Simple, Efficient, & Secure!
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!
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Update - An App Developer Who Cares
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 :)
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Response from developer
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!
Perfect for the plant parent who needs the essentials
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
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Only free up to 20 plants…
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…
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Response from developer
I’m sorry. I understand your frustration. I need to make it more clear. Thank you for your feedback 🙏
Great
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
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
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Great plant care app
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.
Helps you keep track of all your plant admin and just works.
Highly recommended.
Love the photo gallery feature
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
Simple and fast compared to others
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.
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.
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Response from developer
Hey! Thank you very much for your review! This means a lot to me 💜
Free, and super good
I love how it isn’t pushy about anything like a subscription. It has a super easy to navigate interface and cute aesthetics.
Doesn’t disclose
It fails to disclose you can’t have the amount of plants you want until you buy a subscription. App not worth it at all.
The only watering app that works for me
I’ve tried a number of plant watering apps and they just haven’t worked for me. I’ve been gardening for over 50 years and the reality is that no one can follow a schedule etched in stone. Variability in both environmental conditions and personal schedules make it impossible to maintain a fixed schedule. This app recognizes both of those realities. What’s more: I reached out to the developer with a question and received a response almost immediately. Can’t rate this one highly enough.
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Perfect design
Very lightweight and easy to use. Clearly tracks your watering schedule without fuss or complicated setup. I ended up liking this better than other apps that made tracking too time consuming to be worth it.
Better than some, worse than others
Biggest flaw is that the watering schedules don’t stay consistent, they’re only based on the last watering interval which is pretty useless in practice. For example, if i forget to check on my plant for a week the new schedule is going to be a week longer. Everytime I don’t water on exactly the right day I have to go in and manually readjust the schedule. With 40+ plants things get disorganized pretty quick. There is no search feature either, you have to manually scroll through everything. Could be more user friendly. Really there’s no good app for this since Vera left the app store.
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Response from developer
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!
I love this app
I found the developer on a Reddit forum promoting their app Ploi and immediately downloaded it. I had been struggling to find an app that I could count on without having to pay out the wazoo just to have a simple reminder of when to water my plants. I’m so glad I found Ploi, it’s been super helpful and amazing. My plants have thrived as a result of using this app and I couldn’t be happier! I highly recommend if you love and want to take care of your plant babies like I do 💚🌿🌱
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Simple and Straightforward
After trying a few apps, I was frustrated by constant subscription spam and AI advice at every turn. I wanted a basic, bare bones scheduling tool with complexity only when I asked for it. This was the first to meet that criteria and it’s served me well since then.
As a bonus, the developer was responsive when I sent in my own feedback.
As a bonus, the developer was responsive when I sent in my own feedback.
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Best Plant Care App I’ve Ever Used
I’ve been using Ploi for more than a year now and every update keeps adding features I didn’t even know I needed. I use this app daily to keep track of 150+ plants and I couldn’t do without it.
A MUST HAVE APP
I’ve been using this app for a few months now, it’s very good to use to track maintenance schedules if you have multiple plants, especially those needing careful attention. I wish it had a tab for common problems with the particular plant species listed in ‘My Plants.’ Another useful feature would be, how to tell if my plant is happy. Overall this app is great and I’ll continue to use it just as it is!
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Fantastic
Great functionality, lets you keep track of your own watering schedule for plants you add, organize them by room or location, and the free version is plenty for most users - up to 20 plants and 100 photos.
And no Ads!
And no Ads!
Game Changer
After trying a couple of other apps, I found Ploi around July and it was really good from the start. Over the last couple of months the app has only gotten better. I couldn’t have kept track of watering and fertilizer schedules otherwise. Huge thank you to the dev for continuing to improve it and for making it so visually engaging. Every morning I look forward to opening the app after my set 8am reminder.
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Great, but…
I’ve catalogued hundreds of plants, and it’s the best app I’ve used so far!
Only issue seems to be server-based. About once a day I have to close and re-open the app due to freezes… and once a week the app refuses to load due to a timeout error. I wish most things like notes & names were offline, but it seems like it all depends on your connection. I understand for updating photos & syncing to desktop, etc… but it does make the app overall feel like a demo more than a full-featured experience.
To recap, NO ADS alone will keep me using Ploi! But minor hinderances every day adds up to a slightly frustrating user experience.
Only issue seems to be server-based. About once a day I have to close and re-open the app due to freezes… and once a week the app refuses to load due to a timeout error. I wish most things like notes & names were offline, but it seems like it all depends on your connection. I understand for updating photos & syncing to desktop, etc… but it does make the app overall feel like a demo more than a full-featured experience.
To recap, NO ADS alone will keep me using Ploi! But minor hinderances every day adds up to a slightly frustrating user experience.
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Response from developer
I understand your frustrations! I’m working on making it more stable! The server side component was a deliberate choice to make it work from the web as well. I will work on some offline functionality in the future, but no promises on the timeline yet. Thank you for your feedback 💜
