RootBase vs GreenFolio

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

GreenFolio is the easiest way to catalog, organize, and care for your entire plant collection — from a single windowsill succulent to a whole greenhouse. Snap a photo, add a few details, and GreenFolio gives every plant a tidy home with its own ID, type, notes, and tags. Browse your collection as a photo grid or grouped by type, search instantly, and filter down to exactly what you're looking for. BLOOMS — YOUR PLANTS, AS A STORY • GreenFolio builds cinematic little films from photos you already have — a type collection, one plant's growth over a year, a cutting beside the plant it came from, or the anniversary of the day something joined you • They play full-screen with music, motion, and your plant names as captions • Make your own from any plants you choose, or edit the ones GreenFolio suggests • A year in review with your real numbers woven through the photos • Export as a video — story, square, or widescreen — or share it as a link • On an Apple Intelligence device, GreenFolio writes the title for you • Built on your device from your own collection — nothing new is uploaded, and you can turn the whole thing off in Settings CATALOG YOUR COLLECTION • Add plants with multiple photos and choose the cover shot • Automatic plant IDs organized by type (e.g. C40-24) • Notes, tags, acquisition year, and custom plant types • Grid view or grouped-by-type view, with instant search and filters • Import an existing collection from a CSV file CARE LOG AND REMINDERS • Log watering, feeding, and repotting with one tap • Set a reminder interval per plant and get a notification when it's due • Reminders are delivered by your phone, so they arrive with or without a connection • Define your own care types to match how you actually look after your collection KEEP WORKING WITHOUT A SIGNAL • Add, edit, and delete plants with no connection — even attach photos • Your changes are saved on the device and sent the moment you're back online • A badge tells you when anything is still waiting PROPAGATION LINEAGE • Record which plant a cutting came from • See the parent and its cuttings on the plant's page PRINTABLE POT LABELS • Export a label with the plant's ID, name, and a QR code • Scanning it opens that plant's share page — ideal for a tray of seedlings that all look alike MILESTONES AND INSIGHTS • Collection stats at a glance • Anniversaries, collection size, care volume, and logging streaks SMART PLANT TOOLS • Identify a plant from a photo • Optional online lookup via Pl@ntNet, run by French research institutes, for a stronger species match — off by default, and honest with you when it isn't sure • On an Apple Intelligence device, GreenFolio also diagnoses common health problems and answers watering, light, and soil questions — privately, on the device itself SHARE WHAT YOU GROW • Share a plant or your whole collection with a link that previews its name and photo • Follow a community of plant lovers and see what others are growing • Report and block controls keep the community respectful BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICES • Native iPhone and iPad app • System, Light, or Dark appearance — the whole app is tuned for dark mode • Home Screen widget featuring a plant from your collection • Spotlight search — jump straight to any plant • Syncs with the GreenFolio web app so your collection is everywhere PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your collection is yours — no third-party ads, no tracking, no selling your data • Delete your account and data any time, right from Settings Whether you're a casual houseplant keeper or a serious collector, GreenFolio keeps your plants organized, healthy, and beautifully documented.