# Rootbook: Private Plant Log — Watering reminders, no account

> Watering reminders, no account (iPhone/iPad app by Southwest Blueprints, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rootbook-private-plant-log/id6833540625 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Southwest Blueprints, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6831235649)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 23 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-12
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is Rootbook?

No ads ever. No data tracking. No account creation.

Rootbook is a quiet, private diary for the plants you look after. Write down when you watered, fed, misted, repotted or pruned. Rootbook tells you what needs care today. That's it: no sign-up, no location, no "AI plant doctor", and nothing ever leaves your phone unless you choose to back it up.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Add your plants with a name, a spot ("Kitchen window") and a cover photo
• Set how often each one needs water, fertilizer, misting, repotting or pruning, from every day to once a year
• See what is due today and overdue, and what's coming up this week, on the Today screen
• Tap Done to log care. The next due date moves on its own.
• Keep a diary for each plant: notes and progress photos, newest first
• Get one gentle reminder on days when something is due, at the time you choose
• Archive plants you no longer have without losing their history
• Export your full care log and plant list as CSV for any spreadsheet
• Optionally lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode

YOUR PLANTS SURVIVE A NEW PHONE
Back up everything (plants, schedules, diary and photos) to a single file. Save it wherever you like through the Files picker: iCloud Drive, your device or another file provider you have. On your new phone, install Rootbook and restore from that file. You can protect the backup with a passphrase. There is no account to lose and no server to shut down.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Rootbook makes no network connections. The app contains no networking code, no analytics and no tracking SDKs, and App Privacy says "Data Not Collected".
• No location, ever. Your "spot" is just a word you type.
• No ads. Apple handles the optional one-time unlock; we never see your card or your name.
• Photos come from the iOS photo picker or your camera, only when you choose one.

FAIR PRICING
Try everything free for 7 days, with no sign-up and no card. After that, a single $1.99 one-time in-app purchase unlocks Rootbook for good. There is no subscription. If you don't buy it, your plants and diary stay readable, and export and backup keep working. Only adding and editing pause. Restore purchase is on the unlock screen and in Settings.

WHAT ROOTBOOK IS NOT
Rootbook doesn't identify plants or diagnose diseases, and it doesn't give care advice. It's your own record, with your own intervals. You know your plants and your home best.

Made by Southwest Blueprints with AI assistance.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Unlock | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Rootbook safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Rootbook.

## Is Rootbook legit?

Rootbook: Private Plant Log appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Rootbook is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-11-12

No release notes.

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