Planta: Complete Plant Care Reviews

by Bruce MacFergus

I downloaded this after seeing it in the Apple store, but upon seeing the price for a year, and no permanent price, for instance, I was rather dismayed to discover that there wasn’t a list of the current plants that could be shown to us with their photos and common and scientific names, before we purchase Planta for any length of time or of the premium plan! I happen to be a multi year customer of two major nurseries back east, in Connecticut and in Florida, and they have a vast selection of the rarest tropical plants and tropical flowers and tropical fruit, of anywhere in the country, and possibly in the entire world including Australia! Before I would purchase this, I would want to have communications with this developer and give them the names of those nurseries and await their response, and know that they do have all of the needed information first! I am not about to pay down $36, and then find it won’t be of little or any use to me! But I think they give us too little to make any real determination about whether we want his app or not, and rather force us into paying for this before we have any real idea of how much good or not, it would do us in attending to our plants correctly, considering the vast array of plants that are out there! It’s much easier to get information about plants that grow in this United States, but not from outside of our borders!

by Royal Wee

Planta used to work wonderfully. But I would honestly recommend passing on it until they implement some fixes. I’m not sure if it was the latest update, but suddenly I have a very laggy, buggy app with no way to mark plants as watered (if you happen to deter from their schedule). It’s actually created a lot of confusion and I have a dozen or so plants that are completely out of whack with Planta not properly recording data.

Aside from that, Planta no longer wants to mark any task as complete without a fight. I have 50+ plants, so this can mean a lot of tasks in one day. It freezes on the loading screen when you click the check mark and in most cases, I’m having to force close Planta just to get off that screen. Sometimes the task is recorded, sometimes it’s not. If it’s not, you click the check mark again and it gives you a red error (presumably it did record the task just not anywhere you can see), and then it’ll finally show it as complete on your end. This is a lot of added steps towards the main function of Planta. It’s supposed to make things more convenient and easy to track and right now, I do not feel it is living up to that.

Again, I used to LOVE Planta and if they can turn these more recent issues around, I would recommend it. I just feel any newcomers will find it very frustrating in its current state.

by Aracely-----

One thing that doesn’t make sense is the fact that you can’t personalize the dates for when it notifies you to water your plants. The day you download the add is the automatic day all your plants need to be watered. What if I had watered my plant before I downloaded Planta ? Also some of my plants don’t need to be watered yet but I continue to get notifications that I have tasks that are late. Also I gave one of my plants extra water and I wasn’t able to track it because Planta considered it to early so the option wasn’t even given to document it. Also it sets automatic days you have to water your plant. For example every 9 days you have to water your monstera but this doesn’t consider the size of the plant. A bigger plant has different watering needs then a smaller plant of the same kind. I do like the plant helper feature that helps you diagnose what’s wrong with your plant. I also like how it has a lot of information about a wide variety of plants and includes pictures. Another think I forgot is Planta is demanding me to repot my plant but why?? There is no reason to so why am I getting the notification to do it? All the information I gave was that my plant was in a plastic pot in a medium lit room. What could have indicated I needed to repot my plant from that information given? The light meter feature was also helpful might I add. I was a premium member for about 4 weeks but now I think I’m switching to another app.

by Adayday

I almost don’t want to recommend any new plant owners use Planta, with the fixed watering schedule without knowing your location and tracking your local weather, you may get your plants killed with Planta.
I’ve been using Planta for one month now. I’m not an expert on plants, but I have about 20 indoor and outdoor plants that lives over 5+ years.
A healthy plant requires more than just watering, it also depends on lighting, and local weather. Even in the same house, you may experienced a plant grows different on a different location of the house.
For this app’s free plant, it only offers FIXED watering dates, which you can’t even make personalization changes. Does paid version fix this problem? It didn’t say—this, the marketing team did a bad job on promoting the paid version. With the fixed schedule, for my tomato I bought in March, it’s recommending to water every 3 days, until today, May 7, it still says the same thing. But I live in California and today the highest temperature is above 90, you basically have to water tomato everyday otherwise it’s gonna die. Same with my indoor plants. One plant I’ve been watering it once a week for years, then this app suggests to water it every two weeks. I decided to give it a try, and going to stop this suggestion as I see the plant leaves gotten bad.
I’m currently debating on deleting Planta, as I don’t see its being actually helpful.

by EmilyClair2255

So admittedly I’m new at plants, but even with the location classification, the watering schedule is way off. I’m from Phoenix, and Planta told me to water a dracaena once a month... lol. I left for a week and the soil was bone-dry. It’s too bad- Planta is beautifully done. I’ll try setting my own schedules, but that seems like it defeats the purpose of Planta .

ETA: I triple-checked my inputs. 9b, dry air, draft, correct temp, partial sun, and nursery pot. Literally the exact plant type from the sign. And we’re talking bone-dry, crispy-tips, soil-comes-out-in-one-brick level. I don’t think there’s any dracaena that wants to be that dry for 20 days, especially one that likes humidity (I should add that it has its own humidifier that’s on a daily timer). I also asked around last time I was at the nursery, and they said 10-14 days. I’ve been taking moisture readings daily and in its current location, the soil from the nursery dries completely in 6 days. I am having similar results with my other plants, as well, but most of them are desert plants who aren’t as dramatic about moisture as the dracaena is. If I missed something, please let me know.

Again, it’s an awesome app and I have no doubt it works perfectly for the majority of people. If I had 50 bucks to just mess around with pro, maybe it would work better. The free version’s recommendations just aren’t gonna work for me.

by Heartisanite

I’m a paid member, and I absolutely love Planta. It keeps me on track when the number of plants I have to take care of is overwhelming. It’s beautiful and gives great information on each plant. The reason for 3 stars is because I think there are so many ways it could be improved. Namely, more customizations and better care info.

I wish I could give my pilea plant a custom task like “rotate once every three days” or something. Or I could choose which image I want as the main picture for my plant while still adding more pictures in its personal album. I wish Planta included the size of the pot in how often we need to water, because my smaller pots need water much more often than my larger ones too. I also wished the care instructions were more in depth. Each plant is given the same categories of care, but as plant owners know, some plants have very specific care needs. It would be great if each plant had its own small blurb at the end written by someone at the this app team which felt more personal. These suggestions are just to name a few.

I hope with more and more updates we start to see an app with better functionality while still keep its clean and easy-to-use look.

by Irieyed

🪴🪴🪴🪴Edit: I noticed that you added the slow release fertilizer sticks as an option but you cannot change this for an existing plant. 😔 I have 120+ plants and would prefer to use those types of fertilizers but don’t want to have to delete all my plants and add them back and lose all my progress. Can you please push another update that allows you to modify your current fertilizer preferences? ⭐️ 🌟⭐️🌟⭐️🌟

I have been using this app for several months now and use it daily. I am a premium subscriber and while I do love Planta I have some suggestions: it doesn’t seem to update watering schedule based on the amount of times you snooze the action. I live in rural VA and in the spring my houseplants don’t seem to need to be watered as often as Planta suggests based on pot type and location. I would have thought Planta would develop an algorithm over time but it doesn’t seem it has. Another helpful thing would be for you to be able to take a picture of a plant problem and submit it for review. I have had some issues with my plants that I am not positive are the issues outlined in Dr. this app so I am not confident I am always treating the condition effectively. I wish that feature was more robust. I would also like to have the option to add light sources that are grow lights as I grow a lot of mine under lights. Overall, I love Planta and will likely subscribe for another yearly subscription next year too. 🙂

by Thehowlingwool

I had a few houseplants for awhile but could never remember to water them, and so I didn’t feel like a very good plant mom. I decided to try an app, and I’m happy I chose this one, and I’m happy to pay for the premium version. I find it super helpful with the daily reminders, and the ability to identify plants through Planta .
There are somethings I wish I could do through Planta — I wish when you add a plant it would prompt you with questions about the current condition the plant is in, is the soil still moist when you bought it, are there new leaves that haven’t opened yet? Things like that that could help you notice the progress your new plant makes since bringing it home.
I appreciate the Dr this app feature but I wish they gave you the option of writing in what the issue is, instead of just giving you a couple of options to choose from.
Also, I wish you could update a plant’s type after you have entered it as part of your inventory. I think I chose the wrong color variant on one of my plants, and I think I just have to delete it and enter it as the other one? Please tell me if there is a way to change this without deleting it and losing all of the data I had saved for it.
Overall I’m very happy with Planta, and I think the premium features are worth it for a newbie like me. I have learned a lot already and I’ve only had Planta for a month. Thanks this app!

by Emma Damato

So I’ve been using the free version of Planta for a few months and I wanted to try out the premium version so I know when to fertilize and all. I’m glad it tells you when to fertilize, but every plant says “all purpose fertilizer” which honestly if you use that on all of your plants you will burn some roots and kill them. Some house plants need a specific fertilizer. And it’d be cool if there were some natural alternatives in there as well, like banana peel water. Also, add what kind of soil you should use! There should totally be a big soil section, but not one that just says “all purpose potting soil” like, definitely have someone who knows what they’re doing tell you what different mediums to mix for this certain plant. (Coco coir, peat moss, perlite etc.) If you added these small details I’m sure you’d have much more business. The right soil and fertilizer is so important for growth. One more thing, do some quick research on each of your plants to make sure this app is giving you the right info. I’ve been barely watering my rubber trees and letting them dry out because that’s what this app said, but I just did some research and saw that they need to stay moist during the summer 🤦🏻‍♀️ sooooo, that’s why two of my rubber trees are drooping and dropping leaves.
Overall, I’m super grateful for Planta because I could never keep up with my 47 plants without it, but definitely could use some more details!

by Ritz8D

I was struggling to find an app I kept deleting some because they never notify in time, they never recognized my plant, or their plant spectrum was not broad enough. I really like Planta it gives you information about your plant that I never knew. I hesitated on getting the subscription but I’m glad I made the decision on buying it. The plant doctor is so helpful it tells what I’m doing wrong when I didn’t realize that I was doing harm to the plants. I love the schedule misting option cause most of my plants need that and I forget to do that when I live in a dry area. The only reason why I didn’t give it all 5 stars because it has some flaws I hope they can fix. For example live in Los Angeles and Planta says the weather here is 70 degrees which in reality it’s either 80 or 90 😣 so I don’t know if that will affect my plants watering at night since it tells me to water them longer than I usually do. Talking about the watering schedule I wish it has a schedule of setting a LOUD alarm at a specific time because I am a college student the only time I can care for my plant is between 10-11 o’clock am and I know I can’t water them later because of my assignments; another thing is when I water them at night, I learned the hard way, my plants are more prone to pests and bacteria. If anyone is reading this help to get the developers attention to fix Planta I really like it.

by Sasha Dejoras

Overall, I think Planta is great! I paid for the annual subscription. As a plant novice, the watering/fertilizing/misting schedule has, if anything, helped me to become more familiar with my plants. There a few things I think could use some improvement.

-Sometimes, based on the “info” portion for each plant, Planta will say for example “water every 6th day in September”. However I would notice that I wouldn’t get a notification to water that plant even after 6 days have passed
-fertilizing/watering schedule. Planta will notify you when it’s time to fertilize your plant, which must be done with a watering. However, once you have performed and checked off the task for fertilizing, you then have to add an extra task that you’ve watered the plant. If not, Planta will think that perhaps you haven’t watered since the last check-off, and will then remind to water at a sooner than necessary date, which may lead to overwatering. So typically, whenever there is a reminder to fertilize and no reminder on the same day to water, I’ll have to go to the plant profile and determine if I should snooze the fertilize task, or both water and fertilize that day. Or perhaps the main issue is that Planta will remind to fertilize when it’s not even time for a watering. It can get confusing, but I’ve found my way around it.

by Beanerstones

Planta is amazing and works well. I have been watering my plants every time I get a notification. I am still a new ish plant owner. Because I have only recently gotten into plants. I personally think that the plant scanner should be free. Now hear me out. I can not afford to pay for Premium. And a lot of the plants (succulents) I buy do not have the name of it on the tag. For instance one of the succulents I bought from a store was just called “succulent in a tin”. I was unable to identify the plant and because I am unable to afford Premium I could not find out the name. Thus resulting in me having to go under “cacti and succulents” and scrolls for like 2 and a half hours before I was able to find the correct name of the succulent bought.

You are also ( from my knowledge) unable to change the main picture of your plant. When the plants grows more or I move it or I repot it I would like to be able to change to main picture of the plant. For example, I just recently repoted my ivy and was unable to change the photo that is showed when I need to water the plant. But I am only able to add pictures to the “add details” spot after watering and it does not update the main photo.

Overall these are my only problems. And Planta is amazing other wise. I hope this was able to help someone. 🌿🌿

by HuckleberryCheesecake

This is perfect for what I wanted- reminders to water the plants and info on how to care for them. I have just a couple things that could be better.
First, if the free version had just a bit more than watering- at least the plant doctor, maybe- that’s be fantastic. I only have the free version, and I have wished several times for the plant doctor, but not often enough to buy a membership. Maybe a limited use- you get to use the plant doctor twice a month or something. That’d be totally awesome, and I’d honestly give Planta a 5 star rating if it did that. But, I get that Planta people have to make money somehow.
Second, it would be nice if you could customize the sites a tad more- particularly the temperature. I would like to have a site for my greenhouse. And a brief description of the difference between each site- bedroom and kitchen and all- would be nice, if there even is a difference.
Finally, if Planta could be expanded to outdoor gardening I would instantly rate 5 stars and probably recommend to everyone. I imagine that’d take awhile to design though. Maybe make a sister app?
Anyway, there are several things that could make Planta fantastic, but it is already very good. I like it very much, and will continue to use it.

by Elev82

I’ve been using this app for just over 4 months now as a premium user and I love it. It helps me keep my plants organized and healthy. While I am a relatively new plant “parent”, and I rely on it to help me know when to water, fertilize, and generally care for all of my plants (35!), I know that I still have to trust my own instincts and that every plant is different. That’s why I enjoy the features this app has in place to make sure you care for your plants in ways that work for you. I enjoy all the features, including the plant health tracker, and access to a plant doctor bot for plants that are in trouble. For the most part all of my plants are thriving.

That being said, I would ask for this app to think about adding a vacation mode feature into Planta that lets you switch your schedules for the amount of time you will be away. Not all of us have people who will look after our plants while we are away, and it would be nice to be able to modify the watering schedule without having to snooze plants every 2 days until you get back. Also a tips section regarding how to prepare your plants for your vacation would be super nice, too. Maybe also a calendar view for upcoming activity would be a nice future add, too. 😊

by San_amAze_moon

This is such a great app! I’ve been using it for about a year now and I have to say it really is almost perfect! So user friendly and so many useful features. I love keeping track of how many plants I have and I look forward to adding new plants to Planta when I get them. It encourages me to take a good picture of how it started and the progress updates also remind me to take progress photos if i haven’t in a while! Which is great because I love going back and seeing how much has changed! I don’t really “need” the watering schedule but with so many plants (70+) it is nice to keep track of when I actually watered who last so I use the watering reminders to essentially check if that plant needs water and if it does I’ll check it off if not I’ll snooze it, which is a great feature! Really the only thing I’m really wishing for is that there was an option to save the photos to our camera roll. I keep just taking screenshots of them but it would be nice to be able to just save it to the camera roll!

by JigokuShoujoXIV

I have around 40 houseplants and this has been a god send. I’ve tried over 20 apps, and this blows them all out the water. The plant recognition function is hands down the most impressive. It was even able to identify my dead African Marigolds from JUST the shriveled up stem. That’s a miracle and far better than others that were unable to detect even some basic, healthy plants. I love how it auto sets your watering schedule based on your location and environment (instead of manually having to add it). The only function I find lacking is the Doctor function. It is kind of basic and stops after a few prompts. If there was an option to take a picture of your sick plant and have the Doctor tell you what was wrong based on that, then this will make Planta go above and beyond. For example, something that would identify pest types by a picture you take in the same way it detects the plant type….and have it able to detect what is wrong with the leaves or branches. It should be easy for Planta to see that a succulent plant is over watered based on it being swollen and yellowish.

by Doubleagentsuperspy

Edit: Thank you for pointing out these features! I have one suggestion for future updates: please add a basic chart for how much to water based on pot size. That would be helpful to avoid under or over watering.

Useful for keeping track of watering/fertilizing houseplants under ideal circumstances, but isn’t easy to adjust schedules when conditions are less than ideal. We’ve had unseasonably high temperatures which meant many of my plants, especially the ones in direct sun, needed more water, more often. I wanted to add an unscheduled watering for a few of plants but there is no way to do that without putting each of them on a fully customized permanent schedule. There should be an option to document that a plant was watered outside of the day recommended by Planta . Also, the location feature is not very helpful. I get warnings from Planta that a specific room is not appropriate, but the light meter readings any room will vary dramatically if you move a few inches up or down, or to the left or right. But the location is saved with only one set recommendation for the whole space. Not very helpful.

by Llllonfcfcfanimalbbb

Planta is great! This is my second review, I’ve run into a couple problems, but nothing too big. First- I think Dr this app should be open to everyone. Because if you are getting this app, there is a good chance it’s because your plants are sick or dying. Second- my succulents are sharing pots with others. For example, a have a two inch succulent in a 8 inch pot ( from side to side over the top ) sharing with other plants. However, Planta does not know it is sharing its pot, and it may be giving me false information. Me and my succulents are doing good, but this may be a problem in the future. Third- this is just for succulents, but whenever you take a leaf off of a thick-leaved succulent, you can put in in sun and a new plant will grow from the leaf. This is called propagation, and this should be an option to grow your plants in Planta . Like, say, and option to watch over your propagation plants, care, facts, and more. It’s just for succulents of course, though. Otherwise, Planta is amazing, and you did an amazing job!! I’m usually really critical on plant apps ( I just love my succulents ) so just want you guys to know you did an amazing job!!!!!

by Jhrobbins

Great concept, and really cool for the plants it has support for. However, there are a lot of plants (especially California native plants!) that don’t have any support. There should be an option to add your own plants in and put in the associated watering schedule, much like the current “custom care” setting. That way, people who know their plants can still have the benefits of having all their plant lists in one place. Also, it is odd to me that the scientific names of the plants are so hidden. Most serious plant growers are familiar with scientific names more so than common names, and it’s a little frustrating when search results come in sorted by common name with only the genus visible (sometime). When i tried to find a plant that Planta did not support i tried to search the genus but the results were muddled by the common names. So in summary: Planta would be even better if users can add their own plants in (possibly contributing to plantas database of plant knowledge; making it easier on devs to add new plant support), and if common names were less emphasized than scientific names.

Update: thanks for the response! Changed my rating to 5 stars.

by SallyIvo

I have about 30 plants of all kinds in my house. I needed a plant management system to help me. I have tried three systems with just five plants each to see which system had the most features and also was easy to use. I used the premium feature that has to be paid for on two of the apps. After two weeks of kicking the tires on each one, I found this app to have the most features right at the place where you need them. Here is an example- the plant watering schedule will list all the plants that need watering that day with a picture you provided or the one out of their library. Let’s say your plant does not need watering that day and you want more info on the watering requirements of that plant. Just click on plant picture and then all the plant info appears. It presents this cool chart for each plant showing the water requirements by month so you can adjust your watering requirements. So in the warm period (Feb-Octin your plant hardiness zone) you can set the watering schedule you need to do. Then you can set a different watering schedule for that plant in the cold period. Pretty cool and so easy. I am still trying out all the other features. Great app.

by GypsyEarthMomma

I am on the fence as far as purchasing the annual subscription because I’m not sure what I’ll actually receive for that money. All the plants have the same watering instructions which is a red flag especially when air/sky plants have NO soil, and Planta tells you how to water them without actually telling you how to water this plant which requires misting. The whole point of an app to help with houseplants is to remove the mystery of proper care. Would love to see Planta improved with better plant information (many plants aren’t represented in Planta and/or you have no photos of them). Would love to actually speak to someone to share more feedback because not only do I want others to have a good experience with Planta, but I’d like it to work for me. The foundation is solid. Just needs more appropriate data collection and presentation.

by Xenajade

Could be wonderful, but monthly subscriptions instead of a one time payment for apps will forever be a unnecessary and unpractical bill in my eyes, and without it you are definitely missing out on some good features. I’m not going to recommend what I think they should add seeing as most other reviews say what I would, and the developers have said they are working on adding more useful features.

This aside and the reason for my review, I have a lot of indoor plants that are mostly succulents. I’ve been using Planta for about a month now, and even though I’ve had all my plants for almost a year, since using Planta half of them are so dried out and look near death. I just thought they were adjusting to a more proper schedule than what I was doing before, but now I’m unsure if they will be able to come back from this, and I’m incredibly sad.

by Boomsgirl

I downloaded Planta a few months ago and absolutely LOVE it! My plants have been thriving ever since! I love that it notifies me when it’s time to water, fertilize, repot, etc. It has been so extremely helpful. Highly recommend
The one thing I wish was different is that it would allow users to change air conditions for the different rooms and seasons. Temperatures too. My kitchen is very cold in the winter time. For example my house in the winter time is extremely dry due to our heat so I need to water certain plants more often than Planta is recommending. I just go thru and add custom task but would prefer to not have to do that every time considering I have 30+ plants.

by ReeseRi

I'd give it a 3.5 if I could. Planta is good for someone like me who is diving head first into gardening with no knowledge about plants at all. It reminds me of what's more thirsty, that I can't just throw everything in my bedroom, and best of all, WHEN to do what. But in reality, there's nothing offered in premium option that I can't find somewhere else for free. Google lense can identify any plant, Siri can remind me of watering misting and fertilizing schedules though it'd take more time, and Google will tell me fertilizer types etc.
If the experience can somehow be personalized with either live experts for a few hours or Pic and video analysis or even chat rooms or something it'd improve. But right now there's just nothing on Planta worth paying for. Great for a free app though.

by Freebornlr

I’ve been using Planta for about five months. I appreciate that the developers have recently added outdoor plants and herbs. Planta is mostly intuitive, easy to use, and helpful for logging plant care. However, my number one complaint, and the reason I won’t be renewing, is because I’m not able to change the frequency of watering or fertilizing. I live in Colorado where the humidity is sometimes 7% (!) so you can bet I need to water pretty much every plant more frequently than Planta wants. I think it would be useful to have ‘suggested frequency’ that you can customize. I also wish it was possible to opt in or out of fertilizer and/or misting reminders. Lastly, I don’t understand why you can’t change the date of a task or ‘undo’ a completed task if you’ve hit ‘complete’ by mistake.

by Therattiestrat

I love the idea of Planta as I’m known for killing every plant I own. However, I I wish that I could log the waterings so that I could have my own watering cycles for each plant. Not all plants are the same, they obviously all have different needs. The plant identification works well but I personally think there should be a larger variety since I couldn’t find half of the plants I was looking for. I also think it would be really helpful if you were able to log information on the plants health so that they could offer solutions to plant problems such as yellowing of leaves. I think more people would feel better about the health of their plants if they could log their own info and receive feedback. I hope that this app will read most of the reviews and take action to improve Planta because there is great potential for it.

by JennicaRachelle

I use Planta daily , I have the paid version, and it does help keep me on track with my busy schedule. I don’t completely rely on it however since some of the care instructions for plants aren’t 100% accurate to resources I’ve discovered online.

But what would totally make Planta amazing, is if I could enter in my address & have Planta link up weather conditions for my area, and send me a notification if I need to move a plant to a covered area because it’s going to rain (if a tropical plant is located within an outdoor site), or if I need to move specific plants indoors because it may be too hot/too cold for that day. I would also like the feature of zones when placing plants outdoors.

I know this app just started adding outdoor plants, but some of the most common ones are not on Planta. So I half use it when it comes to my outdoor plants. 🙂🙂

Also, being able to filter “my plants” based on attributes would be super helpful if the weather notification feature isn’t implemented.

Sometimes I accidentally click completed when it is not yet. If I could unmark a task, that would be great.

Also, implementing a light monitor feature, to accurately place plants in their best spots would be wonderful. I saw another app had this feature but I don’t want to start over. ❤️🙏👍🏻

by Zoelecoconut

I enjoy Planta for the most part. I subscribed to the yearly plan a few months ago. Some of the cool features are that Planta informs you how to water your plants properly, customize each plant with names and photos, the plant identifier tool is great, and the recommended plants for each site in your house is fantastic.
The reason I didn’t give Planta five stars is because it could use some tweaks here and there. For example, I live in Utah where the air tends to be dry. Planta doesn’t really allow me to change watering frequency. I can tell that some of my plants need to be watered a little more often than this app advises. Because of this, sometimes I water a plant a day or two earlier than this app would have told me to, and I forgot to add that task to Planta same-day. If I add it next day, Planta doesn’t allow me to edit the date I performed the task. I’ve almost killed a few of my plants because I can’t revise watering frequency. A bummer, I would give Planta 5 stars if I could change those things. I’ve been thinking about downloading a separate plant watering reminder app. But then I’d feel stupid for spending $40 on a yearly subscription for this app.
I’d still recommend Planta, and often do to friends and family.

by Jd1121

All of the information I need is in Planta.
If I want to add specific notes, I can do so and refer back at any point. I have 0 complaints. I am sure the catalog of available plants will continue to develop and that makes it all the more exciting. The basic app features information about the plant, watering cycles, fertilizing, amount of sun/shade needed, reminders, a schedule, browsing. Basically all you need. One request to throw in the future bucket is for a wish list or save option. I scroll past lost of cool plants (and get to learn new stuff), but I would like to save specific ones to consider buying later or just to refer back to. Maybe even make that a premium feature. It would be worth it to me! Thanks

by Iluvphotog

I downloaded Planta yesterday and already have loaded 55 houseplants. It’s easy to use, and I like that I can add my own photos or use the existing ones. I’ve upgraded to premium and look forward to using the plant ID feature. On inputting my plants, I found out a number is them are in the wrong light conditions and need to be moved, so hopefully this has already saved a few. The devs have done a wonderful job!

If I may make a few suggestions to consider for future dev...
1. Overview reports. It would be great to see a summary of all plants that are not in ideal light conditions. I didn’t move all mine right away because of shelf space so have to go back and check for warnings one by one. Also a compact summary list of my plants would make shopping for new ones easier.
2. Wish list that can be emailed to a non-plant person so he knows what to buy for my birthday! 😀
3. More refinement for lighting categories and the ability to measure actual light level at each plant. There are so many factors - shade trees, window shades, plant lights - that it’s difficult to know which category is really representative.

by Thatgirl3263

I was never able to keep plants alive because I couldn't keep a schedule and this app has helped me with that! I have a handful of succulents and indoors plants that are thriving since I started using Planta . I've contacted their support with questions and they've always been helpful. If a plant can't in the system they’ve worked on adding them with suggestions. So far I love Planta and I'm super happy.

Suggestions which I know they will consider (because they are super responsive) and some they are working on:

1. Being able to modify the schedule. When I started using Planta I had two of the exact same plants and I accidently entered them on one day apart and now the schedules are off.

2. Ability to log repotting would be helpful and even being able to note what soil I used. I've found some plants are responding better to different brands than others but it's hard to keep track.

I know these have been mentioned but I wanted to provide feedback that I am interested in this as well. Keep up the good work and I look forward to upcoming releases and new features in the future!

by Losborne5580

I LOVE Planta so much! Since using it, my plants are so much happier and healthier. I love how it keeps me on the appropriate schedule based on each type of plant. I have a lot of plants so before Planta , I watered once a week, but having a schedule based on the types of plants is so much better for the plants. I’ve seen huge improvements in my plants.

The only reason I rated 4 instead of 5, is that I wish when you sort your tasks by room rather than task, that within each room the list of plants are separated by task. It would be easier to read because the task is so small under each plant that spearing them by task and room would be the perfect organizer.

Thanks this app People! Keep up the great work!!

by Chelseadearly

I love Planta! Two requests.... 1. Along with a previous review that someone left- I agree it would be nice to modify watering schedule and take more plant health notes. I’d love if you could make soil modifications or specifications as well. And track your plant modifications with logged dates. 2. Id love if it could include outdoor plants as well one day. I know updating the library of indoor plants is a never ending task but a girl can dream. In the mean time maybe there could be a way to add in your own custom plant (much like MyFitnessPal does with foods or recipes.)

Thank you for the beautiful app! It helps soooo much!

by Johnpier7511

It reminds me when to water my plants and it has various info about the plants as well. I have all of my plants on Planta and I upload pictures and I frequently upload new ones and it is very nice because I can see the growth of them as the time goes on from the old photos I upload! If I ever get confused of forgot how to treat a plant I have I can press the info tab on my plant and it has all the info. This really is a great app and when I get a plant or an interested in a plant I look it up on Planta and make sure it is good for my house and it is applicable to my needs as well as the plants. It tells you how much light it needs and how frequently it needs to be reported. Planta knows it all and is SO user friendly. I rarely leave reviews on apps, but I had to on this one because the amount of time I go into my phone to use Planta is crazy!

by RVATeresa

It’s a solid app if all you want is a list of your plants and a note about when to water. It does have some solid plant “info”. But, everything else you want or need you have to pay for. Which, at these steep prices, I’m simply not going to do when I can find the same info online for free in a thousand places.

Basic info/capabilities I would rather have for free or even at all (and would be willing to put up with ads to have for free):

- A way to back date watering dates (NA)
- Tracking fertilizer dates ($$)
- a way to crop pics to squares instead of the weird cropping it doesn’t not (NA)
- social networking capabilities

These are the biggies. I don’t know that Planta benefits me beyond the notifications
I already have set up in my calendar for watering.

Without paying, it basically a cute way to see all your plants in one place