Comparison

PlantSnap vs Basic Calculator X

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

Head to head
About

PlantSnap

Instantly identify over 600,000 plant species, including flowers, trees, and mushrooms, with just a photo. Get detailed care advice and connect with a global community of plant lovers to share discoveries and gardening tips.

Highlights
  • Instant plant identification
  • Extensive plant database (600,000+ species)
  • Gardening tips and care advice
  • Global plant lover community
  • Plant discovery map (SnapMap)
  • Personalized plant library
  • Augmented reality zoom
Features
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Instantly identify more than 600,000 plants — flowers, trees, succulents, cacti, and more — with PlantSnap! Just take a photo and PlantSnap's plant identifier tells you what you're looking at in seconds, with a full description, taxonomy, and care guide. PlantSnap also teaches you how to grow and care for your plants, with gardening tips and advice for thousands of species. Join the PlantSnappers Community — more than 50 million nature lovers across 200+ countries. Share your favorite discoveries, browse rare and beautiful plants photographed all over the world, and swap gardening tips with people who love nature as much as you do. Don't know the name of that flower you spotted? Looking for the right indoor plant, an orchid, or a striking succulent? Just snap a picture and let PlantSnap do the rest. Already know the name? Use Search to explore facts and information on more than 600,000 species of flowers, leaves, trees, and succulents. With Explore and our SnapMap, discover plants identified anywhere on the planet. Browse photos shared by PlantSnappers and see the incredible variety of species growing around the world. Keep every discovery in one place. Build your own personal library of the flowers, leaves, and trees you find — how many can you collect? Zoom in to study every detail of the plants you identify, and experience our augmented reality technology. Heading out for a walk in the park or garden? Make it more fun and educational — photograph the plants along the way and learn all about them in the app. PlantSnap — identifying plants has never been this easy or this fun! PlantSnap features: • Detailed growing and care instructions for thousands of plants • A global database of 600,000+ plants and trees, with instant results • An identification algorithm retrained and improved every month using millions of images shared by our community Start PlantSnapping today and help us help the Earth!

About

Basic Calculator X

This app provides essential arithmetic functions, including square roots and percentages. It allows users to perform multiple calculations sequentially, storing previous results for easy reuse. Users can manage their calculation history by deleting individual entries or clearing all saved data.

Highlights
  • Four arithmetic methods
  • Square and square-root functions
  • Pi and percentage calculations
  • Sequential calculation support
  • Calculation history table
  • Delete individual/all calculations
Features
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A basic calculator with some useful features. - The four arithmetic methods with positive and negative numbers. square, square-root, pi, percent - You can do several calculations in a row. When you press the equal-sign, the current calculation is stored in the table on the left. These can then be used again in new calculations. - You can delete all saved calculations in the table. Either click on "Delete Individual", and choose which ones you want to delete, or you simply click "Delete All". More information on www.matteappar.se

Screenshots

PlantSnap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PlantSnap at 4.6 against Basic Calculator X's 3.3. PlantSnap also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (68K vs 3). Basic Calculator X's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 23) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. PlantSnap sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Basic Calculator X asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlantSnap holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlantSnap has 68K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of PlantSnap's written reviews are positive against 67% of Basic Calculator X's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlantSnap ships an update fortnightly, Basic Calculator X every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
PlantSnap versus Basic Calculator X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlantSnapBasic Calculator X
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (68K ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 25 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlantSnap, Inc.Magnus Vernersson

Customer experience

PlantSnap

All ratings68,265 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews1,316 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative48.7%

Basic Calculator X

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PlantSnap

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when declining identifications
  • Expired password reset links
  • Inconsistent plant identification results

Requested features

4 requests
  • Plant care instructions
  • Offline plant database
  • Voice-based plant identification
  • Improved search/filtering

Basic Calculator X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

PlantSnap

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly premium subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium Subscription1 Year trial$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly premium subscription$19.991 Year
  • Yearly premium subscription7 Days trial$21.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Subscription1 Year trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Yearly premium subscription7 Days trial$32.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Subscription1 Year trial3 variants$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$43.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Plus Subscription1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Plus Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Subscription1 Year trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • 5 Snaps$0.99
  • Lifetime premium access$29.99
  • Lifetime premium access$39.99
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  • Lifetime premium access$59.99
None

Basic Calculator X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlantSnap free?
PlantSnap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Calculator X free?
Basic Calculator X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PlantSnap or Basic Calculator X?
PlantSnap is rated higher. PlantSnap averages 4.6 out of 5 from 68K ratings, while Basic Calculator X averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do PlantSnap or Basic Calculator X have ads?
PlantSnap shows ads; Basic Calculator X does not.
Which is updated more often, PlantSnap or Basic Calculator X?
PlantSnap ships an update fortnightly, and Basic Calculator X every 25 months. Most recently, PlantSnap was updated on October 18, 2026 and Basic Calculator X on October 1, 2026.

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