Propagation Journal vs Plant!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Propagation Journal
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Finally, an app that understands propagation. Most plant apps track watering and fertilizing. But when you snip a cutting and drop it in water, hoping for roots โ there's nothing built for that. Until now. Propagation Journal is the dedicated tracker for your cuttings, from the moment you snip to the day you pot up a fully rooted plant. โ TRACK EVERY CUTTING Add a new propagation in under 30 seconds. Log the parent plant, choose your method, and snap a photo. Your home screen shows every active cutting at a glance โ with day counts, status, and what's due next. โ PHOTO TIMELINE Watch your roots grow. Each cutting gets a visual timeline of progress photos so you can see exactly how far you've come. It's the most satisfying scroll on your phone. โ ONE-TAP LOGGING Water change? First roots? Ready to pot? Log it with one tap. Entry types designed specifically for propagation โ no typing paragraphs into a notes app. โ SMART REMINDERS Set reminders for water changes, root checks, or anything custom. Never open a jar of murky water again because you forgot it existed for three weeks. โ ALL METHODS SUPPORTED Water, soil, sphagnum moss, perlite, LECA, air layering, division โ whatever technique you use, we've got you covered. โ FREE TO START Track up to 5 active cuttings for free โ with full access to reminders, timelines, and logging. Archived cuttings don't count against your limit. โ NO SUBSCRIPTION One purchase. Unlimited cuttings. Forever. Unlike apps charging yearly fees, we believe you shouldn't rent access to your own plants. Upgrade when you're ready โ or don't. The free tier is genuinely useful. โ ALSO INCLUDES - Offline-first โ works without internet - 8 lifecycle stages for detailed tracking - iCloud sync across all your devices - Export your data as CSV โ Built by a plant person, for plant people. No bloat. No ads. No subscriptions. Just your cuttings, your photos, and your roots. Privacy Policy: https://propagationjournal.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://propagationjournal.app/terms
Plant!
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Plant! is a quiet, editorial app for caring for your houseplants โ and for watching them grow. Most plant apps either gamify you into exhaustion or hand you a spreadsheet. Plant! takes a different path. It does the boring parts well โ watering reminders, fertilizing schedules, a clean daily care list โ so the soulful part can shine: a photo timeline that turns months of small moments into something you'll want to keep forever. THE PHOTO TIMELINE Add a photo each time you notice your plant has changed. Then drag the timeline thumb across the screen and watch your plant transform โ first leaf, new growth, the slow, satisfying arc of a thing thriving under your care. This is the heart of Plant. A DAILY CARE LIST THAT RESPECTS YOU Open the app and see exactly what needs you today, grouped by urgency: Overdue, Today, This Week. Swipe to mark a task done, or tap the circle. No streaks. No guilt. No anthropomorphic plant faces begging for attention. ADD A PLANT IN UNDER A MINUTE Snap a photo and let Plant! suggest the species for you, pick from a curated list of 60 common houseplants, type your own species name, or just choose "I'm not sure" and set the rhythm yourself. Recognition is a gentle suggestion โ never an autofill โ so you stay in charge of every detail. Every interval is editable, anytime. GENTLE NOTIFICATIONS One notification at 9:00 AM local time on the days a plant needs water or fertilizer. Complete a task early or late and the next reminder reschedules automatically. No spam, no nagging. BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICES, NOT A SERVER Your plants, schedules, and notes are on your device โ never our servers. No account. No sign-up. No tracking. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. EDITORIAL DESIGN Inspired by botanical print: a Moss & Cream palette, serif headlines, paper-card surfaces. Light mode, dark mode, or follow your system. The app is meant to feel like a quiet shelf in a sunlit room โ not a notification center. WHAT'S INSIDE โข Daily care list with Overdue, Today, and This Week sections โข Photo timeline with smooth crossfading scrubber โข Optional photo-based species suggestions when adding a plant โข Watering, fertilizing, repotting, pruning, and rotating schedules โข 60-plant species catalog with editable starter schedules โข Gentle 9:00 AM notifications for watering and fertilizing only โข Light, Dark, and System appearance โข Universal app โ iPhone and iPad โข No accounts, no tracking, no analytics PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Your data lives in your device. Photos never leave your devices. We don't collect anything. There is nothing to opt out of, because there is nothing to opt out from. A NOTE ON SCOPE Plant! is a deliberately small app. It is not a social network, a marketplace, a plant-disease diagnostic, or a botanical encyclopedia. It does one thing: help you care for the plants you already have, and remember what they looked like a year ago. Made by an indie developer who just wanted a calmer way to keep his plants alive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Plant! at daily against Propagation Journal's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Propagation Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and Plant! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Propagation Journal ships an update every 5 days, Plant! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Propagation Journal | Plant! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 18.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sardorbek Rakhimov | Juan Casanueva |
In-app purchases
Propagation Journal
- Propagation Journal Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Propagation Journal Pro Lifetime$49.99
Plant!
- Byu me a coffee$0.99








