotlight excludes locked drafts and is disabled while app lock is enabled. Existing paid-app buyers receive Pro after Apple verifies their earlier purchase. Privacy: https://www.myworkingmemory.ai/draftlight-privacy.html Terms: https://www.myworkingmemory.ai/draftlight-terms.html

Screenshots

GroGuild4 screens
Draft Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Draft Light at none against GroGuild's 1. Draft Light also leads on device support (5 vs 3). GroGuild's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. GroGuild sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Draft Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GroGuild ships an update every 3 weeks, Draft Light every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
GroGuild versus Draft Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroGuildDraft Light
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro β€” better
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size83 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdrian GrochlaMyworkingmemory LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GroGuild

One-time1
  • GroGuild Pro$3.99
None

Draft Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GroGuild free?
GroGuild is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Draft Light free?
Draft Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GroGuild or Draft Light have ads?
Neither GroGuild nor Draft Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GroGuild or Draft Light?
GroGuild ships an update every 3 weeks, and Draft Light every 2 months. Most recently, GroGuild was updated on October 31, 2026 and Draft Light on November 5, 2026.

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