RootBase vs Floraly Plant Identifier
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RootBase
Organize and manage your plant collection with smart watering schedules that adapt to your habits. Track propagations, view a complete care timeline, and keep your plant data backed up.
- Adaptive smart watering schedules
- Propagation tracking
- Comprehensive care timeline
- Organized plant collection management
- iCloud auto-backup
- Offline functionality
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RootBase keeps every plant you own watered, healthy and on schedule, from a single windowsill pothos to a shelf full of aroids and a jar of cuttings. YOUR PLANTS, ONE GLANCE Home shows exactly what needs you: what's past due, what's due today and what's coming up. Log a watering in one tap, or tap Not Yet when the soil's still damp and RootBase checks back later. SMART SCHEDULING THAT ADAPTS TO YOU No generic "water every 7 days." RootBase learns each plant's rhythm from when you actually water it, then adjusts as seasons and habits change. The more you log, the better it gets. Misting, soaking and self-watering refills get their own schedules too. TREAT PROBLEMS ON SCHEDULE Spotted thrips, rot or a nutrient problem? Open a health issue, add a treatment like neem oil, and RootBase tells you when the next application is due, on a fixed interval or with every watering. Resolve the issue when it clears and the record stays with the plant. PROPAGATE AND WATCH THEM ROOT Follow cuttings, leaves, divisions, offsets, seeds and more through every stage, and log water changes along the way. When a propagation is established, turn it into a plant in your collection, photos included. TRACK EVERY MOMENT OF GROWTH Watering, fertilizing, repotting, treatments and notes all land in each plant's care history. The Gallery lays out every photo by month, so you can see how far your plants have come. YOUR WHOLE COLLECTION, ORGANIZED Group plants by room, note pot size and growing medium, and find anything fast with search across plants, propagations, rooms and photos. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN The RootBase widget shows today's care at a glance, in light, dark or green. YOURS, AND PRIVATE No account and no sign-up. RootBase works fully offline, keeps a week of automatic daily snapshots on your device, and exports a complete ZIP backup, photos included, whenever you want one. Care reminders are optional and fully in your control. FEATURES • Adaptive watering schedule that learns from your habits • One-tap logging, with Not Yet for plants that aren't ready • Health issues with scheduled treatments • Propagation tracking from cutting to established plant • Fertilizing, repotting, misting and care notes • Photo gallery for every plant and propagation • Rooms, pot size and growing medium • Search across your whole collection • Home Screen widget • Optional daily care reminders • Light and dark themes • Daily on-device snapshots and full ZIP export • Works offline, no account required
Floraly Plant Identifier
Identify plants from photos, get essential care guidance, and manage your home garden. Save plants, track watering and feeding schedules, and receive helpful tips for plant health. This app serves as a daily companion for plant enthusiasts.
- Identify plants from photos
- Basic care guidance (light, water, soil)
- Save plants to personal garden
- Track care tasks and reminders
- Review plant health notes
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Identify plants from photos and get practical care guidance for light, water, soil, and more. Floraly turns a quick scan into a likely match you can save, organize, and care for. Use Floraly to: - Identify common plants from a photo. - Review likely matches, common names, scientific names, and confidence. - Read simple light, water, soil, care-level, and toxicity guidance. - Save plants to your personal garden. - Create care tasks and reminders. - Keep care notes and next steps with each plant. Floraly is designed as a lightweight plant companion for everyday home care. Identification and care guidance can be imperfect, so always use your own judgment for plant safety, toxicity, pests, and treatment decisions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RootBase at weekly against Floraly Plant Identifier's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 5.0 for RootBase against 5.0 for Floraly Plant Identifier. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
RootBase ships an update weekly, Floraly Plant Identifier every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RootBase | Floraly Plant Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RootBase Labs LLC | XXI Systems LLC |
Customer experience
RootBase
Floraly Plant Identifier
In-app purchases
RootBase
No in-app purchases
Floraly Plant Identifier
No in-app purchases
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