Comparison

Right Plants vs Plant Identification ++

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Right Plants

Explore a vast plant encyclopedia to discover and identify plants for your garden. Get expert care advice, detailed profiles, and personalized tracking for your green space. Features AI assistance for plant discovery.

Highlights
  • Extensive plant encyclopedia
  • AI-powered plant identification
  • Detailed plant profiles
  • Expert planting and care tips
  • Virtual garden builder
  • Personalized notes and photos
Features
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Right Plants – Plant Encyclopedia Discover the perfect plants for your garden with our comprehensive plant encyclopedia. - Browse over 6,500 plants, with new additions daily! - Identify your plants effortlessly using a vast library of 15,000+ images and 240+ captivating time-lapse videos. - Keep your garden thriving with expert planting, pruning, and feeding tips. - Prune like a pro with detailed, illustrated guides for optimal plant health. - Use our revolutionary assistant, Planty AI to help you add plants even if you can't find them in our database. - Dive deep into each plant’s profile, including descriptions, size, aspect, botanical names, and much more. - Easily find plants by name, color, blooming season, height, aspect, soil type, RHS plants, and beyond. - Personalize your plants with your own photos and notes. - Build your virtual garden by adding plants to your personal collection. - Save your dream plants by creating a wish list. - Keep detailed notes on your plants for future reference. Story behind the app The idea for this app started when I was filming for the BBC's 'Private Life of Plants.' A friend visiting my garden asked how I managed to create such a colorful, year-round display. She struggled with choosing plants, especially for specific spots like under a tree or around her garage. I realized there had to be an easier way for people to find the right plants, no matter their gardening experience. So, I created an interactive plant database that helps users find plants suited to any garden condition. Over time, we incorporated features like search based on plant attributes and the ability to add notes and keep a record of the plants in their garden. Lastly, we introduced our revolutionary assistant, Planty AI, to help users add the right plants with ease. With over 10 years in the making, collating the data and over 15,000+ photographs to help with identification. Today, there are just two of us: me and app developer, Sylwester, working on this great app. — Neil Bromhall

About

Plant Identification ++

Instantly identify plants, flowers, and trees from a photo using advanced AI. Get detailed information and explore a vast plant database. Perfect for gardeners and nature enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Instant plant identification
  • AI-powered analysis
  • Large plant database
  • Detailed plant information
  • Identification history
  • Share findings
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Identify plants in a snap. Take a picture with iPhone's camera, or pick a photo from your library, then we'll use advanced machine learning algorithm to identify the plant in the picture. It's convenient and fast! Whether you're working in your garden, or hiking on the sunny days; whenever you want to figure out what's the name and details of a beautiful flower or an unknown grass, simply use this app to take a picture, and we'll tell you the details instantly. It is very convenient for the curious minds, or people who want to decorate their own gardens with a specific plant. Key Features: - Instantly identify tens of thousands of plants, flowers, trees, leaves - Powered by advanced artificial intelligence - A large database of plants - Great for gardening fans and horticulture specialists - Super simple interface, easy-to-use for anyone - Suggest a list of possible plants based on your photo - Show details about a plant - Check your identification history at any time - Share your picture with plant details to your friends Future Features: - A community for plant lovers - Plant care tips - You can subscribe for premium features from inside the app; subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. - Alternatively a one-time payment plan is available (this is not a subscription). - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of current period. - Your account will be charged according to your plan for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID account settings at any time after purchase: Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store; Tap your Apple ID at the top of the screen; Tap View Apple ID. You might need to sign in or use Touch ID; Tap Subscriptions; Tap the subscription you want to manage; Use the options to manage your subscription. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Privacy Policy: https://plant-identification.flycricket.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://plant-identification.flycricket.io/terms.html Connect with us: https://twitter.com/PlantStoryApp

Screenshots

Right Plants4 screens
Plant Identification ++4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Right Plants at every 5 days against Plant Identification ++'s monthly. Right Plants also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 44%). Plant Identification ++'s advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 95) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Right Plants sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Plant Identification ++ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Right Plants against 4.6 for Plant Identification ++. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plant Identification ++ has 31K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Right Plants's written reviews are positive against 44% of Plant Identification ++'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Right Plants ships an update every 5 days, Plant Identification ++ monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Right Plants versus Plant Identification ++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRight PlantsPlant Identification ++
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (95 ratings) — better4.6 (31K ratings)
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9531K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperITCRC LIMITEDPlant Identification Inc

Customer experience

Right Plants

All ratings93 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Plant Identification ++

All ratings31,359 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative49.8%

Bugs and requests

Right Plants

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Plant Identification ++

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription issues (already subscribed but still prompted)
  • Inability to identify common plants
  • Photos not saving to camera roll

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save/access identified plant photos
  • More detailed plant information and care tips
  • Option to disable subscription prompts
  • Improved identification accuracy, especially for similar plants

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Right Plants

One-time3
  • My Garden$3.99
  • 1x Good Coffee$3.99
  • 2x Good Coffee$7.99
3 purchases

Plant Identification ++

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited Plant Identification$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited Plant Identification$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Plant Identification$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Right Plants free?
Right Plants is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plant Identification ++ free?
Plant Identification ++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Right Plants or Plant Identification ++?
Right Plants is rated higher. Right Plants averages 4.6 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Plant Identification ++ averages 4.6 from 31K ratings.
Do Right Plants or Plant Identification ++ have ads?
Neither Right Plants nor Plant Identification ++ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Right Plants or Plant Identification ++?
Right Plants ships an update every 5 days, and Plant Identification ++ monthly. Most recently, Right Plants was updated on November 6, 2026 and Plant Identification ++ on November 11, 2026.

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