
Plant Scanner – Plant ID
Identify and collect plants
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Plant Scanner identifies plants from a photo and collects every identification in a digital herbarium on your iPhone or iPad.
PHOTO AND IDENTIFICATION
• Take a photo with the camera or pick one from your photo library
• Identification through the Pl@ntNet interface, called via a proxy server
• Result list with the scientific name, the common name (when available) and a confidence value in percent
• Up to 20 identification requests per device per day
DIGITAL HERBARIUM
• Every identification you save stays in the herbarium, on the device
• Detail view with photo, scientific name, confidence, family and genus
• Family and genus come from the Pl@ntNet identification result
GARDEN MAP
• Mark the spots where you found a plant on a map – school garden, flower bed or a walk
• Location is only recorded if you grant access; identification works the same way without it
PRIVACY
• Photos and identifications are stored locally on the device
• Before the image is uploaded for identification it is re-compressed, which removes EXIF data including GPS
• The proxy stores no images; for the daily limit a randomly generated device identifier is sent that is tied to no account and no person
• No user account, no sign-in
• Privacy policy and legal notice are in the app, readable offline
INTERFACE
• SwiftUI interface for iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 and later
• Status is shown with SF Symbols in addition to color
• VoiceOver labels for photos, locations and controls
• In English, German and Spanish
Please note: identification is automated and can be wrong. Do not use Plant Scanner as the only basis for deciding whether a plant is edible or non-toxic.
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What's New in Plant Scanner
1.0.1
September 29, 2026
Plant Scanner is now available in English, German and Spanish. The privacy policy and legal notice are in the app, readable offline, and say which data an identification sends. On iPad, Settings is in the sidebar and content sits in a readable column.
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