# Toca Lab: Plants — Discover new species! > Explore plant evolution and discovery through interactive lab experiments. (iPhone/iPad app by Toca Boca AB.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-lab-plants/id1225994089 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Toca Boca AB](https://appshunter.io/developer/419103351) - Category: Education, Entertainment - Price: $4.99 - Rating: 2.96/5 from 714 App Store ratings · 52 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 8.0 · 182 MB - Languages: Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål and 8 more - Released: 2017-06-14 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-lab-plants/id1225994089/reviews.md ## What is Toca Lab? Experiment with plant characters, evolve them into new species and discover their unique personalities. Keep collecting plants until you’ve collected them all! The world of science just got a little bit weirder and a lot more fun with Toca Lab: Plants! Just like with the first app in the Toca Lab Series, Toca Lab: Elements, your curiosity will lead the way. Choose your plant, then visit five different locations in the lab: ● Grow light: Shine the light on your plant and watch what happens! Does your plant bask and happily sigh in the light, or groan and wriggle away? What happens when you turn the light up a notch or two? ● Watering tank: Put your plant in the tank and fill it up with water. Will your plant float? How does your plant behave when it’s soaking wet? ● Nutrition station: What’s the optimal diet for your plant? Try the three different nutrition formulas and discover which ones your plant character likes! ● Cloning machine: Spin the wheel on the cloning machine and before you know it, you’ll have five little versions of your plant. Wonder what the clones can do? Experiment and find out! ● Crossbreeding apparatus: Here you can mix two plants to create something unexpected. Try it and see what happens! Have fun experimenting at each station to see how the plants evolve. Keep experimenting until you’ve collected all 35 plant characters in the app. Once you’ve collected a plant, keep experimenting to continue to evolve it! Who says kids can’t be scientists? Toca Lab: Plants brings out the budding botanist in everybody! FEATURES - Start with one plant and experiment your way to 35 different plant characters, each with its own unique personality! - Continue to evolve existing plants through experimentation! - Evolve plants with five lab tools: grow light, watering tank, nutrition station, cloning machine and the crossbreeding apparatus. - Discover plants from five groups: green algae, mosses, ferns, trees and flowering plants. - Learn the names and Latin names of real-life plants! -- ABOUT TOCA BOCA At Toca Boca, we believe in the power of play to spark kids’ imaginations and help them learn about the world. We design our products from the kids' perspective to empower kids to be playful, to be creative and to be who they want to be. Our products include award-winning apps that have been downloaded more than 150 million times in 215 countries and offer fun, safe, open-ended play experiences. Learn more about Toca Boca and our products at tocaboca.com. PRIVACY POLICY Privacy is an issue that we take very seriously. To learn more about how we work with these matters, please read our privacy policy: http://tocaboca.com/privacy ## Key features - Discover 35 unique plant characters - Evolve plants through experimentation - Five lab tools for interaction - Explore plant groups: algae, mosses, ferns, trees, flowering - Learn plant names and Latin names ## What do users think of Toca Lab? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Awesome game - 🙂 Fun and creative - 👍 Great graphics and design **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - 🤯 Game breaking bugs - 😡 Unplayable after updates **Commonly reported bugs** - Coconut tree and moss animations broken - Hybrid plants causing game to crash - Inability to access game after initial play **Most requested features** - Add more plants and hybrid options - Ability to name custom plant hybrids - Aquatic plant section ## Recent user reviews (10 of 52) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-lab-plants/id1225994089/reviews.md ### 5/5 — This game is awesome. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 *2023-05-05* This game is super cool and fun to play. But there are some glitches with the coconut tree, the green and red, and the mosses, andreaea, hypnum moss, glittering woodmoss, Red bogmoss, and the blunt leaves bogmoss. Can you please give me an update of the glitch fix? Super duper extremely please? I hope you fix this glitch. I’ll still have fun with the plants. I’m not sending it back to the App Store. According to my apps, deleting apps is restricted due to Qustodio VPN. First of all, Qustodio is a parental control app for your child. And second of all, a VPN is a virtual Private Network. But if you ask me, VPN means Vice President Needs. ### 3/5 — Some plants look crooked *2023-03-15* This used to be my favorite game after the issue it was finally fixed but the coconut tree has a broken leg it’s crooked also some other characters look backwards like some characters have a upside down mouth it’s so weird and a little creepy? mind fixing it? thanks and then when i go to the thing to make rare characters all the characters that I have get white eyes with nothing on it just plain White so once I made a rare character The screen made a shake movement and it’s not even that heavy! mind fixing it again? thanks for reading! ### 5/5 — Fix it please *2023-02-26, version 2.2* When it got downloaded it keeps crashing on and on and when I swipe to the next screen it crashes the screen and plz fix it now also it’s not loading or buying ### 5/5 — Needs bug fix but awesome game *2022-10-27, version 2.2* After the crash fix, I was excited to revisit the game I grew up on but when I checked the plants, all of the mosses were glitched and their idle animations were messed up. The moss hybrids did the same thing and the coconut tree had the same issue. Still a W game tho. **Developer response:** Hi there 👋 We're sorry to hear about this issue, please reach out to our support team at https://tocaboca.helpshift.com/hc/en/16-other-toca-boca-apps/contact-us/?p=ios and provide as much information as possible about this issue (include screenshots and a short video if possible). ✨ Toca Boca ✨ ### 2/5 — Stoped working day I got it *2022-09-18, version 2.1* I know many people say the same thing that I say but after you press play it just crashes over and over and it hasn’t been fixed I have seen another review that said it stoped working in September of 2020 and 2 years later it’s still not working I got this because I played it when I was younger ### 3/5 — Please read *2022-09-04, version 2.1* I had this app when I was younger, and I loved it a lot. So I thought I would try it again. But when I found the first two plants it kicked me out of the app completely, and when I try to get back in the game it kicks me out again. This might just be my phone, but if not please look over it. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Love the game but requires a bug fix *2022-08-14, version 2.1* I loved the first Toca lab, and love the second one even more, but the game freezes up and crashes upon opening when you mix the plants Please release a quick patch ### 3/5 — Was super fun; until it started crashing *2022-08-07, version 2.1* I was messing around with the mix plants feature and all the sudden it closed me out. So I tried to open it back up but now it crashes when you get to the loading screen after you hit play. I do hope it gets fixed because of the fact you have to pay almost $4 for this game and it is pretty fun. **Developer response:** Hi there 👋 We're truly sorry for the time it's taken to fix this issue. It's now fixed so make sure the app has the latest update and please reach out to our support team at https://tocaboca.helpshift.com/hc/en/16-other-toca-boca-apps/contact-us/?p=ios so we can also provide you some compensation for how long it's taken to fix this. ✨ Toca Boca ✨ ### 1/5 — Forced close *2022-08-05, version 2.1* I played for a few minutes and now I cant play at all because the app glitches and forces me out as soon as I hit the play button. I paid for a game that doesn't even work. What a rip off. I usually love all the Toca games but this one was a waste. I’ve spent a good amount of money on these games because they're usually good. Please fix this issue. It says last update was 4 months ago. There needs to be another one to fix the bugs. ### 3/5 — Some Major Bugs. 😤 *2022-08-02, version 2.1* I really enjoy this game but some flaws include some plants are being bugged and animations are broken. And whenever I mix a plant together I get kicked out. I tried to reset my phone but that didn’t work either. This was basically childhood to me but it’s sad to see me rate it low 🥺 ## Frequently asked questions about Toca Lab ### What does Toca Lab: Plants do? Toca Lab: Plants allows users to experiment with plant characters in a virtual lab. You can discover new species, evolve existing ones, and learn about different plant types and their characteristics through interactive tools. ### What are the key features of Toca Lab: Plants? Key features include experimenting with 35 unique plant characters, using five different lab tools (grow light, watering tank, nutrition station, cloning machine, crossbreeding apparatus), evolving plants, and learning the names of real-life plants. ### How much does Toca Lab: Plants cost? Based on the provided information, Toca Lab: Plants is a paid application. There are no mentions of free versions, subscriptions, or in-app purchases within the app's description. ### What kind of plants can I discover? You can discover plants from five main groups: green algae, mosses, ferns, trees, and flowering plants. Each of the 35 plant characters has its own unique personality and can be further evolved. ### Is Toca Lab: Plants suitable for young children? Yes, the app is designed from a child's perspective to spark imagination and help them learn about the world. It offers a fun, safe, and open-ended play experience, encouraging creativity and scientific curiosity. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 2.2 — 2022-10-21 Crash Fix :) ## Apps similar to Toca Lab | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [My Town : Airport](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-town-airport/id1226352898) | 4.6 (9,655) | $3.99 | Education | | [Pepi City: Hospital Life](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pepi-city-hospital-life/id1327304528) | 4.4 (4,480) | Free | Education | | [Thinkrolls Space](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thinkrolls-space/id1458751834) | 4.6 (3,148) | $5.99 | Education | | [Pepi House: Happy Family](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pepi-house-happy-family/id1102814563) | 4.4 (2,844) | Free | Education | | [Dr. Panda & Toto's Treehouse](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dr-panda-and-totos-treehouse/id899441948) | 4.3 (116) | $3.99 | Education | | [Dr. Panda Hospital](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dr-panda-hospital/id534477679) | 4.0 (131) | $3.99 | Education | ## More apps by Toca Boca AB - [Toca Tea Party](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-tea-party/id424174500) - [Toca Doctor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-doctor/id424209938) - [Toca Hair Salon](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-hair-salon/id426382105) - [Toca Doctor Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-doctor-lite/id430807236) - [Toca Doctor HD Lite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-doctor-hd-lite/id430811216) - [Toca Robot Lab](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/toca-robot-lab/id434826169) All apps by Toca Boca AB: https://appshunter.io/developer/419103351 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*