Meet Niwa: plan your vegetable garden, raised beds and square foot garden visually. Built for real enthusiasts and gardeners. No guesswork. Just tap, plant, and grow.
Whether you're a beginner planting your first vegetables or an experienced gardener managing multiple beds — Niwa gives you everything you need to grow with confidence, fully offline and completely private by design. We're the first iOS native garden planner also focused on iOS26.
PLAN & DESIGN
- Garden Planner: Design your garden layout on an intuitive visual grid. Plan raised beds, track what's planted, and manage multiple gardens, all in one place.
- Square Foot Gardening: Optimize every inch with square foot spacing guides. Perfect for raised beds and small backyard spaces.
GROW SMARTER
- Planting Calendar: Know exactly when to start seeds or transplant based on your location, grow zone and frost dates. Never miss the right planting window again.
- 200+ Plants & Vegetables: Browse a complete library of vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers and grains. Get detailed info on harvest times, sun exposure, spacing, seed depth, germination and more.
- Companion & Combative Planting: Discover which plants thrive together and which ones to keep apart. Make smarter decisions to maximize your harvest.
- Localized Grow Zones: Get personalized planting recommendations based on your climate zone and frost dates.
TRACK & ORGANIZE
- Plant Diary: Document each plant's journey with timestamped entries and photos. Track progress over time and never lose a note.
- Seed Inventory: Track your seed packets, expiration dates and quantities. Never waste seeds again.
BUILT DIFFERENTLY
- Works 100% Offline: No internet connection needed — in your garden, in the countryside, anywhere.
- Private by Design: No tracking, no analytics, no ads. Your garden data stays on your device — always.
Niwa is perfect for backyard gardeners, raised bed growers, beginner and expert vegetable gardeners and anyone who wants a clean, modern gardening app.
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I found this app through Reddit and even though it’s in its early stages, it has a ton to offer. I’m a professional gardener and this is very similar to how layout gardens using square footage. The developer is very open to suggestions and I’ve passed on a few and they have been very receptive.
Developer Response
This means a lot, especially coming from a professional gardener. Your feedback has already shaped several improvements. Thanks a lot! :)
A gardening app the way it should be
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I’m extremely pleased with this gardening planning app. This app is well thought out, well designed, and spam free. I’m enjoying planning my vegetable garden using this new app. It is perfect for using the square foot gardening method because it draws the grids. I especially love how it recognizes companion plants and USDA zones.
Developer Response
Thank you so much! Companion planting and USDA zones were two things I really wanted to get right, really glad they're working well for you. More improvements coming soon, stay tuned!
Very Solid Home Garden Planner
AnotherAndTryYetAgain
This is a very solid home garden planner that provides a lot of features which seem to be missing from other similar apps. The plant information section and planting calendar alone are worth the download.
Developer Response
Thank you! The plant info section and calendar are two areas I've invested a lot of time in, great to hear they're useful. Lots more coming in the next updates! Stay tuned, you're feedback it will be appreciated and precious :)
Great so far!
Cschival62
This app is amazing so far! I found it through Reddit and thought I would check it out. I will come back and do a more detailed review after I’ve used it awhile.
Developer Response
This is fantastic, thank you so much! Your feedback is invaluable in helping us to create the best version of Niwa. For anything you can write to me: niwa.plant@gmail.com. Enjoy with your garden!
IMPORTANT: Bug and major grid lag fix, please update the app. I apologize for the persistent grid lag, it's now fixed. If you've noticed issues, bugs or have ideas, drop me a line at niwa.plant@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you.
NEW: Welcome to the gardening tasks widget and iCloud support. Now your gardens will not only be saved locally on your phone, but also saved locally in your iCloud.
I'm constantly updating and improving the app. Stay tuned for more updates soon!
Version 1.3.6
The developer, Gabriele Pala, 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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Accessibility
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