Honest comparison
Erntezeit vs Fryd
Fryd is good. Genuinely. We're just built for different people.
What are you actually looking for?
I want a finished yearly plan — enter my details once, then get gardening.
I want to document my garden daily and be part of a community.
I want weather alerts, companion planting checks, and a calendar subscription.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Erntezeit | Fryd |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-generated yearly plan from 3 inputs | ✅ Core feature | ❌ Not available |
| Climate data (frost, zone) | ✅ 10 years Open-Meteo, worldwide | ⚠️ DACH zones, no automatic fetching |
| Plant database | ✅ 89 varieties | ✅ Large database, partly premium-locked |
| Companion planting | ✅ Auto-checked in the plan | ⚠️ Info available, no auto-check |
| Garden journal / daily logs | ❌ Not available | ✅ Core feature |
| Community / other gardens | ❌ Not available | ✅ Large active community |
| PDF export | ✅ One click | ❌ Not available |
| Garden calendar (.ics) | ✅ Pro — Apple, Google, Outlook | ❌ Not available |
| Weather alerts | ✅ Pro — push & email | ❌ Not available |
| Languages | ✅ DE / EN / FR / IT | ❌ German only |
| Price | Free tier, then from €4.90/mo | Free base, Premium ~€3-5/mo |
Where Fryd wins — honestly
Fryd has things I don't have and don't plan to add:
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Community: Fryd has a large, active gardening community. You can see what other people are growing in similar climates. That's real collective intelligence — I'm a solo tool.
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Daily journal: if you want to log daily — when you watered, which slugs you found, how big the tomatoes are — Fryd is built for that. I'm not.
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Huge plant database: Fryd has more varieties than me, especially rare cultivars and heritage breeds.
When Erntezeit isn't the right choice
If community matters more than the plan, if you log every day and want to document your garden's history — then Fryd is better for you. I'm a yearly planner, not a diary.
A plan without the daily log — in three minutes
Enter once, benefit all season. No daily logging required.
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