GroGuild: Permaculture Planner
Sustainable Garden Designer
Free · In‑App Purchases
Plan plant guilds and pollinator gardens: drag & drop canvas, region and pollinator filters, templates, 18 languages and PDF export.
GroGuild revolutionizes how you plan your garden. With our innovative drag & drop designer, you'll effortlessly create sustainable plant communities and discover the hidden synergies between different plant species.
WHAT MAKES GROGUILD SPECIAL?
GroGuild combines centuries-old permaculture wisdom with modern desktop and mobile technology. The intuitive 2D canvas makes complex ecosystem planning accessible - from hobby gardeners to professional landscape planners.
KEY FEATURES:
• Drag & Drop Guild Designer with an interactive 2D canvas
• Grid, snap-to-grid and alignment guides for precise beds
• Distance and area measurement directly on the canvas
• Companion synergies and antagonist conflicts drawn as live lines
• Plant database with category, spacing, sun and water needs
• Plants native to North America with region and pollinator filters, a North American origin badge, bloom months and butterfly host information
• Seasonal sowing and harvest calendar
• Southern Hemisphere mode: sowing, bloom and harvest months shift automatically by six months
• Guild templates such as Three Sisters, Fruit Tree Guild, Herb Island, Pollinator Patch and Monarch Waystation
• Units in cm, m, inches and feet
• PDF with layout, plant list and relationships; PNG image of the layout
PDF labels and plant names follow all 18 app languages, including Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Korean. Bundled fonts let the first PDF or PNG export work without internet access.
Pollinator Patch and Monarch Waystation are North American examples. Check site suitability and local rules before planting. Do not plant Asclepias syriaca in the EU.
AVAILABLE IN 18 LANGUAGES:
German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Turkish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Czech and Finnish - with one-tap language switch.
PERFECT FOR:
• Permaculture enthusiasts and hobby gardeners
• Pollinator garden and native planting projects
• Landscape planners and garden designers
• Self-sufficient growers and sustainable farmers
• Agricultural science students
FREE AND PRO:
The free version includes 15 plants across all categories, enough to plan the classic fruit tree guild in full. GroGuild Pro unlocks every plant and every guild template with a one-time purchase. No subscription.
PRIVACY FIRST:
All designs are stored strictly on-device. No design data, plant selections or metadata are sent to any server.
Transform your garden into a productive, sustainable ecosystem with GroGuild!
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New in 1.7.0: Czech and Finnish bring the app to 18 languages. Export PDFs offline in every app language and save layouts as PNG. Search by scientific name and see plant heights. Clearer plant relationships and regional guidance, system language support, local number formats, and recovery options when saving fails.
The developer, Adrian Grochla, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Adrian Grochla
- Size
- 86.4 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- GroGuild Pro $3.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 GROAD
