GrowPlan vs Plotly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
GrowPlan
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Plan your dream garden with GrowPlan โ the smart garden planner with a built-in AI assistant. Get personalized planting advice based on your USDA zone, frost dates, and local climate. FEATURES: Visual Garden Planner โ drag and drop plants onto your garden grid. See companion planting tips instantly. GrowBot AI Assistant โ ask any gardening question and get expert advice tailored to your garden, zone, and season. Smart Planting Calendar โ know exactly when to start seeds indoors, transplant, and harvest based on your local frost dates. Plant Library โ 200+ vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers with spacing, sun, and water requirements. Companion Planting Guide โ see which plants thrive together and which to keep apart. Garden Journal โ track your progress with photos and notes throughout the season. iCloud Sync โ your gardens sync automatically across all your devices. FREE TO USE: Start with 1 garden, full plant library, and 5 GrowBot messages per month. GROWPLAN PRO: Unlimited gardens, unlimited GrowBot AI, Smart Plan, and journal export. Starting at $1.99/month or $14.99/year. GrowPlan is built for home gardeners who want results, not complexity. Plan smarter, grow better. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plotly at none against GrowPlan's 3. Plotly also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. GrowPlan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Plotly asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | GrowPlan | Plotly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | โ | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | โ | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcel Swarts | Natasha Card |
In-app purchases
GrowPlan
- GrowPlan Pro$1.991 Month
- GrowPlan Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- GrowPlan Pro Lifetime$29.99
Plotly
No in-app purchases







