Seedtime vs EdenVatika: Planting Calendar Apps Compared (2026)

Seedtime is one of the best-known planting calendar apps in the US. Put in your location and it builds your planting dates and tasks.

EdenVatika does that too, then adds weather-aware watering, harvest tracking, crop rotation and an end-of-season review.

Both have free plans. Their paid plans are very different prices.

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

The Key Difference

This is the closest comparison here. Both apps turn your location and frost dates into planting dates and a task list.

The difference is how much the tasks know. Seedtime's tasks come from your plan. EdenVatika's also know what the plant is growing in and what the weather is doing: a raised bed gets watering every two days, a small pot every day, a hydroponic system gets nutrient and pH checks. When rain is coming, the watering job tells you to skip it. When frost threatens tender crops, you get an alert.

Then EdenVatika carries on past the task list: harvests logged with grocery value, a season review, analytics on Pro, and each bed remembering what grew there so rotation is handled next year.

An example: you want lettuce all summer. Seedtime gives you a Garden Block with repeat sowings and matching tasks, a genuinely useful feature. In EdenVatika you plan the lettuce square by square, its jobs appear on their own, watering adapts to rain, each picking is logged with its value, and next spring the bed suggests what to grow after it.

On price, the gap is wide: $19.99 a year for EdenVatika Pro at the founding price, against $84 or $168 for Seedtime's paid plans.

EdenVatika vs Seedtime at a Glance

Where Seedtime Wins

Seedtime has some real strengths.

• Garden Blocks: ready-made crop plans for continuous harvests.
• Unlimited tasks on the free plan, and a layout with up to 8 beds. EdenVatika's free plan covers two beds and 20 new jobs a month.
• Community and Classroom for learning alongside other growers.

Where EdenVatika Wins

EdenVatika does what Seedtime does, then adds the weather, the harvest and next year.

• Jobs that react to the weather. Watering jobs say when rain means you can skip today, and frost alerts warn you to cover tender crops. Seedtime puts weather on paid plans only; EdenVatika's frost alerts and "Water today?" answer are on every plan.
• Jobs made for the container. A raised bed, a small pot, a hanging basket and a hydroponic system each get the right care schedule, including nutrient and pH checks for hydroponics.
• Crop rotation. Every bed keeps its history, warns you before you repeat a family, and suggests what to try next.
• Harvest log with grocery value on every plan, and analytics for value, nutrition and success rates on Pro.
• A calendar that adjusts. Transplant early or late and the harvest date moves with you.
• Plant help: 35 free plant-problem guides and a Plant Doctor photo check (Pro).
• A fraction of the price: $19.99 a year at the founding price, against $84 or $168.

Price: What You'd Actually Pay

Seedtime Basic costs $84 a year ($7 a month billed yearly), and Unlimited costs $168 a year. Over three years that's $252 or $504.

EdenVatika Pro costs $19.99 a year at the founding price, about $60 over three years, or $99 once.

Seedtime's free plan has more room. EdenVatika's free plan includes weather, frost alerts and harvest tracking.

Which One Should You Pick?

• You want done-for-you succession plans and a learning community: Seedtime.
• You want weather, harvests and rotation in the same app as your tasks: EdenVatika.
• You'll upgrade and price matters: EdenVatika.

Both turn frost dates into a plan you can act on. EdenVatika carries that plan through the whole season, for a lot less once you pay.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EdenVatika cheaper than Seedtime?

Yes. EdenVatika Pro is $19.99 a year at the founding price. Seedtime's paid plans are $84 a year (Basic) or $168 a year (Unlimited).

Do both apps make a to-do list?

Yes. Seedtime builds a task list from your plan. EdenVatika adds jobs automatically when you plant, matched to the container, and adjusts watering for the weather.

Do both apps use my frost dates?

Yes. You can check yours with our free Frost Date Lookup.

Which free plan is better?

Seedtime's free plan has more beds and unlimited tasks. EdenVatika's covers two beds and 20 new jobs a month, but includes weather, frost alerts and unlimited harvest logging.

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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.