KiposThe short answer
Choose GrowIt if bed layout, companion planting, location-based planting dates and produce guidance drive your decision. Consider Kipos if you want each plant's current phase, photos, notes and care record to build into a garden history you can share.
What each app is for
GrowIt's current App Store listing focuses on vegetables, fruit and herbs. It includes a square-foot garden planner, planting calendars based on location, companion-planting information, weather guidance, care reminders and photo-based disease identification.
Kipos's App Store listing describes the current version. The gardener sets the watering interval and logs care on each plant card, alongside phases, photos and notes.
Feature comparison
| Area | Kipos | GrowIt |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Care and personal history across a small garden or plant collection | Planning and caring for vegetables, fruit and herbs |
| Platforms | iPhone; iOS 15.1 or later | iPhone and iPad; Android phones and tablets; compatible Apple-silicon Macs |
| Languages | English | English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish on iOS |
| Plant setup | Add a plant by name, record its location and set a watering interval | Add edible plants to My Garden and use location-based growing guidance |
| Growth stages | Record the current phase on the plant's card | Stage-by-stage reference timelines and calculated sprouting and harvest dates are described publicly |
| Care | User-set watering reminders and a dated care log | Watering and fertilizing reminders, seasonal tips and weather guidance |
| Garden planning | Suggestions for what to grow next; no bed-layout tool | Square-foot layout, companion planting, hardiness information and planting calendar |
| Record keeping | Plant cards with photos, notes, phase and completed care activity | My Garden, notes and care activity; the public listing emphasizes planning more than a personal phase history |
| Sharing | Creates shareable cards from completed care activity | No sharing claim is made here because the current public store descriptions do not clearly document one |
| Price | Free for plants, watering, reminders and sharing. Custom care logs and full history are $9.99/month or $39.99/year in the US; the yearly plan starts with a 7-day trial | Free download with in-app purchases; current offers vary by store and account |
The table uses the US Apple and Google Play listings available on September 10, 2026. A missing public claim is not proof that a feature does not exist.
Which one should you choose?
Choose GrowIt when planning comes first
GrowIt is the clearer fit for designing a vegetable bed, checking companion plants, choosing planting dates for your location or following produce-specific guidance through harvest.
Consider Kipos for the record
Kipos fits a balcony, container garden, raised bed or mixed collection where you want to remember the phase of each plant, what you did, and what changed in the photos and notes.
Kipos's current limits
Kipos is available only in English on iPhone. It has no Android release and no visual bed-layout planner. It is also new, with no public rating history yet. GrowIt has broader platform support and deeper tools for planning an edible garden.