PlantNet vs VegDr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlantNet
Identify plants by taking photos with your smartphone. Contribute to a global citizen science project to understand and preserve plant biodiversity. Recognizes thousands of wild and cultivated species.
- Identify plants by photographing them
- Citizen science project for biodiversity
- Supports identification of flowering plants, trees, grasses, and more
- Recognizes cultivated plants in parks and gardens
- Filter recognized species by genus or family
- Map your observations
- Links to plant factsheets
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Pl@ntNet is an application that allows you to identify plants simply by photographing them with your smartphone. Very useful when you don't have a botanist on hand! Pl@ntNet is also a great citizen science project: all the plants you photograph are collected and analysed by scientists around the world to better understand the evolution of plant biodiversity and to better preserve it. Pl@ntNet allows you to identify and better understand all kinds of plants living in nature: flowering plants, trees, grasses, conifers, ferns, vines, wild salads, cacti (and many more). Pl@ntNet can also identify a large number of cultivated plants (in parks and gardens) but this is not its primary purpose. We especially need Pl@ntNet’s users to inventory the wild plants, those that you can observe in nature, but also those that grow on the sidewalks of cities or in the middle of your vegetable garden! The more visual information you give to Pl@ntNet about the plant you are observing, the more accurate the identification will be. There are indeed many plants that look alike from afar and it is sometimes small details that distinguish two species of the same genus. Flowers, fruits and leaves are the most characteristic organs of a species and it is them that should be photographed first. But any other detail can be useful, such as thorns, buds or hair on the stem. A photograph of the whole plant is also very useful information, but it is often not sufficient to allow a reliable identification. At present, Pl@ntNet makes it possible to recognize about 20,000 species. We are still a long way from the 360,000 species living on earth, but Pl@ntNet is getting richer every day thanks to the contributions of the most experienced users among you. Don't be afraid to contribute yourself! Your observation will be reviewed by the community and may one day join the photo gallery illustrating the species in the application. The new version of Pl@ntNet released in January 2019 includes many improvements and new features: -The ability to filter recognized species by genus or family. -The differentiated data revision that gives more weight to users who have demonstrated the most skills (in particular the number of species observed, validated by the community). -The re-identification of shared observations, whether yours or those of other users of the application. -The multi-flora identification that allows you to search for the photographed plant in all the flora of the application and not only in the one you have selected. Very useful when you are not sure what flora to look for. -The selection of your favorite floras to access them more quickly. -The navigation at different taxonomic levels in image galleries. -The mapping of your observations. -Links to many factsheets. The web version of the application is also available at the following address: https://identify.plantnet.org/
VegDr
This app offers current information on vegetable diseases specific to Georgia, including visual symptom guides and effective control products. Initially focused on cucurbits, it plans to expand to solanaceous crops soon, with recommendations based on research and manufacturer data.
- Vegetable disease information for Georgia
- Symptom images
- Effective control product listings
- Cucurbit disease focus
- Recommendations based on research
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VegDr: Georgia Vegetable Disease Guide VegDr provides you with up-to-date information for vegetable diseases in Georgia. The app contains information on various diseases, images of the symptoms, and list what products are considered effective for control. At present time, the app is intended for Cucurbits only, however, solanaceous crops will be added soon.. Recommendations are based on information on the manufacturer’s label and performance data from research and Extension trials the University of Georgia. VegDr was developed by the University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health in cooperation with the Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences with support from the Southern IPM Center
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlantNet at every 2 months against VegDr's every 22 months. PlantNet also leads on ratings volume (7K vs 2). VegDr's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for PlantNet against 4.5 for VegDr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlantNet has 7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PlantNet ships an update every 2 months, VegDr every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlantNet | VegDr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cirad-France | Charles T. Bargeron |
Customer experience
PlantNet
VegDr
Bugs and requests
PlantNet
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes on some devices
- Geolocation issues (app thinks user is in wrong location)
- Inconsistent or missing plant identification results
Requested features
5 requests- Add more regional/local plant information
- Improve search and filtering options
- Provide plant care and usage details
- Allow users to save and organize identified plants
- Add a community forum or discussion features
VegDr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PlantNet
No in-app purchases
VegDr
No in-app purchases









