# The Garden Guide

> Chicago Botanic Garden

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id566331679](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id566331679)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id566331679`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chicago Botanic Garden
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-01-28
- **First published:** 2012-10-06
- **Size:** 36 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-garden-guide/id566331679)
- **Website:** [http://www.chicagobotanic.org/app](http://www.chicagobotanic.org/app)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.chicagobotanic.org/privacy](http://www.chicagobotanic.org/privacy)

## Description

When your question is: “How do I find…”
Your answer is: The Garden Guide

Packed with information about the Chicago Botanic Garden, our app is the perfect companion as you navigate, discover, learn about, and explore all 385 acres, 26 gardens, 4 natural areas, and our outstanding collection of 2.6 million plants.

Get to know the Garden with the help of our Walking Tours and Audio Guides. Or, be your own guide--set out on your own and pin your favorite places. Discover what’s in bloom year round and locate any plant on the grounds by its name, color, or characteristics.

Think of it as your personal garden docent--whether you’re visiting the Garden grounds or working in your own backyard.

## Rankings

- #313,440 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise the map-based navigation, plant and bloom information, and walking tours, plus the app's current, interactive content that replaces paper maps. However, multiple reviews report DB-related performance problems—slow startup updates, copying the local database, and occasional freezes or crashes—that affect usability. Users also call for GPS navigation, audio guides, and UI polish as improvements. Overall, the app delivers valuable garden information and navigation, but reliability concerns remain the main drawback.

### Pros

- Map and location features help users navigate the garden
- Plant information and bloom status are accessible and informative
- Walking tours and events are available in-app
- Current, interactive content replaces paper maps, appealing to members

### Cons

- Database and performance reliability issues, including long startup DB update checks, copying the local DB, and occasional stalls or crashes

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