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Vercro vs Gardenize
Gardenize (Gardenize AB): a garden journal app with a free plan and a paid Plus plan. Checked against its own pages on 17 September 2026.
The short version
Vercro
Stays with your garden as it changes.
- Knows what’s growing in each bed and the feeds you own, and each morning picks the few jobs that matter, each with a reason.
- Turns a problem spotted by Plant Check or Ask Vercro into jobs, once you confirm.
- Keeps the record of what you sowed, did and picked, and uses it when you plan: crop rotation checked against each bed’s history, companion planting suggestions and repeat sowings.
Free for up to 3 gardens or allotments, with unlimited crops, beds and seasons. Free includes 25 Ask Vercro questions and 5 Plant Checks a month. Pro includes 300 questions and 30 Plant Checks a month.
Gardenize
Built for: keeping a journal of a whole garden: plants catalogued by area and dated events with notes, with unlimited plants, areas and events on the free plan.
Free plan: Free plan saves an unlimited number of plants, areas and events, with a garden planner.
Paid for: Plus adds plant identification, Gardenize on desktop, garden export and more.
Side by side
| Feature | Vercro | Gardenize |
|---|---|---|
| Ongoing free plan | Yes, free (not a trial)Vercro Free has no time limit and needs no card. | YesFree plan saves an unlimited number of plants, areas and events, with a garden planner. |
| Free trial | No trialThere is a free plan instead of a trial. | 14 daysFirst 14 days of Gardenize Plus free. |
| Paid plan price (UK) | Pro £4.99 a month or £39 a yearPro prices on the web app at app.vercro.com, VAT included. Existing subscribers keep the price they signed up at.The Vercro iPhone app (version 2.0.2) lists different in-app purchase prices (£2.99 to £59.00) on the UK App Store as of 15 Sep 2026. | £6.49 a month or £31.99 a yearUK App Store. Also £15.99 for 3 months.On gardenize.com Plus is priced in US dollars (for example $8.99 for one month). |
| Guidance for your own plants | Yes, freeToday shows the few jobs that matter for your own crops and beds, and why, using your local forecast. Up to five on most days; finish them and it says you're done for today. | Care remindersReminders for watering, fertilising, trimming and repotting. Recurring reminders are marked as a Plus feature on Google Play. |
| Garden planning | Yes, freeA Garden plan for every location you have, now, this autumn and next spring, with measured beds drawn to scale. In the web app. | Calendar planner, freeThe free plan lists a garden planner: a calendar of events and to-dos for your plants and areas. Drawing a layout is not described. |
| Growing record | Yes, freeRecord keeps what you sowed, did and picked, bed by bed. Log harvests by weight or count. | Yes, garden journalA digital garden journal of plants, areas and dated events with notes. Unlimited plants, areas and events on Free; an older FAQ says Free allows one photo per plant. |
| Ask AI gardening questions | 25 a month free25 Ask Vercro questions a month on Free, 300 a month with Pro. | AI care notesAI-powered plant care notes with tips. A chat assistant is not mentioned. |
| Photo plant checks | 5 a month free5 Plant Checks (photo assessment) a month on Free, 30 a month with Pro. | Plant ID (Plus)Plant identification is a Plus feature (listed for iOS). Diagnosis is not mentioned. |
| Weather or frost dates | Yes, freeYour postcode's forecast shapes the jobs Vercro shows you. | Hardiness zone adviceCare advice based on hardiness zone on Free, and weather-based advice by location. |
| Gardens, plans or places | 3 freeUp to 3 locations on Free, unlimited with Pro. Unlimited crops and beds on both. | Unlimited areas freeUnlimited areas on the free plan. |
| UK focus | Built for UK growersUK sowing calendars and UK postcodes. Ireland is also supported. | Sweden-basedGardenize AB. |
| What needs a subscription | More locations and AI allowancePro adds unlimited locations, 300 Ask Vercro questions and 30 Plant Checks a month. | Plant ID, desktop, exportPlus adds plant identification, Gardenize on desktop, garden export and more. |
Sources and dates
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Every competitor value was re-read on its primary source (the vendor's own page or its UK App Store listing at apps.apple.com/gb) on the date shown. Where a source did not mention a feature we say 'Not stated' or 'Not mentioned on the pages we checked' rather than 'No'. Nothing was signed up for or bought.
Prices are as listed on the date checked, in pounds where a UK source showed them. App Store prices can differ from website prices, can vary by country, and vendors run discounts and price tests.
Vercro values describe the plans from the September 2026 relaunch. They depend on that release being live.
- Vercro plans from the relaunch (Model D) entitlement contract, 15 Sep 2026Checked 15 September 2026 · supports 12 entries
- Vercro, UK App Store listingChecked 15 September 2026 · supports 1 entry
- Gardenize plans page, gardenize.comChecked 17 September 2026 · supports 9 entries
- Gardenize, UK App Store listingChecked 17 September 2026 · supports 9 entries
- Gardenize, Google Play listingChecked 17 September 2026 · supports 1 entry
- Gardenize FAQChecked 17 September 2026 · supports 1 entry
See all nine apps together on the comparison page, or compare with RHS Grow, GrowVeg, Growli, Seedtime, Planter, VegPlotter or Leaftide.
Let Vercro keep up with your garden
Tell it what’s growing where. Tomorrow morning, Today will have looked at your beds.
Free. Not a free trial. No card required.