EdenVatika vs Planter: Square-Foot Garden Apps Compared (2026)

If you garden in square-foot beds, Planter may already be on your phone. It's tidy, quick and nice to look at.

EdenVatika gives you a square-foot grid too. But planting day is where it starts, not where it stops.

Here's how the two compare.

Disclosure: EdenVatika is our app. We've kept this comparison to facts you can check, and Planter's details come from its own website and app store listing, checked in October 2026.

The Key Difference

On day one, these two look alike: a square-foot grid on your phone, with plants you tap into place and companions shown as you go.

The difference is everything after day one. Planter is a planner. EdenVatika becomes your garden's daily assistant: it writes the care jobs for each plant, sends a morning reminder, tells you whether to water today, and warns you about frost.

It also keeps score. Log harvests and see their grocery value, review the season crop by crop, and let each bed remember what grew there so next year's rotation is handled.

An example: you plan the same 4×4 bed in both apps in spring. With EdenVatika, you then get a watering job every two days that says "skip today" when rain is due, a frost alert in October, a running total of the 6 lb of tomatoes you logged, and a warning next spring if you put tomatoes back in that bed.

EdenVatika vs Planter at a Glance

Where Planter Wins

Planter does a few things very well.

• Native apps for iPhone, Android and Amazon Fire. EdenVatika runs in the browser on iPhone (nothing to install) and has an Android app.
• More varieties: 1,000+ across its 80+ plants, against EdenVatika's 774.
• A clean, simple grid that's quick to learn.

Where EdenVatika Wins

EdenVatika covers the whole season, not just the layout.

• A to-do list that writes itself. Every plant adds its own watering, weeding, feeding and harvest jobs, with a morning reminder.
• Weather and frost alerts. "Water today? Yes, maybe or no," a rain skip, and a push alert when frost threatens tender crops.
• Crop rotation memory. Every bed keeps its history, with rotation warnings and "try next" suggestions.
• Harvest tracking with grocery value, plus analytics and an end-of-season review.
• More plants: 174 against Planter's 80+.
• An AI Garden Planner (Pro) that fills a bed for you.
• Two beds free with no ads, and Pro for $19.99 a year at the founding price against $24.99.

Price: What You'd Actually Pay

Planter Premium costs $24.99 a year or $99.99 once. The free plan covers one garden and shows ads.

EdenVatika Pro costs $19.99 a year at the founding price, $4.99 a month, or $99 once. The free plan covers two beds.

Prices are close. What you get for them isn't.

Which One Should You Pick?

• You only want a pretty grid on an iPhone app: Planter.
• You want reminders, weather and harvest records as well as the grid: EdenVatika.
• You grow in the same beds every year: EdenVatika, for rotation.

If you like Planter's grid, EdenVatika will feel familiar on day one, and keep being useful long after it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Planter or EdenVatika better for square-foot gardening?

Both plan square-foot beds well. EdenVatika also writes your care jobs, checks the weather, logs harvests and tracks rotation, so it does more once the bed is planted.

Does Planter track crop rotation?

We couldn't find rotation tracking among Planter's features. EdenVatika keeps a history for every bed and warns you before you plant the same family again.

Is there an EdenVatika app for iPhone?

EdenVatika runs in Safari on iPhone with nothing to install, and has an Android app. Planter has native apps for both.

Which is cheaper, Planter or EdenVatika?

EdenVatika Pro is $19.99 a year at the founding price, against $24.99 for Planter Premium. Lifetime prices are almost the same: $99 against $99.99.

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See EdenVatika Before You Decide

The quickest way to compare is to open both. EdenVatika has a live demo garden, already planted, with planting dates, harvests and bed history, that you can click around without signing up.