Tilth vs Marigold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tilth
This garden journal helps you track plant health and diagnose issues with detailed logs and automatic weather data. Get personalized insights based on your garden's specific conditions and history.
- Garden bed logging
- Plant profiling
- Timestamped check-ins
- Automated weather data
- Personalized plant diagnoses
- Data export
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Tilth is a garden journal that remembers everything. When something isn't growing, you have real answers instead of guesses. Log your whole garden Add beds by type: raised beds, in-ground plots, containers, grow bags, seed trays. Add plants by name or build a profile from scratch. Every check-in, soil reading, and amendment is timestamped and kept on your device. Why isn't this growing? When something goes wrong, Tilth assembles everything it knows: soil composition, pH, recent weather, watering history, your plant's profile, and your specific concern. It sends all of it for analysis. The result is a diagnosis grounded in your actual garden's data, not a generic checklist. Automatic weather, zero effort Daily temperature, rainfall, humidity, and frost events are logged automatically for your location via WeatherKit. Every diagnosis includes 30 days of weather history without you lifting a finger. Built for every garden Vegetables, flowers, shrubs, grasses, herbs, natives. Tilth tracks them all. One pot on a balcony or twenty beds in a backyard. Every plant gets its own profile and history. Your data stays yours Nothing is deleted on downgrade. Everything lives on your device. Export any time. Free to start. Tilth Premium unlocks unlimited beds, unlimited diagnoses, and advanced pattern analysis. Tilth Premium: • Monthly: $4.99/mo • Annual: $29.99/yr Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in iOS Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://gettilth.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://gettilth.com/privacy
Marigold
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Marigold is the garden notebook that does the remembering for you. Set up your growing areas, add what you're growing, and Marigold builds a care calendar for every plant — when to prune, when to spray, what to feed it (with N-P-K suggestions), when to start seeds indoors, and when the harvest window opens. All timed to your hardiness zone and frost dates, delivered as gentle 9 AM reminders. GROW SMARTER • Growing guides for 69 common vegetables, berries, and fruit trees • Recommended spacing, watering, pruning, and fertilizer — organic or conventional, your choice • Pest & disease guide with symptoms, timing, and treatment options for common crops • Companion-planting suggestions — and what NOT to plant together • Frost warnings when a crop won't mature before your first fall frost STAY ORGANIZED • Growing areas: beds, rows, orchards, containers — know what's where • Photos, notes, planted dates, and per-plant reminder lists • Year-by-year planning: carry your garden forward each season SEE THE PAYOFF • Log harvests by weight and watch totals grow • Estimated yield and market value for your whole garden • Track costs and see whether the garden pays for itself PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking • Automatic iCloud backup of your garden and photos — private to you • One-tap manual backup export whenever you want a copy of your own Whether you have two tomato pots on a balcony or a backyard orchard, Marigold keeps the season on schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Marigold at every 5 days against Tilth's every 2 weeks. Marigold also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Tilth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Marigold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tilth ships an update every 2 weeks, Marigold every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tilth | Marigold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Spearman | Frank Stapleford |
In-app purchases
Tilth
- Tilth Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Tilth Premium (Annual)$29.991 Year
Marigold
- Premium In-App$3.99








