# Gardenize: Garden & Plant care

> Organize your Plants. Grow your Garden with the Gardening & Plant Care Journal

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.htec.gardenize](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.htec.gardenize)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.htec.gardenize`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gardenize Garden App AB
- **Category:** HOUSE\_AND\_HOME
- **Downloads:** 307,717
- **Rating:** 3.62 / 5 (1,196 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-10
- **First published:** 2017-05-22
- **Publisher country:** SE
- **Size:** 52 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htec.gardenize)
- **Website:** [https://www.gardenize.com](https://www.gardenize.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.gardenize.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.gardenize.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Gardenize is your ultimate gardening companion, offering a comprehensive plant database with over 45,000 species and a powerful PlantID feature to identify and track your plants. Organize your garden effortlessly by creating unlimited plant libraries and garden areas, complete with photos, notes, and personalized care instructions.

Stay on top of your gardening tasks with smart reminders for watering, fertilizing, trimming, and more. Utilize flexible event tracking, notes, and to-do lists to monitor your gardening progress and experiments. Connect with a global community of gardeners for inspiration and knowledge sharing, while enjoying features like photo annotations, smart filtering, and data export for advanced garden management. Whether you're a beginner or professional gardener, Gardenize helps you grow smarter and cultivate beautifully.

## Rankings

- #128,737 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.htec.gardenize.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Gardenize is praised for strong organization and logging of plants and garden events with an easy-to-use interface and centralized plant notes. However, recurring pain points include mandatory sign-in and account management, heavy paywalls, trouble deleting accounts, reliability issues (crashes and login problems), and a limited plant database with weak search. Overall, its organizing capabilities are valued, but pricing, account control, and stability hinder broader adoption.

### Pros

- Helps organize and log plants, locations, and garden events.
- Easy to use and intuitive interface.
- Central place to store plant knowledge and notes.
- Engaging and enjoyable to use for gardening tasks.

### Cons

- Mandatory account creation and frequent sign-in/log-in prompts; difficulty staying signed in and managing accounts.
- Paywall and pricing concerns: many features behind a subscription, with a free version limited and some essential features gated.
- Difficulty deleting accounts and data/privacy concerns, including poor support for account management.
- Reliability issues: crashes, instability, and recurring login problems that hinder usage.
- Limited plant database and weak search functionality, making it hard to find varieties or expand the database.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.htec.gardenize)