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Gardenate
Hutchinson Software Pty Ltd · 393 ratings · ★ 3.1
3.1
★★★★★
393 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 15 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"plant"
4 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I bought this app both on Android and iOS the information are poles apart. For example, mustard greens are shown as Plant in garden (Green) for 12 months in Android which isn't true. And, shown as Plant in March, April, May only in iOS. Why…" - Yujan Shrestha
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"basic"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very basic and limited with what you are able to track. There are no citrus varieties, no herbs, no flower varieties?! I'm pretty sure those things were available and important to gardeners when the app was created, so it's very odd for the…" - Noah Green
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"garden"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Very basic and limited with what you are able to track. There are no citrus varieties, no herbs, no flower varieties?! I'm pretty sure those things were available and important to gardeners when the app was created, so it's very odd for the…" - Noah Green
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"plants"
3 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★★ "It's great for whats on there but it's very limited. Really need to add more plants." - Kacey Williams
📋 All 15 negative reviews
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Very basic and limited with what you are able to track. There are no citrus varieties, no herbs, no flower varieties?! I'm pretty sure those things were available and important to gardeners when the app was created, so it's very odd for them not to be in the database. Currently looking for a better gardening app than this one. Unsure who the audience is this app was created for. I am doubtful this will ever get an update.
I bought this app both on Android and iOS the information are poles apart. For example, mustard greens are shown as Plant in garden (Green) for 12 months in Android which isn't true. And, shown as Plant in March, April, May only in iOS. Why is this so contrasting and misleading in Android?
Good app but wanted one to lay out in garden bed
Too many bugs
Careful immediately takes payment without your permission or even offering options once you click on the green button
Does not even have corn
do not purchase this app if you live in europe as it has no data. small fee to install but rip off as no info on which countries are not supported before you buy.
I want a blueprint for my garden layout I can read packages and get this info
It doesn't create any actual information in my calendar. No plant name or action. It just creates a pop-up expects me to do the date calculations and enter it in myself. It also has a bunch of information about what not to plant it with, but I'm expected to calculate that manually myself as well.
Very basic functions and features. UI looks dated. The estimated harvest times were way off. Not sure if that's because it's US based.
Missing plenty of veggies, fruits, and herbs. No flowers or flowering herbs. Hasn't been updated since 2019, and the interface reflects that. Searching to plant requires you to scroll through every plant in the list instead of searching by name, type or variety. Quite limiting and slow to use. Could use some upgrades considering it's a paid app, but seems like it's abandonware at this point.
I cannot figure out the climate zone for Atenas, Costa Rica (Climate: Annual low 60 f, high 92f, no rain Dec-May, rain May-Dec). So the ap does not work for me.
It's great for whats on there but it's very limited. Really need to add more plants.
I wasted my money buying this. It's very basic. You can only show what plant you've planted or harvested. There's no option to show when you've watered or fertilized. Kind of important to know when I last fertilized. And there's no option showing that I sowed the seed directly into the ground. And the list of plants are minimal.
I was disappointed with the lack of available vegetables and fruits. Since so many of my plants can not be added, this app wasn't able to fulfill my needs.
Sentiment summary
51%
Positive (4-5★)
9%
Neutral (3★)
40%
Negative (1-2★)