# Plant Care Tracker - Ploi — Water Reminder & Journal

> Plant care journal with smart watering reminders and free identification. (iPhone/iPad app by Eugeniu Vozoca.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plant-care-tracker-ploi/id1624280409 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Eugeniu Vozoca](https://appshunter.io/developer/1624280411)
- Category: Lifestyle, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 240 App Store ratings · 67 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.4 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romanian, European Spanish and 1 more
- Released: 2022-09-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plant-care-tracker-ploi/id1624280409/reviews.md

## What is Plant Care Tracker?

PLANT WATER REMINDERS DONE RIGHT

Let’s be honest: an app can't tell you exactly how often to water your plants because there are too many variables. The best way to use an app is to teach it when you water your plants so it can learn the schedule for each plant. All you need to do is mark plants as watered and Ploi does the rest!

PLANT JOURNAL

If you're looking for a way to keep track of your plant's life and get tips on how to care for them, Ploi is the plant app for you! With Ploi, you can log everything from when you watered your plant to when it started to bloom. Plus, our care guides are full of information on how to keep your plants healthy and happy.

GROWTH PROGRESS

If you're like most people, you probably have a few houseplants. Maybe you have a fiddle leaf fig tree or a peace lily. Perhaps you have a snake plant or a succulent. No matter what type of plant you have, it's important to document its growth.

One way to do this is to take photos of your plant at different stages of its life. For example, you might take a photo of your houseplant when you first get it, and then again after a month, and then every few months after that.

Another way to document your plant's growth is to keep a plant journal. In your journal, you can write about how your plant is doing, what changes you've noticed, and how you're caring for it.

Documenting your plant's growth is a great way to keep track of its progress and to create a plant log that you can look back on. Plus, it's a fun way to document your plant's journey from a small seedling to a full-grown plant!

FREE PLANT IDENTIFICATION

If you come across a flower that you can't identify, take a picture of it and upload it to the app. Within seconds, you'll be given the plant's name and species. If you're ever curious about what plant is this, you know what app to use!

FREE PLANT CARE GUIDES

If you're looking to become a plant parent, Ploi has an ever-growing list of plant care guides that can help. Our guide is crafted specifically for each plant species, so you can learn everything you need to know about taking care of your plant.

Ploi also has widgets on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

Terms of Use: https://ploi.me/terms

## Key features

- Customizable watering reminders
- Plant life and growth journal
- Photo-based growth tracking
- Free plant identification
- Extensive plant care guides
- iOS, iPadOS, and macOS widgets

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ploi Pro | $59.99 | per year |
| Ploi Pro | $5.99 | per month |


## What do users think of Plant Care Tracker?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple, intuitive, non-bloated interface
- 💚 Free with no ads or aggressive subscriptions
- 📸 Photo gallery feature with chronological sorting for growth tracking
- ⏰ Flexible watering reminders based on actual watering history
- 🏷️ Recognizes wide range of plant common and colloquial names
- 📝 Comprehensive activity logging (watering, fertilizing, misting, repotting, etc.)
- 🎨 Visually appealing and cute design
- 🔄 Multi-platform syncing across devices
- 👨‍💻 Responsive and helpful developer support
- 📱 Lightweight and easy to navigate
- 🌱 Helps plants thrive with consistent care tracking
- 🚀 Effective for managing large plant collections (100+ plants)

**Cons**

- 🐌 Slow loading times, especially with many plants
- 🌐 Requires internet connection; poor offline functionality
- ❌ No search feature; must manually scroll through plants
- 🔄 Watering schedules only based on last interval, not consistent targets
- 📦 Plant database could be more robust with better photos
- 🔐 Unclear initial disclosure about plant limit requiring subscription
- ⚠️ Occasional freezing and timeout errors
- 🖼️ Issues with photo import and upload functionality
- ⏱️ Time-consuming to add multiple plants individually
- 🐛 UI doesn't update properly on flaky connections

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App freezes and requires force quit to recover
- Timeout errors preventing app from loading
- Slow photo upload process blocks UI
- Widget displays generic photos instead of plant photos (now fixed per user)
- Photo import fails with 'no content available' error
- Location and watering schedule incorrect after adding plant
- Camera feature within app doesn't work properly
- Large photo uploads cause app to freeze
- UI doesn't update on poor network connections
- Changes don't persist on flaky connections

**Most requested features**

- Bulk logging of activities for multiple plants at once
- Search functionality for plant database
- Common plant problems and troubleshooting guide
- Offline functionality for notes and plant names
- Rotate option in quick actions
- Ability to track multiple plants on same tray
- Direct plant addition from identify feature
- Auto-fill scientific name from identify feature
- Fertilizer application logging for multiple plants
- Plant happiness indicator
- Fertilization and pest control scheduling

## Recent user reviews (10 of 67)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plant-care-tracker-ploi/id1624280409/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Finally the solution to my watering problems

*2026-08-04*

This app has helped me get the watering of my plants right. The plants are now thriving with less issues of root rot occurring.

**Developer response:** Hi there! This is my favourite kind of review to get 💜 Overwatering is exactly what the log is for: you can see how many days it has actually been since the last watering, and Ploi flags a gap when it runs unusually long. So glad your plants are thriving 🌿

### 5/5 — Simple, Efficient, & Secure!

*2026-07-08*

I was looking for a straightforward plant watering tracker that didn’t have a shady privacy policy a million miles long. I appreciated the one I saw for this app and thought I’d give it a try. It has turned out to be exactly what I was looking for! It’s pretty intuitive to use and has a streamlined UI. I like that I can quickly check off when I’ve watered things, separate my plants by location, and let the app predict the next watering kind of like a period tracker. I’ve upgraded to pro now that I have more than 20 plants. I do wish it was slightly cheaper since there may be some months I can’t fully justify $6 on an app subscription, but otherwise I plan to keep using it!

### 5/5 — Update - An App Developer Who Cares

*2026-07-07*

I originally reviewed this app last year after my go-to scheduling app left the App Store. My biggest gripe with Ploi was the adaptive watering system. I’m sure this works for many, but it did not work well with my brand of plant care. Ploi responded to my critical review, and has just added a fixed interval option for watering. It is so awesome to see an app creator who truly cares about the user experience, even if it was just one user’s experience. With the new watering feature, this app perfectly suits my plant tracking needs, and I would highly recommend it :)

**Developer response:** Hi there!
There is a search feature, it’s one of the 4 tabs at the bottom. There you can search for any specs AND your plants.

Watering schedules adapt based on your schedule and that is the main feature of the app… if you forget to mark as watered this shouldn’t be a problem since you can set it as watered retroactively, you just need to back-date those logs. It auto-adapts based on last 3 waterings, so forgetting to mark as watering sometimes won’t affect that (as long as you back date your logs of course)

I hear you though, I’ll add a fixed interval option. Thank you for your feedback.

If you will have any questions - don’t hesitate tot contact me via the contact button in the app. Happy plant journey!

### 5/5 — Perfect for the plant parent who needs the essentials

*2026-07-03*

This is the best plant care tracker app if you want to track watering, fertilizing, repotting, anything else in one place. I tried over 30 plant care apps and this one stood above the rest by miles. It helps you maintain a schedule and also makes it easy to be flexible, because sometimes your plant can wait another day or two for water! End your search here, this is the best app for plant care

**Developer response:** 30 apps is a serious search, thank you for ending it here 💜 And yes, sometimes a plant really can wait another day. That flexibility was the whole point 🌿

### 2/5 — Only free up to 20 plants…

*2026-06-18*

I’m sure this is a great plant care/tracker/ID app, but just know that you can only track 20 plants for free (it’s $79.99/year to track more). The dev needs to be upfront about this ON THE APP PAGE. I spent multiple hours inputting 66 (YES, SIXTY-SIX) plants and their info, only to get an IN-APP pop up, on my third day with it, about the 20 plant limit. Way too many hours wasted setting up an app I can’t afford…

**Developer response:** I’m sorry. I understand your frustration. I need to make it more clear. Thank you for your feedback 🙏

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-05-27*

Never wrote an app review but I think it’s great, very useful, and found it because if I recall correctly the owner was promoting it on a certain post. 

Regardless I’m no pro, recently only getting into houseplants. But this made things 1000x easier than a google doc. It’s great and I like that it’s free, at least for now that I have 10 plants. If I recall you have to pay after a certain amount

### 5/5 — Great plant care app

*2026-05-16, version 2.2*

Nice and simple and not overly bloated like the other plant apps. 

Helps you keep track of all your plant admin and just works. 

Highly recommended.

### 5/5 — Love the photo gallery feature

*2026-05-06, version 2.2*

I LOVE the photo feature and how it chronologically sorts the pics! I finally have a proper place where I can see my plant growth progress :D

### 4/5 — Simple and fast compared to others

*2026-05-03*

This app keeps things simple in a good way. It lets you organize and log what you need without a bunch of forced features or overcomplicated “AI” rules that get in the way. (Other apps try to do too much and end up making basic tasks harder—this one actually lets you stay in control and move quickly.)

It does feel a bit newer, so the plant database (especially photos and accuracy) could be more robust - I expect it will get there over time. That said, one standout feature is how it handles plant names—it recognizes a wide range of common and colloquial names, which makes searching much easier than in other apps.

**Developer response:** Hey! Thank you very much for your review! This means a lot to me 💜

### 5/5 — Free, and super good

*2026-04-22, version 2.2*

I love how it isn’t pushy about anything like a subscription. It has a super easy to navigate interface and cute aesthetics.

## Frequently asked questions about Plant Care Tracker

### What does the Ploi app do?

Ploi is a plant care application that helps users track watering schedules by learning their watering habits. It also functions as a plant journal, allowing users to log plant life events, document growth progress with photos, and access free plant identification and care guides.

### How does the watering reminder feature work?

Instead of providing fixed watering schedules, the app learns your watering patterns. You mark plants as watered, and the app uses this information to create a personalized schedule for each plant, ensuring you water them appropriately based on your input.

### Is the plant identification feature free?

Yes, the plant identification feature is free. You can take a picture of a flower or plant you cannot identify and upload it to the app. Within seconds, the app will provide you with the plant's name and species.

### What kind of information can I log in the plant journal?

The plant journal allows you to log various aspects of your plant's life, such as when you watered it, when it started to bloom, and any other significant changes or observations. You can also document its growth progress by taking photos at different stages.

### What platforms is Ploi available on?

Ploi is available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. It also offers widgets for these platforms, allowing for convenient access to plant care information and reminders directly from your home screen.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.5.0 — 2026-08-18

• Log care with Siri: just say which plant you watered
• Build your own routines in Shortcuts: log care, ask what needs care, undo
• Nest sub-locations inside a room, like a desk or a shelf
• Get nudged to photograph the plants you just cared for
• Find any of your plants from Spotlight search, and water one without opening the app
• See who or what logged each care entry
• Let your local weather set humidity for outdoor plants
• Create your own plant fields
• Spot overdue care on your widgets and lock screen
• See more at once on a bigger iPad screen
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 2.4.3 — 2026-07-27

• Add specific cultivars to your lists and wishlists
• See your next care task on redesigned home and lock screen widgets
• See rain chance in a refreshed 10-day forecast
• Spot each care type at a glance with color-coded icons
• Record how much you paid for each plant, in any currency
• Scheduled care can have a note, just like logged care
• Preview every photo you pick while logging care
• Log care on a redesigned form that fits on one screen
• Better support for iPad and Mac
• Fixed card menus closing on their own
• Fixed a plant losing its species when you change its location
• Fixed the app opening to a blank screen on reopen
• Fixed plant pages reloading on their own after opening
• Fixed the bulk actions menu drifting from the selection bar when scrolling
• Fixed the Today badge flickering when you open the app
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 2.4.2 — 2026-07-22

• Tag your plants and filter your list by tag — vendor, batch, or any label you like
• Import your plants and care history from another app
• Record where each plant came from with a free-text source next to the source type
• Sort your plants by acquisition date
• Set a light level on a location and every plant in that room inherits it
• Today now shows your due plants first, above unscheduled ones
• Plant lists reorganize quietly in the background — no more sudden reshuffles while you're looking at them
• Today and My Plants load much faster for large collections
• Logging care for a whole selection of plants at once is dramatically faster
• Photo uploads process faster
• Plant lists and location pages load faster
• The page title no longer crowds the toolbar buttons on smaller screens
• Snoozing a plant now updates its card right away
• Undoing a watering now fully reverts it — no more leftover schedule
• Tabs no longer flash and reload when you switch to them after a while
• Fixed rare cases where a plant stayed marked as needing water no matter how often you watered it
• Notification links open in the tab where the page lives — tap the tab again to return to its home screen
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 2.4.1 — 2026-07-09

• Identify plants in a redesigned, live results card — your best match and look-alikes fill in as you go
• Watering and schedule changes now sync live across your tabs, devices, and family
• Use Ploi in seven more languages: Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Malay
• Photo thumbnails appear faster after upload
• Pop-up menus near the bottom of the screen no longer hide behind the tab bar
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 2.4 — 2026-07-03

• Rain watering: your uncovered outdoor plants log themselves as watered when it rains enough near you
• A cleaner watering and care schedule form, and other UI refinements
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

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