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 is your homebase for happy, thriving plants. Whether you're nurturing a windowsill succulent or managing a jungle of tropicals, RootBase keeps your entire collection organized and on schedule. A watering schedule that learns from you RootBase uses a smart algorithm that adapts to your actual watering habits, not generic advice. Log a watering or defer a check-in, and the app adjusts its recommendations over time. The more you use it, the smarter it gets. Stay on top of your care routine Your dashboard shows exactly what needs attention right now. Plants are sorted into Needs Check and Upcoming so you always know what to care for today and what's coming next. Quick-action buttons let you log care in a single tap, or defer a check-in with a custom reminder if your plant isn't ready yet. Track propagations from cutting to plant Follow your cuttings through every stage, from fresh cutting to rooted to planted. Track water changes, monitor progress, and convert successful propagations into full plant records with their history intact. A complete care timeline Every watering, fertilizing, repotting, and note is logged in a searchable timeline. Track multiple fertilizer types across your collection and see your full care history at a glance. Your collection, beautifully organized Add photos, track health status, note growing medium and pot size, organize by room, manage dormancy. All in a clean, intuitive interface with full dark mode support. Your data, backed up and safe Back up your entire collection, database and photos, to iCloud automatically. Export and import ZIP backups anytime. Your plant data stays yours. Features: Smart watering schedule powered by an adaptive learning algorithm Propagation tracking through every lifecycle stage Multi-fertilizer tracking linked to individual watering events Photo galleries with full-screen viewing and zoom Care event timeline with filtering and search Push notifications for watering reminders iCloud auto-backup and restore Full dark mode with health-status color coding 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: Floraly Plant Identifier at every 3 weeks against RootBase's every 2 months. RootBase's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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 — 1 and 2 respectively.
RootBase ships an update every 2 months, Floraly Plant Identifier every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RootBase | Floraly Plant Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 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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