A little disappointed now
Before the most recent update, I was really enjoying the app. Unlocking all of the plain plant varieties without subscribing was possible, it was just going to take time and commitment to drinking water - which is the point of the app, so I was all for it. The subscriber special bonus was all of the sparkly/fun plants, which were cute and I was considering upgrading the app.
Then, the update. Now, there are 6 varieties of plant that one gets with the unsubscribed/unpaid version, in both sparkly and plain forms - but there’s loads of other plants, that’d I’d previously been able to grow, that are now behind a paywall. I tried the free trial with the new update, and… I don’t think it’s worth the money to subscribe, just for the ability to grow different plants and get a couple of extra clovers (in game currency) per day.
So four stars, because it does the job now, but I guarantee I’m going to get bored of growing the same plants over and over again. I’d pay a one-off fee to unlock everything/go ad-free, but the subscription wasn’t useful enough to justify the price.
Then, the update. Now, there are 6 varieties of plant that one gets with the unsubscribed/unpaid version, in both sparkly and plain forms - but there’s loads of other plants, that’d I’d previously been able to grow, that are now behind a paywall. I tried the free trial with the new update, and… I don’t think it’s worth the money to subscribe, just for the ability to grow different plants and get a couple of extra clovers (in game currency) per day.
So four stars, because it does the job now, but I guarantee I’m going to get bored of growing the same plants over and over again. I’d pay a one-off fee to unlock everything/go ad-free, but the subscription wasn’t useful enough to justify the price.
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So it actually helps & I love it😳
I love this app, & it’s helped a lot with motivation to hydrate. I have to drink a lot of water, but before I got this app I wasn’t doing it; I just didnt care. And i had been trying different solutions. I found this app a while back and put it on a list. I finally downloaded it a month-ish ago while thinking “its stupid to need an app to hydrate like im supposed to; this wont work.” but I was wrong. Not only has it helped, i look forward to updating my plant’s watering with how many bottles ive drank. The designs are adorable; I have a routine where I tap the plant 4x when I water it, and the sound melts my heart and it puts a smile on my face. It’s affordable too, like I’m not inhibited by the free version. I was kinda worried that thered be only 1 plant available with all these pro versions taunting me, but it’s balanced enough that this isnt the case. I also like that the plant grows like levels up so I look forward to seeing how the plant turns out. Thanks to all who make this app possible.
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J’adore mais je DÉTESTE.
Bon concept j’adore mais j’ai payer DEUX fois pour la version payante et j’ai tous perdu a cause d’un bug, même si tu paye il y a des annonce pour avoir plus de trèfle c’est vraiment niaiser le monde. 100$ pour boire de l’eau c’est cave. Pourtant j’adore l’app le concept, les graphiques, le tous… Mais on nous prend pour des cave. c’est trop cher et ça bug. J’ai désinstaller. 200$ dans les vidanges.
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Money money money
You need to subscribe to get anything.
Ruined by version update :(
I loved Plant Nanny—I’m on day 1254 of my streak!—but it was ruined for me when even more of the content was paywalled by fourdesire rebranding to Sparkful and the content redesign that came with it. The in-game currency of “seeds” are no more, and so the plants that you could previously buy with seeds are either free or locked behind the subscription paywall. I had been trying to collect all of the animals (and i was only missing about four of them!), which meant that I had been saving up seeds to get the plants that were missing, but now of course the plants that I hadn’t gotten to in time aren’t available unless I subscribe. I know the app needs to make money, but the need to pay just to do the basic motivational things in the app has really tanked my enthusiasm for it. I no longer recommend it to my friends, and if it weren’t for that streak, I would have ditched the app by now. It is such a cute and simple concept, and it was SO motivating to fill out the collection of greenhouse animals and plant all of the plants for free!! But that’s not possible anymore. +2 stars for nostalgia and cute plant designs :(
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Hate Hate Hate the update.
I subscribed last December after using the free version for a number of months. Both free and subscribed still require you to watch multiple minutes of ads each day to collect your rewards, but I got my 6yr old into it, and we really looked forward to watering the plant (and ourselves) regularly. We had collected over 28,000 seeds, 1.500 clovers, and 1,300 sunshines. It was fun to collect the seeds from the greenhouse (a great noise, and you checked out your previous plant creations). You used the sunshine to upgrade your greenhouse and collect more seeds, etc etc. The update removed all of that, and you’re just left with your clover balance (the lowest balance) which you now use to update/purchase everything. (Pots will run you 500 clovers for the fancy seasonal ones). This is Total crap. I have subscribed for $70/year and still have to watch 4/5 minutes a day for 8 clover rewards, and now I’m not even collecting enough rewards to use in the app!! Im assuming they created the update to force you to purchase additional clovers (which are expensive in real world money) to buy new plants, or pots or upgrade your greenhouse. Absolutely not. I will also not be renewing my subscription.
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The App Was Good Until The Newest Update
I’ve been using this app for many years now, and it’s been an absolute awesome tool to help my hydration. I have a streak of over 700 days. I used to organise my gardens in an organised pattern, because it soothes me and kept me engaged with the app.
Now they’ve hidden all the plants behind a paywall? It was fine when they added new plants that you had to pay for from the beginning, but taking the features I already had away from the users is completely distressing and alarming to me (I am neurodivergent, and need apps like this to adhere to a structure to help me healthy). In the past I would rate this app 5 out of 5, but because of that awful decision to grab more money out of users I’m rating it a 1 out 5.
However, the new achievements are good. Just give us back our plants please :(
Now they’ve hidden all the plants behind a paywall? It was fine when they added new plants that you had to pay for from the beginning, but taking the features I already had away from the users is completely distressing and alarming to me (I am neurodivergent, and need apps like this to adhere to a structure to help me healthy). In the past I would rate this app 5 out of 5, but because of that awful decision to grab more money out of users I’m rating it a 1 out 5.
However, the new achievements are good. Just give us back our plants please :(
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Very helpful, however..
This app has been very helpful for reminding me when to stay hydrated. It’s fun and helps keep me motivated by giving me different plants to take care of, however recently with the new updates I have been losing different features of the app that were provided before. For example there are many different plants to choose from even if you are not subscribed but with the recent update there are way less to choose from and plants that I could choose before like the dandelion I now have to be subscribed to get. It’s a little annoying and frustrating. It just seems a little unfair.
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Not Worth It
I’ve used the companies first app when it came out and then this app (before ending the first one) and they were great. Then the subscription came out and lost a lot of features and plants that are no longer useable without the subscription. I used the subscription for a while and was nice but for $8 a month there are other options elsewhere. My main issue is the ability to level up which is painful slow. I’ve been stuck at level 14 for over a year and now only have made it to the half way point and this is playing daily with a streak of 804 days of continuous playing. Also the amount of acorns received is small when the more fancier plants are several hundred up to 2k (but that’s expected of an ads based game and the option to pay for acorns). I also provide in play feedback whenever it’s offered which is a nice surprise for some apps I’ve used but it doesn’t seem to matter. If you are starting out the basic plants will do just fine but don’t expect to be a master gardener or going anywhere with what they have to offer. The plants offered don’t change and the special month ones are the same ones as the year before. Save your money on this one.
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It’s fun
It’s fun but you can’t forget to log a day. Also, they removed the rewards for people who pay so I don’t see a point in paying for this app anymore.
