# Cheerful Plants — Plant Journal & Care Tracker

> Personal plant journal and care tracker for managing plant collections. (iPhone/iPad app by Succulents and Sunshine, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheerful-plants/id1592577372 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Succulents and Sunshine, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1592577374)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 78 App Store ratings · 32 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2021-12-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheerful-plants/id1592577372/reviews.md

## What is Cheerful Plants?

Your plants deserve better than scattered notes and a camera roll full of unlabeled photos.

Cheerful Plants is a personal journal for your plant collection — your photos, your care history, your reminders. Everything about your plants, in one place, instead of in your head.

WHAT USERS ARE SAYING

"I have been using this app for 3 or 4 years. There are endless options so you can track as much or as little as you want! I track fertilizing, repotting, blooms, diseases, and the progress through photos! My favorite app!"

"I never have to worry about forgetting to water my plants."

"My poor ADHD brain has had a slightly difficult time keeping track of the minutiae for every plant. A few months ago, I dreamed up an app that would help. THIS is the app!"

"This isn't an ID or Diagnostic app! It's a Helper app: To help keep track of your succulents. I've tried a few other apps that try to 'do it all,' but they all fell short for me. I think this one is the best."

YOU DON'T NEED ANOTHER APP TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO

This isn't a plant ID tool or an AI care advisor. You already know your plants. You just need a better place to put everything you're tracking in your head.
Set your own watering reminders. Record care the way you actually do it. Look back when something goes wrong and figure out why.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO STAY ON TOP OF YOUR COLLECTION

- Custom Reminders — Set watering intervals for each plant. Color-coded badges show what's due, what's coming up, and what's fine. Snooze when you're busy. Disable for dormant plants.
- One-Tap Quick Water — Mark plants as watered in a single tap. Undo if you tapped too fast.
- Full Care Tracking — Log watering, fertilizing, pruning, repotting, pest treatments, and custom tasks. See your complete history for every plant.
- Photo Journal — Capture progress over time and build a visual record you'll actually want to look back at.
- Flexible Organization — Group by location, tags, or plant type. Create arrangements so you can care for plants together.
- Family Sharing — Share your collection with a sync key so family or roommates know exactly what to do when you're away.
- Memory Garden — A place for plants that are no longer with you. Keep their history instead of deleting it.

FREE FOR UP TO 5 PLANTS — ALL FEATURES INCLUDED

No locked features. No trial period. Start with 5 plants and see if it works for you. If your collection is bigger than that, upgrade to Premium for unlimited plants at $2.99/month or $29.99/year.

Made by Cassidy Tuttle of Succulents and Sunshine, helping plant lovers since 2013.

Terms of Use: https://cheerfulplants.com/terms-of-use/
Privacy Policy: https://cheerfulplants.com/privacy-policy/

## Key features

- Custom care reminders
- One-tap watering log
- Full care history tracking
- Photo journal for plant progress
- Flexible organization by location/tags
- Family sharing of plant collections
- Memory Garden for past plants

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $2.99 | per month |
| Annual Subscription | $29.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 32)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheerful-plants/id1592577372/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Gotta be the best planty app!

*2026-04-26*

I loved this app when it was the succulent tracker app and the Cheerful Plants upgrade has so many useful features added. The team behind the app is amazing and super responsive. Definitely recommend!

**Developer response:** Thank you so much! I'm glad it's been so helpful for you!

### 5/5 — Updates make a good app even better.

*2026-02-26*

I’ve used this app since the beginning. Love it for my succulents as well as my houseplants. Whenever I have a problem the developer is quick to initiate a fix, whether it’s from the app or something I was doing wrong. It is so easy to know when you need to water, fertilize, etc. This would be a wonderful app for a newbie to get started with.

**Developer response:** Thank you! So glad you've had a good experience!

### 1/5 — Horrible update

*2026-02-21*

The last update is horrible. Before when you opened the app, the plants that needed to be watered were listed by location. Now when the app is opened, the are all listed whether they need to be watered. Plus they are not listed by location but name. To find out what plants need to be watered, you need to open another tab & again listed by name not location. I can change the category list to location but that is another step I have to take. It id harder to find what plants need to be watered with this upgrade. And the light background (as opposed to the previous black) make reading the plant names more difficult. I’ve had this app since its inception & have a yearly subscription (which just renewed). I’ll be looking for another app for my 100+ plants if this upgrade is not corrected. Most users do not like a whole new look/system to apps they’ve enjoyed in the past. Please fix this horrible update

### 1/5 — Unable to load photos

*2025-07-01*

I wanted to try this and started to add my first plant. After giving the app permission to use selected photos off my phone through settings, I was unable to load them. The app button “My Photos” does nothing. My only option would be to take new photos. The app does nothing function as it is supposed to.

**Developer response:** Thank you for letting us know! We've made significant updates to the app that should improve this function. Please reach out if you'd like to try using the app again.

### 4/5 — Love this app!

*2025-03-16*

I Love that this app doesn’t need to store the photos on my phone. My only wish is that longer watering intervals are available. I have a cactus that only gets water twice a year, and the longest watering interval is Much shorter than that.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We have updated the available watering intervals so you can now do up to 999 days. Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions as we love implementing changes requested by users.

### 4/5 — Good app but requires subscription for 5 plants

*2025-03-15*

I don’t know why people don’t offer lifetime purchases anymore in stead of subscription. I’m always more willing to purchase a lifetime then a yearly subscription

**Developer response:** I completely understand not wanting to have a subscription. On our end, it takes consistent development and storage fees to maintain the app so a one-time purchase wouldn't cover those updates.

### 5/5 — Nice app

*2025-03-04, version 2.0.2*

Great app!  Would be nice to expand the data base for plants, can’t find info for most of my succulents.

### 5/5 — I love it

*2025-02-28*

This is my favorite plant app! I love that its a tracker so you can take notes and track how often you water or treat for pests or repot. Its just nice to have that info to look on. I also love that you can track their growth by taking pictures. Its so cool to look back on when you first got the plant and see how much its changed over time. I even note my soil mix ingredients so that if its not working out for a certain plant I can tweak it. Great app

**Developer response:** Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying it!

### 5/5 — Helpful app

*2024-09-26*

I’m rather new to maintaining succulents, and this app has been a great help to me so far. Being reminded when to water them helps me both not under water or over water the succulents and cacti I’ve been keeping, which my friend tends to do. Would recommend to new and current succulent caretakers. My only complaint is that I cannot find the plant known as a desert rose in their database, which I would’ve liked if for nothing else to have another opinion on how often to water it. Otherwise, great app!

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review! We are trying to expand our database to include more plants. If you ever have plant specific questions, you can alsways email us for input.

### 5/5 — Must Have App

*2024-08-24*

My favorite App, I use it everyday. Any issues I experienced were because of me (Operator Error) Customer service was excellent. Well worth the subscription fee. (You can also use it for free with a couple plants) The more I learn what all the app can do the more I love it.

## Frequently asked questions about Cheerful Plants

### What does Cheerful Plants do?

Cheerful Plants acts as a personal journal and care tracker for your plant collection. It helps you organize photos, log care history, and set reminders for tasks like watering, fertilizing, and repotting. The goal is to keep all essential plant information in one convenient location.

### What are the key features of Cheerful Plants?

Key features include custom watering and care reminders with color-coded badges, one-tap logging for watering, a comprehensive log for all care activities, a photo journal to track plant growth, flexible organization options, and family sharing capabilities. It also includes a 'Memory Garden' to keep records of plants that are no longer with you.

### How much does Cheerful Plants cost?

The app is free to use for up to 5 plants, with all features included. For unlimited plants, users can upgrade to a Premium subscription at $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year. There are no locked features or trial periods for the free version.

### What kind of plants can I track with this app?

This app is designed for tracking any type of plant in your collection, from houseplants and succulents to outdoor plants. It's a versatile tool that allows you to customize care logs and reminders to suit the specific needs of each individual plant.

### Is this app a plant identification or diagnostic tool?

No, Cheerful Plants is not a plant identification or AI care advisor app. It is designed as a helper tool to keep track of the care and progress of plants you already own. The app assumes you know your plants and provides a better system for recording the information you already track.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.2.0 — 2026-08-26

Watering Frequency & Faster Loading
* Sort and group your plants by watering frequency
* Faster startup for large collections
* Fixed inconsistencies with watering reminders
* Improved offline functionality
* Improved notification functionality
* Your Tasks page filters and sorting are now remembered
* Various stability improvements

### 3.1.9 — 2026-07-14

Offline Photos & Faster Loading
* Faster startup for large collections
* Fixed inconsistencies with watering reminders
* Improved offline functionality
* Improved notification functionality
* Your Tasks page filters and sorting are now remembered
* Various stability improvements

### 3.1.7 — 2026-05-19

Bug Fixes
• Acquired date now sticks when changed on the Add a Plant page
• Pie chart colors now match the legend in plant statistics
• Custom action names auto-suggest from past actions across all your plants
• Cleaner spacing in the plant database care information panel
• Plant deletion now navigates back to your previous screen reliably
• Improved keyboard handling — fewer cases where the keyboard area gets stuck
• Better affiliate attribution for users who decline tracking

### 3.1.6 — 2026-04-16

General Performance and Bug Fixes
* Minor bug fixes
* Improved schedule reliability

### 3.1.5 — 2026-04-10

General Performance and Bug Fixes
* Minor bug fixes
* Improved schedule reliability

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