Weeds Are Friends vs Growth Tree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weeds Are Friends
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The next time you look down and see a dandelion, a clover, or a plantain leaf pressed flat against a sidewalk crack, this app would like you to know: that plant is doing more than you think. Weeds Are Friends is a field guide to 50 plants the world overlooks. Each one introduces itself in its own voice, telling you what it does, where it grows, and why it matters. No lectures. No guilt. Just a quiet "hi, nice to meet you" from the green things underfoot. FIELD GUIDE Browse all 50 weeds in one place. Tap any name to hear its story. Every entry includes the plant's common name, Latin name, where it tends to show up, and the quiet gifts it brings to the soil, the bees, the birds, or the dinner table. THE PATCH One friend appears each day. Not a streak. Not an assignment. Just a familiar face waiting if you feel like stopping by. FREE, ALWAYS No ads. No accounts. No data collected. No subscriptions. Everything in the app is free and always will be. GRATITUDE JAR If the app helped, you can leave a tip. Four tiers, all optional, all voluntary. A portion of every tip supports the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, the oldest organization in the world dedicated to protecting pollinators, butterflies, and the small creatures that hold ecosystems together. From SillyDroose. Small tools for gentle moments.
Growth Tree
Visualize your learning journey as a growing tree. Explore structured skill paths, track your progress, and discover new career directions. The app offers bilingual support and focuses on practical skill acquisition.
- Visual learning tree progress
- 115+ structured skill paths
- Detailed skill explanations
- Bilingual English/Chinese support
- Career Compass assessment
- Offline progress tracking
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Growth Tree turns learning into growing a tree. Choose a field, see a clear path from beginner to advanced, and check off each skill as you learn. Your tree grows from a seed into a full tree, making every step of progress visible. 【115 real learning paths, with more on the way】 Explore paths across AI, software, games, content creation, photography, design, e-commerce, product management, emerging careers, lifestyle businesses, crafts, finance, investing, and more. Each path contains about 30–45 skills arranged from foundational to advanced, with more than 3,900 skills across the app. 【Every skill explains three things】 What it is, why it matters, and how to learn it yourself—plus a practical exercise you can act on. 【Check in and watch your tree grow】 There are no locked steps or forced order. Mark a skill complete whenever you learn it. Each field has its own tree and keeps its own progress. 【English and Chinese】 The entire app supports English and Chinese. Follow your system language or switch anytime in Profile → Language. All 115 path names, roadmaps, and skill details are bilingual. 【Career Compass: find your direction before you plant】 Not sure what to learn next? Take a free five-minute Career Compass assessment. Fifteen questions bring together your interests, current abilities, and real-world constraints, then compare them with 115 growth paths. Your free result includes your top match, why it fits, and one barrier worth knowing. Career Compass Pro is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks the complete Top 3 ranking, side-by-side comparisons, strengths and skill gaps, and a personalized 30-day trial plan. Retake the assessment anytime. The assessment runs on device; your answers and report are not uploaded. 【Quiet by design】 No ads and no subscriptions. Optional study reminders are off by default and run only on your device. Your progress and assessment stay on device by default; when you use iCloud, they sync privately through your own iCloud account. To improve the product, the app collects only anonymous usage statistics that are not linked to your identity and never include your answers or learning progress. They are not used for advertising or tracking. For anyone exploring a new direction, turning an interest into a career, or wondering where to begin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Growth Tree at every 2 weeks against Weeds Are Friends'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
Both are free to download. Weeds Are Friends sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Growth Tree sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Weeds Are Friends ships an update every 2 months, Growth Tree every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weeds Are Friends | Growth Tree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drew Douglass | 建东 王 |
In-app purchases
Weeds Are Friends
- A Seedling$1.99
- A Handful of Herbs$4.99
- A Wildflower Bouquet$9.99
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- A Whole Garden$19.99
Growth Tree
- Career Compass Pro$4.99









