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Description

PictureThis® identifies 1,000,000+ plants every day with 98% accuracy - better than most human experts. Get your gardening questions answered and become a “green thumb” with the plant identification power of PictureThis!
Wonder the name of the beautiful plant encountered during your walk?
Want to inspire your children with rich plant knowledge?
Need advice on how to care for your plants?
Simply take a photo of the plant and PictureThis will complete a plant identification to answer all your questions about it!
Identify any plants, flowers, herbs, shrubs, or trees by photo and get useful plant care tips. Set timely reminders to water your greenery on time. Snap a photo to discover your plant's disease and get a quick cure. Chat with experts to get professional plant guides. Keep your plants healthy and happy with the PictureThis app!
Key Features:
Accurate Plant Identifier
PictureThis can identify17,000+ plant species with 98% accuracy. Simply take a picture, and our revolutionary plant identification engine will tell you what it is constantly.
Plant Disease Auto Diagnose & Cure
Take a snap of a sick plant or upload a photo from your gallery, the PictureThis app will auto-diagnose your plant disease and provide treatment info. A plant doctor on your phone!
Plant Care Tips & Reminders
Easy, step-by-step care instructions on how to care for your green friends. Get notified when it's time to water, fertilize, mist, clean, and repot. The PictureThis app can even track how much sunlight your plant is getting with light meter.
One-on-one Expert Consultation
Have a question regarding your plants? Chat through email with our plant experts to get extensive plant care and treatment advice. Your pocket full-time botanist!
Toxic Plant Warning
Identify toxic plants around you and get warnings to help your pets, children, and family stay safe.
Manage Your Plant Collection
Keep track of all the plants, trees, and flowers you identify, and build your own wishlist. Make your PictureThis your fingertip garden!
Plant Recommendation
Get advice on your next plant purchase based on the skills required, your gardening space and more.
The PictureThis app has been featured on the App Store in over 100 countries.
User Comments:
Easy use easy identification!
“I use this app all the time for myself and helping others identify plants, it’s super friendly and accurate with lots of good info!”
- Graffie822
Love this app!
“I have tried a few different apps, but this one is perfect. Not only will it tell me what things are, but it’s really teaching me how to recognize problems with my plants and what to do to fix the issue.”
- Mountaingirl
[About PictureThis Premium]
• Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
• Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
• The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period
• Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription
• Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off, by going to iTunes Subscriptions after purchase
Terms of Use: https://api-java.picturethisai.com/static/user_agreement.html
Privacy Policy: https://api-java.picturethisai.com/static/privacy_policy.html

What's New in Version 3.42

Thanks for exploring the world of plants with PictureThis. In this update, we polished the designs of some screens and fixed a few minor bugs to make your plant care and identification experience as delightful as possible. Update now and enjoy!

Seller

Name

Glority Global Group Ltd.

Information

Categories

Version

3.42

Size

210.4 MB

Game Center

No

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 13.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

App Store: Customer Ratings

All Versions

 4.8 (711,988 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

Wast of money

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Jeff doesn't like this app
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2023-02-21
Version 3.42
Incorrect identification .
Trying to post review is also a hassle

Fabulous website

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Athens GA gardener
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2023-02-20
Version 3.42
I use it throughout the growing season and even into the cold weather
Very valuable
Athens gardener

Picture this

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used it now
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2023-02-20
Version 3.42
Picture this is the best app that I have ever used I highly recommend it

This is the best!

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dallin980
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2023-02-20
Version 3.42
I have been waiting for an app to show up to picture plants.

The best 😇

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Beautiful Garden 🪴
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2023-02-20
Version 3.42
Love application. I recommended strongly.

Great

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catch fun
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2023-02-19
Version 3.42
This app is so great and easy to use!

Wow

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Mom of Four Boys
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2023-02-19
Version 3.40
Wow

Accurate

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#1 Scooter
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2023-02-19
Version 3.40
I grew up in Minnesota and know most plants and trees, shrubs, etc. by name moving to Florida, I have no idea since I’ve been recently tasked with drawing site plans and naming the vegetation that has helped dramatically.

Not shareable with family????

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MummoC
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2023-02-19
Version 3.40
I purchased this thinking my husband and I could both share the subscription. We are not finding any way for him to access the subscription. I am canceling.

Handy app

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LDRP79
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2023-02-18
Version 3.40
I have really enjoyed using this app and I have found it extremely useful.

Musst have for all plant lovers

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ScubaSandy68
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2023-02-18
Version 3.40
This app is amazing. I use it all the time. No matter where I am, it is very useful. No problem identifying all sorts of plant. Love this app

Incorrect identification more than correct

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Whitnh
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2023-02-18
Version 3.40
More often than not the plant identifies the wrong plant, no matter how the photo is taken. And the diagnosis is item time too generic and not specific enough. To make matters worse, I pad for the Premium version and cannot find how to cancel the renewal. Even using FAQ did not work.

Unusable and questionable

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ingyhere
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2023-02-18
Version 3.40
Where’d my review go? Short recap: App is limited, it ate my data on upgrade and the goal is to get lots of your money. Period. The NYTimes advises to use iNaturalist or PlantNet due to this apps questionable billing practices.

Not great for ID’ing trees

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yuikjsnwnqksop
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2023-02-17
Version 3.40
I take a picture of tree bark and it gives me 3 different answers. Not sure which one to believe. Maybe good for other plants but not great for trees.

Very useful app

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Don_1953
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2023-02-17
Version 3.40
It has never misidentified any plant I have asked it to. Very pleased with it

Picture this plant app

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iMom2017
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2023-02-16
Version 3.40
As far as I can tell, this app accurately identifies the plants I cannot identify. Sometimes there are discrepancies within the descriptions on care and conditions though. But overall I find it helpful on my hikes to get ideas for additions to my garden, so I pay for a premium subscription, I save my finds and use the app anywhere I travel all year long.

I use the App when I go to buy plans amazing!

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Nitsa12345
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2023-02-16
Version 3.40
It tells me if the plant is healthy and how easy it might be to grow. Also what will it look like when mature.
Also fabulous for identifying issues with my own plans.
It even tells you how much light there is in different sections of the yard so I can match the plants to them.

This app helped me revive dying plants and learn about new ones!

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nati5241
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2023-02-15
Version 3.40
I had a Boston fern that was suffering. I was able to revive it and it grew even higher and better than it was before! I love the reminders! They help me so much. And I learn about new plants. It’s a great app!

Best app

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Ciaramichellefrye
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2023-02-15
Version 3.40
Best plant identifier out there

Did not sign up. No way to cancel!

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splitfire98
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2023-02-15
Version 3.40
Why is it so hard to cancel a subscription that we never signed up?

useless app and I think this is just scam

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florienette may umali
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2023-02-14
Version 3.40
useless app and I think this is scam

Great!

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Wolfe J
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2023-02-14
Version 3.40
Just downloaded the app, and I am really pleased with the results. I’m getting! It was nice having sick plants and description of how to take care of them and what to do.

Great

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AnWaSn
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2023-02-13
Version 3.40
Excellent app that takes great pictures, identifies quickly, gives in-depth details about species and care and is easy to use.

Great app!

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R3333ased
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2023-02-13
Version 3.40
Must have for all gardeners. Info for all levels.

Don’t sign up for a free week because next thing you know

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Fawnck
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2023-02-13
Version 3.40
Three years later you’ll be paying for a premium subscription of $39.99 a Year and you can’t figure out a way to cancel. Deleting the app did not help just made sure I didn’t use it! But they’re charging me yearly!

Very difficult to delete

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Smkert47
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2023-02-13
Version 3.40
Anything that is this difficult to delete is not worth it!! Just another reoccurring charge.

Recap

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myblackcar223
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2023-02-13
Version 3.40
I wrote a review on how bad the customer service is and I see it was never posted. This app has taken my money but has never helped me to restore my subscription.

Discovering the world

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Creative Boost
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2023-02-12
Version 3.40
I love this app. It helped me to learn about the plants I am surrounded with and helped me to care for the ones I have in my house. I was never good with caring for plants and with the help of this app I became a plant rescue, buying borderline dead plants and nurturing them back to health. Now I have way too many plants haha. I contacted the support for one of my plants that was sick and it was extremely helpful. I highly recommend this app if you want to learn how to properly care for your plants

Doble lectura correcto. Son duraznos , y lo lee coló fresno Chino.

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HCAQK
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2023-02-11
Version 3.40
Doble lectura del mismo arbusto.correcto, son duraznos y los lee como aguacates.

What DID you plant?

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Forgotten plantings
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2023-02-11
Version 3.40
Ever forget what’s in the garden? Just picture this to confirm your memory!

Hands down my favorite app of all times

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abelextebera
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2023-02-11
Version 3.40
There are not many things in life that I’ve you there full value of the purchase price and this app may even surpass it : but keep it that way team. This app is so thorough and flawless, every plant in any season that I have scanned it has correctly identified. Along with all the care information as well. Get it you won’t t be disappointed. An incredible learning tool.

Outstanding App

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dwm026
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2023-02-11
Version 3.40
I grew up in and around forests and have good knowledge of certain tree species, but the app is awesome at identifying species and giving you info regarding the trees.
For decorative shrubs and plants, it will also tell you if the plant looks sick and give useful tips on care and maintenance.
Congrats to the team who designed and maintain this app. I appreciate you.

Love this app!

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colsat
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2023-02-11
Version 3.40
Every time I visit a new garden. I use this app for the unfamiliar plants. Thank you!

The cost is a joke

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FuglyUcker
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2023-02-11
Version 3.40
This garbage isn’t worth the money. Greed will destroy you.

*chef kiss*🤌🏼

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EylaBoo
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2023-02-10
Version 3.40
I absolutely love this app. It’s so helpful to know everything you need to in order to be able to take care of a new plant. I’m not great at remembering information like that for so many plants and this really helps!

Hello

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joblowz
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2023-02-10
Version 3.40
Money Money Money hungry. This app is not free

Better than the Apple plant identifier

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Rich Loam
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2023-02-10
Version 3.40
Very useful!

Wrong much of the time

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other madge
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2023-02-10
Version 3.40
I took a picture of three different areas of a tree and got three completely different results. The fact that this app actually costs money is annoying because it is so inaccurate. The tree came back as a white oak, a black cherry, and a catalpa. Same tree.

Very useful

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Fitzreb
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2023-02-10
Version 3.40
I use this app far more than I would have imagined…and not only to identify plants but also to check their health status and take precautions recommended. Excellent app!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Gypseaotr
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2023-02-10
Version 3.40
😍🔥🥰🙏👏🕉🦋🌺😇🌈🌞👍😁

close to useless unless of course… you buy their subscription

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han hates this game
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2023-02-10
Version 3.40
one thing i will give this app is that it actually lets you identify your plant through a picture, and a lot of other apps don’t even let you do that without the subscription. all of the information given is very basic and not nearly enough to properly care for a plant, you’re better using google or watching a few youtube videos for free— unless of course you want to pay $30 for free information. any tip you to click on to get more information from, brings you right to the subscription screen. i literally only use this to identify plants when i don’t know the names, that’s the only thing that impresses me honestly. i’m tired of all these apps being close to completely useless unless you’re willing to open your wallet for them, i’ll do my own research for FREE every single time. gardening is expensive enough as it is.

Picture This App is incredibly helpful.

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Word games nut
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2023-02-09
Version 3.40
I love this app. I rely so much on it. It helps me not only to learn about all the plants in very large garden, but tells me how to take care of all my plants.

Practically impossible to cancel this app.

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ShartGarfunkel
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2023-02-09
Version 3.40
I’d trust and respect these app makers a lot more if they didn’t run it like a GIANT SCAM. When trying to cancel subscription, They direct you to a page that does not give you the option, it only lets you change your plan.
I never wanted this app and it just charged me $30. Zero stars. Stay away.

I love identifying the plants.

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indyhannah
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2023-02-09
Version 3.40
This app is my go to tool I use when I am taking a walk. I see some plants but I can’t think their names!
My mother used to do that work for me but she is no longer with us, so I get frustrated when I can’t remember the names of plants I see.
Thank you for creating a great app to do my mother work.

Great App

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thestorywood
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2023-02-09
Version 3.40
I still believe the best way to learn about nature is to flip through books. But it sure is nice to have a back up plan! This app is wonderful.

Great App

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gPJ52
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2023-02-08
Version 3.40
I find this app to be accurate and informational. I throughly enjoy using it. Great job!

Fire

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jc6755
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2023-02-08
Version 3.40
Awesome

Helping this transplant learn new plants

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jburd12
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2023-02-08
Version 3.40
I love this app! It is teaching me so much.

This app’s amazing!

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SCMusicant
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2023-02-08
Version 3.40
It amazes me that I can upload a photo of a flower or leaf and Picture This can identify and name it. It’s so easy and helpful!

Three plants picture taken three failed to identify. How do I cancel this free trial?

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Dogone Crazy
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2023-02-07
Version 3.40
Three plant pictures taken three failed to identify. How do I cancel this free trial?

A truly excellent app!

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Slumbertime101
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2023-01-05
Version 3.38.2
I recently found myself with some time on my hands to hike the trails of Balboa Park in San Diego. I practiced herbal medicine for many years under my acupuncture license in several states, but it's been a long time since I identified and collected plants in the wild. So, I thought it would be fun if I could identify some of the local plants. Spoiler alert: most of them do not appear to be of any medicinal value, but they're still fun to look at. This is the second or third app of this sort that I have tested, and it is infinitely better than any of the others. When you first open the app, it looks like you need to buy a subscription to use it, but that is not the case. You can dismiss the subscription prompt and open the camera to snap a pic. I'm not sure exactly what you get with the subscription, but it looks like it would be useful for a serious hobbyist and awesome for serious home gardening enthusiasts and organic farmers. In fact, an organic farmer friend of mine says that he regularly uses it to identify weeds in his crops. Enthusiastically recommended with no conflict of interest.

App has a lot of great features but customer service isn’t great

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mcat614
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2022-12-09
Version 3.37.1
Update: this app drains your battery in 30 min.
I really want to use this app because I have invested quite a bit of time adding all my plants but the customer service is not up to par. Features disappear after an upgrade and the only info on the upgrade is “minor fixes to improve user experience”. This is the details for every upgrade. When you contact customer service they always tell you to reboot even if you are asking a question on a feature. Features that would make this app worth $30 Ability to copy the details of an existing plant instead of adding it new Add my own reminders When changing the name of the plant don’t erase existing data - give the ‘x’ in the corner. Have a section with upcoming reminders by date so it is easy to see Search under reminders for a plant to see when it is due to be watered When choosing snooze for a reminder it should move out of items that need to be done that day. It should move to the date chosen. Ability to water or fertilize on a different date than the current reminder but have it show up as done Bring back the change head photo Being back light meter tool Thank you

Great app that has increased my gardening skills!

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Joie R
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2022-10-06
Version 3.33
I LOVE this app. Make no mistake, it is the best one I have seen. However there are some things that I would like to see implemented or improved upon in the coming updates.
First is the most important to me -The Symbolism for each plant. What it represents, the meaning, what properties are attributed to it specifically. Those correspondences between a plant and a specific symbolism is extremely important to me and many other people out there. Not just the meanings for flowers or herbs but all the plants. *You might need to hire a metaphysical practitioner to help with some of that. They seem to have the best info regarding those specifics.
I’m interested bc my grandmother was a florist and the meaning is trees, shrubs, herbs and flowers are deeply rooted in my Celtic and Norse ancestors. They used plants as part of their pagan practices but also for healing. The herbal knowledge that has been lost in history is frustrating.
The second thing was adding more plants from more places. For example I tried to look up grapefruit today. None of the many varieties were lists and, in fact, there was no grapefruit of ANY kind. The plant in the southwest USA are sparse and cacti and succulents need to be fleshed out as well.
Those are really the only things I can think of that could be improved. I love the anecdotes and poems and interesting facts. They make me happy.

Subscription

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robinrawks
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2022-09-29
Version 3.33
I have really enjoyed this app and used it quite a bit last year, so when it came time to renew my subscription I renewed without hesitation. I went a few months without using it and had limited storage on my iPhone, so I upgraded yesterday. I see it in my Apple ID subscriptions, and when I look for this app in the App Store it shows I am subscribed. My subscription doesn’t expire until March 2023. I had to re-install the app to my new phone, and despite my subscription still being active I am prompted to purchase a new subscription when I open the app. I have looked for a way to contact Glority Global Group Ltd. and can’t seem to find anything concrete. I am happy to change my rating when this issue gets resolved, and prompt resolution will yield a higher rating.
Update: It took several days, but I did receive response with guidance on how to restore my membership. It was not until then that I noticed the greyed out RESTORE option in the top left corner of the that was pushing to sell me on an annual subscription. The app is useful. The RESTORE option needs to be more visible, otherwise users might feel as though you are tricking them into taking more of their money. Not cool.

If u love the woods ! Or Hiker ! Don’t leave home wit out this APP!

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LGZ👀
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2022-09-17
Version 3.32.1
Thanks ! U ROCK .. easy simple , fast , keeps u & pets safe ! A five-year-old can use this for the rest of the allies anybody can use this and benefit from it so I will recommend you highly to the rest of my friends and everyone I know thank you!! tells me in plain English exactly !! what it is before I touch it or bush threw it . It’s great for keeping my kids , family , pets, safe . We live in pawling New York. On 50 acres of woods and land bears and Deas and all of the above and this too if you hike or live in the country or wanna walk through the country make sure you have this tool in hand because you don’t wanna brush by or touch something that’s going to get you poison ivy or poison your dog if he’s playing with it I got to be your children because you know kids they put everything in their mouth and this app is the best!!!! ☝️☝️✌️✌️❤️❤️❤️🪴🪴👍🧠🧠👍

Learning about the trees in my new state TN

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cknoxArcher
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2022-08-11
Version 3.30
I can’t believe it’s that easy! Pop a picture into the dense and not only very interesting, but absolutely a helpful tool for me to be able to identify not only the trees and their needed care, but the invasive insects that can cause havoc on your property. I was able to identify the beetle that is working on destroying a mature 120+ foot tall Shagbark Hickory 12 feet from my home and save it from the insects that would’ve otherwise killed it and it would’ve or could’ve very easily toppled over onto my home and I have a small child so that was what sold me on this app! Plus I am an avid hunter and fisherman, so I’m frequently out in the woods and I can use this app to determine not just the tree species in my areas, but which ones to prune and how to care for them.
I have a semi horticulture background, so I’m naturally interested in plant care as well!
I LOVE this app! It’s AWESOME!!
Charles Knox

Amazing App 👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻

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Kstnd327
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2022-07-28
Version 3.28.1
I wish I had tried this app sooner. Some of my plants 🌱 that are still in their first - 4 stages are now dying due to their roots becoming weak and the leaves and foliage of starter plants are wilted and past the point of no return! I live in the southern region of the US and I like that we can go an abundance of fruits and veggies in different variety’s. To much sunlight and heat with no shaded space for some species of plants is a bad thing. So far I am reading up on what I should do differently next time to get our food all the way to harvest day and on the kitchen table for nourishment! It seems this app pretty much has it all. So we shall see when I come back with an update next time! Until then everyone be safe, treat others like you want to be treated, laugh until you can’t stand it anymore and love with your arms wide open! 🐝🦺🥽 »
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Broken login but still charging me.

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Jajahdhsbh
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2022-07-26
Version 3.28.1
Update: Notice how the developer response doesn’t solve a single problem in my original review? And just directs me to the folks I said I’d already been talking to? I really want to like this app but their developers suuuuuuck.
Original Review: I thought this app was great until I tried family sharing. Everything about this experience has been bad. I used an apple-generated email to create an account. But I needed to log in on the other family-member’s phone for it to work. I used the apple-generated email to request a password reset so I could use the email on my partner’s phone for family-sharing but PictureThis has not registered their email servers to send to apple’s email-routing. So I unbound the auto-generated email so I could use my email. Whoops. My account is bound to the Apple-generated email that no longer exists. I’ve been talking to “support” for a month and they keep suggesting solutions that don’t apply to this app or to my situation. Now when I open the app it says my subscription expired. But, guess what? If I try to subscribe it fails because I already have a subscription. Deleting this and will go directly to Apple to refund my 1-year family plan.

Great Content, Worst Business Model Ever

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Hashbaz Ben
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2022-07-17
Version 3.28
The app does a fabulous job identifying plants. I tried to trick it with a slightly wilted two-week-old bunch of cilantro in my fridge, but the app nailed it. It also identified the ginger I planted last month and which hasn’t fully developed its first leaf. Impressive. Yet the business model is the stupidest and sneakiest ever. I’d happily pay for the app to reward the hard work. But I’m never going to subscribe for $30 every year—much more than other apps I use daily. So instead of getting paid for a sale, the developers end up with nothing. And at every turn the app tries to trick you into subscribing. Click on the innocent “Continue” button as you identify a plant and you suddenly find yourself being asked to confirm your subscription. That happens perhaps a half dozen times every session — with only a faint grey “cancel” link in barely legible 3-point type to save you.
Why the developers, who clearly are smart folks, think that they’re like Microsoft (my Office subscription isn’t all that much more!) and that folks will want to subscribe for a substantial amount is a mystery. If I’d had the option just to buy the app with a one-time purchase I’d have paid and given it 5 stars (and they’d have gotten my money). As it is, I’ll give 3 stars and they get no payment. Mystifying.

Awesome!

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TRexx$
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2022-06-16
Version 3.25
I’m only two hours into this app and already love it. Not very often that I find something so incredibly useful, informative and helpful all in one place!
I love the quick ID from photos; I have several “volunteers” in my garden this year and now I know what to expect! I have some obscure heirloom plants growing and the app knows what everything is, I even learned some useful care tips. A great thing about this app is the diagnosis of issues detected in the pictures you provide, and how to fix it! One of my tomatoes showed “yellow leaf” and gave me precise instructions. You can add the plants you IID to “my garden” and there is a diary to store notes on each plant. All in all, this is a great app for novice gardeners and old-timers alike, and far superior to its competitors. I appreciate the 7 day free trial. A little pricey at $30/year but I’ve already decided it’s worth the money. Thanks developers! You scored on this one.

One of my top apps

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VonRothbart
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2022-06-12
Version 3.24.2
I’m an avid gardener but often go beyond my sphere of knowledge in botany, especially with identifying plants and trees. PictureThis has become my go to app for plant and tree identification. Whenever I’m unsure if I’m about to pick a weed or my recently planted sprouts PictureThis is there the help. It is very accurate even when the picture is crowded with other plant life and gives the option to correct if you know better.
Another feature I love about PictureThis is the organization options. Recently I’ve expanded my gardens and I’m easily able to group everything together in the app. This is where the care information is great because I can see all my plants in a particular garden and figure out the best care schedule for that garden.
If you have a small garden and you already know everything in there then this app may be more than you need. But if you have anything beyond that or want to identify that cool-looking plant on your next hike then this is a must have.

Tremendous Aide but needs a tiny ergonomics tweak…

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AmyKMcIlwain
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2022-05-25
Version 3.23.2
App has been a wonderful help and identifying our very extensive garden that we recently acquired via a new home purchase. We have been able to identify dozens and dozens of flowers, weeds, and vegetables in our glorious verdant garden.
However with one tiny tweak to help with one-handed operations on an iPhone 13pro…If the app designers could add a back button at the bottom of the screen after taking a photo. When I take a picture aka scan a plant, I don’t necessarily want save it to my garden but just see what the results are mostly to determine if it is a weed. I usually take a picture with one hand and have a glove or tools in the other. My thumb can’t reach to the top left corner of my screen because of my larger size phone.I then have to let go of my tools and remove my glove so I can use two hands to hold the phone and hit the back button on the plant results page. Having a back button to go back to the scanning option at the bottom of the results screen would be ergonomically super helpful! I am constantly using this app to scan plants.

No subscription required

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terrilcooper
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2022-05-25
Version 3.23.2
I’ve been reading some of the reviews and wanted to correct some misconceptions. This app is free to use. I’ve been using it for several weeks and have not entered any financial info. I’ve taken pictures of my plants. The app has correctly identified them. The app has correctly diagnosed whether they were healthy or sick. It gave me advice on what to do for the sick plants. And I’ve set reminders. All for free. This app has a lot more free features that the others I tried. So it is the one I will be using. The only negative I’ve found so far is that I the reminders are not Apple reminders, they’re only within the app, so you have to remember to open the app to see them. For someone like me who can’t remember to water my plants, this is not user-friendly. I’m hoping if I pay for the premium subscription that I will get Apple reminders. Otherwise, this is a great app and absolutely free!

Great App!

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MicrowavedSoda
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2022-04-26
Version 3.22
I love this app! It’s been very accurate with most types of plants that I’ve encountered so far and has lots of information about them! I also love the feature of being able to add and suggest plants that you cannot find cataloged. The insect identifier also works surprisingly well! There have been a couple times where the photo I took wasn’t very good or the insect was very small but both times it quickly and accurately identified them! I personally have found that it has difficulty identifying mushrooms. When you do try to search up a mushroom, it only will get as specific as a family or genus of mushrooms (at least in my experience). Though a lot mushrooms are very difficult to identify even for knowledgeable people, so I understand that and even just getting a possible family/genus with the app has helped me to more quickly identify mushrooms with other resources! I’d recommend this app for anyone with a curiosity about the world around them! Thank you!

So far, so amazing!

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Dazman65
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2022-04-02
Version 3.20.1
I am using this app during the free trial period. I was skeptical that it would actually identify anything. I assumed it would pull up similar plants if anything at all. I found myself absolutely amazed as to how accurate this app really is! It not only identifies the name and species, but it also gives in depth information regarding care and/or elimination. Also, interesting factoids are provided and you may save identified plants in your own “personal garden” storage area. I am discovering so much more as I use this. I am definitely going to be a premium subscriber and would like to set up everyone in my household with a subscription as well. I wish a family plan option were available because we all love plants and spend so much time outdoors gardening and hiking. This is so educational! I highly recommend, so give this app a try — you won’t be disappointed!

Kinda of misleading

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wolverine 1984
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2022-01-19
Version 3.15.1
I came upon this App by a short video add. on Instagram. The misleading part comes @ the very start of the add/video!! It shows A picture being recorded threw the App of what is known as a “Tree Cookie” AKA Circular cross section cut of a Log/Tree. Showing every growth ring in the tree from center out. App then tells #1 Age of the tree #2 Type of Tree/Wood thats scanned, & #3 all the things from its Latin name ect.
It’s not a far stretch I feel to make an App that does #1 & #3 But I have not found a decent app on the store that does a identifier of Wood sections like there (video) claims.
As for the other identifying features in the app like plants, pets etc. I can’t give any feedback on because I did not try after no luck in identifying any “Tree Cookies” I photograph. Still the user interface was very well done and for the most part I guess their advertising was well done because it got me to get the app even though it might be misleading that’s my only negative I guess lol
Kinda reminds me of a sports car that looks really good but doesn’t even start up! Lol

Truly useful and amazing

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neuroproff
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2021-11-20
Version 3.11.1
Admittedly, I had my doubts. However, the accuracy with which the app recognizes plants of all types is rather astonishing. Not only that. It allows you to catalog your plants and discoveries in various folders, making it easy to come back later to do either more in-depth research or just simply follow the progress of your own plants along. You can even name a single plant and add notes to it. This really makes it possible to create a database of your own plants and follow them through the seasons. Really cool. Additionally, I received feedback about a small issue that I raised within 24 hours by email. And it wasn’t an automated reply, it was an actual person writing back to me. So, I am completely sold on this app and I think I will be able to use it extensively both at home and while traveling, hiking in the woods or just trying to figure out what’s growing there randomly.

Not specific Enough, Had trouble identifying Pine and Crab Apple

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NC1
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2021-10-16
Version 3.9
Overall, I like the App. I didn’t have time to try the ‘diagnostic’ part of the App. I used it to identify some trees, flowers, bushes and vegetables in my yard and my neighbors’ yards. It did pretty well, identifying about 80% accuracy. It had difficulty identifying the pine trees and it never got the Crab Apple correct (which is small right now, and has no flowers). It identified Rose of Sharon plant, but could not tell me which color flowers were on each plant. Similarly, it got the Garden Dahlia correct, but could not further differentiate the type of flowers on the plant. The nice part is that you could send instant feedback if it identifies a plant incorrectly, and you know what the plant should be! If you don’t know, you can still send feedback easily. I couldn’t find a way to categorize my plants into Trees, bushes, flowers or vegetable garden plants. That improvement would be awesome! I could not create a separate tab for another person’s yard plants. That would make it better for people who might want to use it for their gardening business. This App shows promise, but I don’t want to pay $30 a year for the App. Nice App, but needs better plant differentiation and customization into Trees, bushes, vegetables, etc… I like that they have some gardening books in the App, but you can’t download them and read in another reader App. You must read them in the App.

I don’t understand these 4-5 star reviews

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Seek you find
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2021-10-15
Version 3.9.1
Yes this app from what I’ve seen on people’s phone last that paid for it works very well.. it gives a lot of info on what I wanted which was care and maintenance of the plants, as well as soil needs, sun and zone conditions BUT ..
When you install the app you can’t even test it out before paying. Literally nothing in the app will work with out paying .. $30 a year are you kidding me. These developers have gotten insane with this subscription model crap. I just won’t have any part of it any more .. who could own a phone and sit there and pay subscriptions for every app on your phone. I have no problem paying to buy the software outright cause then what does it matter if I barely use the app. But when you have 10-20 apps on the phone and they all want to start charging 10/ month to 30 a year. Do the math no body is going to do that .. we already pay a fortune just to buy these over priced phones and seriously overpriced phone plans !!
App subscriptions have to die. I suggest no one buys one and see if we can bring these developers back into reality

Definitely 2 happy thumbs up!

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WazerCraze(r)
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2021-10-09
Version 3.8
I just downloaded this app almost 2 weeks ago and 3 of my friends have already downloaded it and sent me texts telling me how much they absolutely LOVE this app! It is incredibly helpful and fun for all shades and levels of green thumbs! It’s especially great when you’re browsing the nursery because with one picture you have every bit of info about the plant you are interested in 🪴as well as all the tips and tricks to taking care of your new leafy friend 🤗💚 The only thing that makes me extremely sad is that I cannot afford to upgrade to the pricey premium app (which is also the only reason I gave the app 4 stars instead of 5) which I would love so so much to have! Do you foresee the monthly subscription payment going down even a little bit anytime soon? Thank you so very much for creating an amazingly brilliant app, and allowing me to get outside and feel like a human being again, I don’t know what I would do without this app! Two thumbs up and tons and tons of congratulations on a much well deserved app!

Suggestion for Developers!!!

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dreammidnite
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2021-10-02
Version 3.8
i love this app. it’s wonderful. works great, accurate, and a clean design. Although there is one thing that could make this app much better and more enjoyable. I was using this app for a school project to find certain species of leaves. I needed to quickly identify every different species of tree I walked by. I wanted to be quick. But after you scan you have to hit a tiny little button to get ready for another scan. This gets frustrating when you have leaves in your other hand and your trying to hit a small button across the whole screen with the same hand your holding your phone with. It would be great to see the back arrow button much bigger or have it in the lower corners so you don’t have to reach as far with one hand. other than that this app is fantastic and i highly recommend downloading this app for fun or for knowledge OR if you trying to do a school project like me.

Great app

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Plaid11
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2021-09-28
Version 3.8
This app does wonders. I may not use it all that often but it is great when I do. The only downside, like a couple other posts, I thought they changed it to where you had to pay to use it. They have it to where the subscription comes up right away and it looks like the only way to do anything is by purchasing the subscription. There a “restore” in the top left and a “cancel” in the top right. The issue with those, they are grayed out so much that they aren’t the easiest to see. I saw the restore one first and it still took quite a while to see the cancel. Where most may not have an issue with finding the cancel so you can advance without purchasing the subscription, some may have a harder time locating the “cancel” and just delete the app and give a bad review. I had this downloaded for quite a long time and have used it before and don’t ever remember the subscription thing being there when you first open. I noticed it months ago and figured it was because I was using iOS 15 beta. Clearly that’s not the case anymore but I didn’t notice the “cancel” in the top right. I would suggest not having it grayed out but making both of those completely white if you’re going to have them so small. 5 star app aside from that issue.

It’s ok - UPDATE!!!!!

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itsthatgurl1
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2021-09-27
Version 3.8
Update: Not sure what’s going on since the recent update but I’m getting no internet errors when I try to complete the tasks. Everything else works as normal. But now I have overdue care tasks on all my plants. I’ve reached out to for help and it has not been fixed. Very disappointing. I paid for a full year so I’ve been trying to stick it out but I’m having to use other apps to track the care of my plants. I’ll most likely cancel my subscription and subscribe to the premium version of one of those instead.
Original: Its the best app I’ve found for identification and tracking but it’s far from great. It’s ID’d almost all of my plants as Jade Plants at some point and none of them are Jade. And most of the information provided is the same but has whatever plant you’re looking at inserted. So once you’ve read it a few times you’ll recognize it immediately on each new plant. That wouldn’t be terrible but the same pictures are used for every plant so they’re not really helpful at all. If I’m looking for propagation instructions for an aloe plant, why would I want to see pictures of the process for a crassula? Would also be helpful if you could combine results. I have some that were ID’d as one thing when I first got them but found out they were actually something else recently. It would be nice to combine those results to have an accurate record of those plants.

Great for identification, but not for care: App had me overwatering my plants.

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nursethalia
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2021-09-27
Version 3.8
I’ve been really impressed with this app. It’s been wonderful for identifying the plants and trees in my yard, and finding out whether or not they’re poisonous to my pets. However, I recently began keeping houseplants and need to remove a star from my review because the information I received on watering schedules was incorrect.
I had several houseplants that were listed on this app as needing to be watered every 2-3 days. Within a week, all of my plants began to turn yellow and wilt. I downloaded a few competing plant apps, all of which said the houseplants I had needed to be watered far less than PictureThis had instructed. Half of my plants needed to be watered every 6-10 days, and the other half every 10-13 days.
It definitely made me rethink how much I could trust this app, especially since I am a very inexperienced gardener and need accurate information to keep my plants healthy and thriving.

Best plant app - highly recommend

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jenniv77
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2021-09-10
Version 3.7.3
This app works extremely well at not only identifying the plants you find (even in low light) but also gives you very detailed information on the plant. I’ve found that after a few months of regular use, this app has been correct 99% of the time. If you don’t have LTE while hiking, etc, you can take a photo and upload later for identification. The app will save all of the plants you upload and you can either leave them on your main list, add them to “your garden” or delete them.
If you’re a nature lover and find new plants often, I highly recommend paying for premium as well. So much extra information and even some poetry.
On a personal note, we can also thank this app for solving a skin problem mystery. My husband had unknowingly weed whacked some poison ivy on our new property (not far from woods and a river). The doctor misdiagnosed him. We downloaded this app and identified that we did in fact have poison ivy on a the property and he was able to get the correct treatment.

Do you ever see a flower, plant, or fruit and wonder “what is that?”

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Einnalee
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2021-07-28
Version 3.6.1
I walk the neighborhood for exercise and would often see beautiful or weird-looking plants, and say to my walking partners, “what the heck is that?” Now, I just pull out my mobile phone and snap a picture with this app. It’s great for identifying all sorts of trees, plants, fruit, and fungi. I am curious by nature and it is so much fun to be able to quickly and easily answer my “what is that?” questions. My daughter and I planted a garden and I’m starting to use the app to photograph and add the plants to my digital garden.
My only complaint is that for a few plants in my garden, the app identification is somewhat generic. For example, we’ve planted collards and kale and the app identifies both as cabbage, but neither collards nor kale are included in the list of varieties. I’m not sure what that’s about.
I use the free version of the app but I know there are still many more things I can do with it.

Fabulous and useful

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libbby213
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2021-07-16
Version 3.5
Incredibly useful app. Does an awesome job identifying plants and shows great photo examples so you can be sure you’re getting the right results! Has care tips, tells you if a plant is potentially hazardous, shows commonly asked questions and their answers, and so much more. Love that I can “save to my garden” and look back at what I’ve scanned and reread the info anytime. Love the “diagnose” feature as well!! Had helped us identify different diseases and root rot and gives advice for care. Turns out we planted some (hardware store purchased) basil that had some infection in the roots that seeps into the soil, so now we can’t plant basil or mint or anything in our garden for several years. Would never have known without this app! Would have just thought the stalks were turning black because I have a black thumb 😂
My only critique is the cost of the “full version” of the app. I would be *happy* to pay the developers for their hard work on this app because it’s really so incredible, but $30 a YEAR is much too steep for me. What happened to apps being a couple bucks at most? What’s the deal with this whole yearly subscription thing?? I personally feel like the creators would make more money by charging less and having more buyers, but I’m no accountant. I’ll just keep clicking “continue with free version” til the cows come home.

App is beyond limited

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bchampitto
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2021-07-10
Version 3.4.3
If I could rate this app with less than one star I would. I started getting into houseplants about a year ago and I was looking for something to help me keep on top of all of the different types of plants and their needs. Since paying for the lifetime subscription, $50, I have lost more than four plants because this app tells me to overwater them. The identification aspect of the app isn’t accurate and I have had to do just as much online research on my plants than I did before I had this app. The app does not take into consideration the size of the plant or your own area, and I live in a very Ehret environment, and just gives you generic watering instructions. There isn’t even a function to skip watering you have to just ignore it if you know your plant doesn’t need water. It took all of the personal and emotional investment I had in my plants and made it technical and disconnected. I could not be more displeased with an app. I have written them feedback and will update this review once they get back to me; based on the other feedback I have read my hopes are not high for their customer service.

Horrible instructions, great identifier

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BellaBuckeye
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2021-07-05
Version 3.4.2
This is EXCELLENT for identifying plants, but their instructions are WRONG & INCONSISTENT! I have a brown thumb so I spent the extra money for premium and almost killed all my plants with their instructions!!!
Sunlight & water are practically the two most important instructions for plants and their sunlight is TOTALLY OFF & water is often wrong!!
For example:
When the plant first pops up listing the care in a graph form, every single one of my 15 plants says something like FULL SHADE and it’s not until you click deeply into the professionals care tab that is a written booklet form that you get the correct care like BRIGHT INDIRECT LIGHT. Every single one of my plants is off!! One says BRIGHT LIGHT then the pro page says PARTIAL SHADE. Not one single plant is correct and even watering care is often wrong!!! I was caring for my plants by the initial & secondary page coming up and almost killed all my plants I got from my mother's funeral…which have so much meaning and sentiment to me. I want to keep these in her memory because she was a beautiful Gardner. I would give 0 stars for their inaccuracy on care but it definitely deserves the 3 stars for identification.

Picture This!

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爱棋魂的人
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2021-06-15
Version 3.3.1
Recently, there has been some sort of fake strawberry in our backyard. We knew it wasn’t a real strawberry since it wouldn’t produce flowers and fruit. So I installed picture this and made some experiments. I realized that picture this could not only identify a plant from its flower - it could also do the same from a photo with leaves! When I took A picture of a tomato, picture of this immediately identified that it was a tomato. When I took a picture of what I need to be a real strawberry’s leaf, Picture this accurately identified it as well. Then, came the real experiment. I took a picture of the fake strawberry, Picture this was able to accurately tell me that the fake strawberry was what it said to be a tall buttercup, which is different from a normal buttercup since it’s leaves are bigger. And that was very correct. About why I said that the tall buttercup didn’t produce flowers, I was wrong. Later, small yellow flowers grew. But that didn’t matter. I just pulled the fake strawberries or tall buttercups out and away. All thanks to the amazing Picture This, and rate it 5 stars for its incredible accuracy and help. So, thank you Picture This. I strongly recommend this app to you. Enjoy!

Save the animals!

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Capitol Riot MeeMaw
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2021-06-01
Version 3.3.1
I really like this app, but I think it would be greatly improved if a simple “toxic?: yes or no” would be added to the plant info. Sometimes it will tell you if it’s toxic in the “frequently asked questions”, but most of the time I scroll through, find nothing, and go to google. It is mildly annoying and takes up some extra time, so if the app design homies would consider changing that it would be wonderful!
Besides that, the app is pretty lit. I wasn’t going to pay for the subscription, but ended up doing it anyways because of how many cool extra features the premium subscription has. The 360 plant identifier has been nothing but accurate so far. The diagnosis feature seems to be not working so well, though. I have used it twice and both times it said my plant had root rot, which was not the case.
Overall, I would recommend it. The $30 subscription is a little pricey, but nice to be able to forget about that for the rest of the year.

It works - no, really, it does!

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DevRecruiter
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2021-05-12
Version 3.2
We just bought the house we’re in and moved in this past winter. It’s an older home, but we could easily tell that at least one of the previous owners spent huge time, and money, on the landscaping and gardens. Being an amateur gardener, I didn’t know what to expect come the Spring when everything starts to grow. I found PictureThis as I wanted some kind of plant guide app. I’ve been blown away by it’s ability to identify the plants, shrubs, and trees that are in this yard. I did notice early on that, on rare occasions, it struggled to accurately identify some trees and shrubs that didn’t have leaves yet and no clearly unique bark or other features. However, once everything started to bud and sprout, it has been 100% accurate. I have a close family member who is a master gardener and confirmed that it’s spot on. I’ve identified and cataloged over 80 different varieties of flowers, ground covers, shrubs, trees, etc. Its exciting to see something new come up and instantly know what it is.

The best identification algorithm on the market!

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ThatFluffyBotonist
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2021-05-10
Version 3.2
Thank you to the developers!
Gone are the days of carrying field guides and flipping through pages while hiking. One snap from this app and I have instant reliable results. If I feel a discrepancy in the result I can reach out to a botanist directly through the app for further investigation. I was weary to allow AI to think for me when building maps of the local plant life, however my concerns were put to rest when I discovered this app.
I have been using this app extensively and daily. As of now I have absolutely no complaints. The identification database and algorithm are unmatched when compared to other available platforms on the Apple App Store.
One feature I would LOVE to see in this app (and I think many customers of my likeness would feel the same).. PLEASE add a map and utilize metadata from photos for GPS coordinates so I can more easily build plant maps. I can use Google Photos to do something similar but that requires juggling apps, copy/ pasting multiple times and is quite the hassle. If there was a streamlined method I would happily pay a premium for access. Perhaps you could pull from Googles API and pass the charge to us? I’m sure there’s a way. Please do consider.
TLDR: the app is fantastic and does exactly as advertised better than anyone else on the market. I would like to see a map feature added ASAP.
Thanks again. Cheers!

Great but not perfect. Some plants not in database

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Shaydylady77
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2021-05-03
Version 3.1.3
I bought some plants for my garden and went to add them to “my garden” in the app, but the app does not have a plant matching that of the label from the garden Centre. And I could not find an option to self-add a label myself... just make a comment. So the plant identifier called it a petunia based on photo identification, but the plant itself is a Calibrachoa hybrid. Similar, I know but it would be nice to have the option to be exact. When using a text search, there was a single type of calibrachoa in the app database but it didn’t seem to be a good match for the plant I had... for one thing, according to the app, the color of my flowers didn’t exist for that plant family. I’m no plant expert (which is why I am using this app), so things got confusing quickly. For the meantime, I am keeping it incorrectly labeled as Petunia based on photo identification but will note the exact details from the label that came with the plant supplied by the garden Centre. And I’m guessing that will be sufficient to keep it alive and thriving.

My favorite app

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CraftyInAZ
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2021-04-30
Version 3.1.3
This app is wonderful. I have the annual membership because I bought a new home a year ago and there were many things planted already that I had no idea what they were. I use this app all the time just to see what kind of weeds I have too, it helps me identify the nasty ones before they go to seed and spread. Some plants that are similar like peaches and nectarines may show up as the same plant but they’re in the same family so that doesn’t bother me and I guess I’ll know which one it is when they give me fruit! I will probably be a lifetime subscriber to this app as I find uses for it everywhere. Oh, even in stores and at plant nurseries I use this if something doesn’t seem right, just to confirm it looks like what the tag says. A great tool! If I had one suggestion it would be specifically for grapes, to be able to tell the different types apart, but this is a tough one you can’t find many resources on this anywhere, so I can’t take away points for that, it’s just perfect !

“Update to: In-app purchases” translate “subscription required “

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nds1963
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2021-04-21
Version 3.1.1
In fine print below the subscription advertisement that comes up EVERY time I open the app, there is an option to use the “limited” version for free. It is in fine print and a very faded font and there isn’t an X visible anywhere to exit out of the paywall, but it does work without paying. I still dislike the feeling of an attempt to trick me into a subscription on an app that is in the App Store as free with in-app purchases available.
I thought I would give this app a chance. Who forgave a couple of plants that they can’t identify? I saw “in app purchases “ listed in the App Store and assumed some basic plants for free and a charge for more complexity. As soon as I opened the app, it asked me to subscribe - with a 7day free trial that I would then, of course, have to remember to cancel. I thought I’d come to the description and see if that was clear and I had just missed it. It isn’t. What I did find were other reviews showing people had trouble canceling at the end of the free trial. No thank you.

Updated: Love it, but I’d add one thing..

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Cwoo1111111
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2021-04-16
Version 3.1
Update: I’m THRILLED to see the integration of the ability to add progress photos!! Thank you, developers!!! 😁
This app is exactly what I was looking for in being able to take a picture of my plants, and keep library that could help me remember watering schedules and also provide useful information when my plants look unhealthy. One thing I really wish I had the option for is adding progress photos of my plants without having to add an entire new entry to my garden. I hope to see an “album” feature with each garden entry. Even now I can’t see the full photo of my own plant without pulling the screen down, and once I let go, it goes back to the half photo at the top of the page. I’d even pay to have such a feature, lol. If I see this integrated in a future update, I’d instantly change to 5 stars. Other than that, great job in design and ease of use! I don’t leave reviews often, but I love this app enough to hope that this review might be seen and taken into consideration with future updates. 😁

Amazing tool for any farmer or forester !

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frogmtman
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2020-09-19
Version 2.5.1
This app is totally amazing. When you find a plant and you don’t know what it is simple pull up the app point camera and shoot. Most likely in 5 seconds you have the answer right before you. It doesn’t stop there it gives alternate names the plant properties what kind of conditions the plant needs to flourish. If it’s a plant you enjoy and wish to keep healthy this app actually analyzes the plant and provides information you need to know to improve the plants health. I actually had the agriculture extension agent out to help me identify a plant I was unfamiliar with. I wanted to know if it was poison or anything bad you wouldn’t want in your hay. The agent couldn’t tell me anything about the plant so I would not use for hay. With this app open point shoot and there’s your answer right in front of you. I could have used this app hundreds of times during my lifetime. Oh well as they say “ Better Late Than Never”

Amazing

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Goobwar
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2020-08-14
Version 2.1.3
I manage an academic greenhouse and this app has actually helped me to narrow down the taxonomy for a few specimen that have been left unidentified or completely misidentified for years. The newer feature that identifies plant stress has also been an extremely useful teaching tool in helping my students understand the signs and symptoms of plant pest and pathogen infestations. The invasives warning has been especially useful for my students to understand and identify invasives on the campus ecological preserve too. I will be downloading this app on all devices for students in ecology to use this upcoming semester. Love it and frequently recommend to everyone even off campus.
It’s obviously not perfect (not sure why some would think a plant ID app would work on mushrooms haha) but it is accurate in providing the correct genera or at least family which can then be used in conjunction with a field guide. As someone who has built multiple phone applications myself and lives a life centered around botany and computer science, I honestly am beyond impressed. I just hope most of the features remain free (if that changes possibly provide a university bundle subscription?) :)
**note: I have not tried the app on unidentified specimen in the herbarium yet but am very curious

Great app with little disturbance

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AvocadoWizard
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2020-08-07
Version 2.1.2
I love this app It’s so easy to just whip out the app anywhere and snap a pic of any plant and get almost instant results with nice information to annoy your family with! There is only two problems I have encountered. The most pressing problem is that if no WiFi is available you obviously must use data to get results. This isn’t much of a problem as everyone now a days has data or some form of connection. I have a solution for this but first I will say the second problem I have with this app is that it’s constantly pushing you to purchase the subscription. You can easily press the x at the top right corner but I think it’s very easy to accidentally buy it. Now back to my solution for the data thing. I suggest that the app devs make an option to download the entire database on your phone. This would obviously take up some space on your phone but I think it’s worth it. Also I feel that this feature should only be available for subscribed members. Don’t raise the price or anything because I think it’s quite pricey as is. Other than that this app is great! I’ve seen a few apps like this where you take a picture and it takes like 12 hours for results. I think that’s ridiculous. This app is instant. 10/5

misidentifies plants despite premium account

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beaslyrising
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2020-08-02
Version 2.1
For a non-free and pretty expensive app, it consistently misidentifies plants in CA. For instance, it has no idea what safari red leucandendron is and with clear pics, thinks it’s crimson bottlebrush or a form of asparagus. It also is terrible at knowing subspecies of plants (it can barely identify my lime tree and gets the subspecies wrong—sometimes even thinks it’s a plant from another genus!). There are even a few plants in my yard that are yet Unidentified because it wrongly identifies them every time. CA plants and plants common to this area aren’t picked up by this app well at all. I only know its identifications are wrong because of the accompanying pics of the example plants look NOTHING like my plants and a google search confirms this. Really disappointing and I won’t be renewing this app. The plant has to be VERY common and widespread for this app to be correct. Also, tried to use the diagnose feature but because of the disease on my plant, it wouldn’t even identify my photonias correctly! What a mess. Is okay at identifying SOME trees and worse at shrubs/vines/flowering plants. Waste of money, unfortunately.

Professional biologist thumbs-up

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Baking in Bako
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2020-07-13
Version 2.0.3
I’m an environmental consultant with a wildlife ecology background, but in the last year have been finding myself in more of a botanist role. It’s been an interesting (frustrating) transition, there are literally thousands of plant species in California alone, and learning lesser-known family characteristics has been challenging...gotta love asters and poaceae...but it’s so gratifying when I can finally ID a plant that’s been bugging me.
I only just discovered this app about two months ago, on the recommendation of a fellow professional biologist, and it performs way above what I thought it would. I thought maybe it would identify common horticultural plants like tulips or almond trees. I’m sure it can, but it’s also very good at identifying naturalized plant species. The suggested species identifications are usually in the correct family and sometimes genus, and after checking afterward I usually agree.
Plant keying is still very important in order to determine species and subspecies when rare and endangered [sub]species are being considered. A qualified botanist should conduct surveys during the appropriate survey periods.

Don’t do it

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sarzeut
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2020-06-29
Version 1.34.5
Latest update: after reading countless other reviews, this has happened to SO MANY people who have downloaded this app. Whoever writes the “developer response” doesn’t seem to care. I have already emailed support with no response. This company is a scam. I have tried every way possible to end my subscription but any way I access my subscriptions, it does not allow me to cancel or end this membership. At this point I am forced to work with my bank about removing the charge. I just wish more would be done so that this can stop happening to other people in the future. I guess that’s how this company makes their money....
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I have been attempting to end my membership for a week now after accidentally signing up for a premium membership. Seemed like I just picked up my phone and suddenly it was signing up for a subscription I didn’t want. I believe this app made it too easy for that to happen. I immediately attempted to end my membership and after checking my email - it forces me to manage the membership through iTunes. In order to do this properly, I’ve had to remove iTunes and re download it on my computer just to even get to the page they are trying to open from the link in the email. Overall, what I am trying to say is this app is NOT user friendly and I strongly believe they designed it in a way to take money from their customers and make it difficult to get it back.

Picture This VS. “Key to Vascular Plants of N.America “

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guitarD-42
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2020-06-25
Version 1.34.5
I was a Biology major in college ( Vert Zoo ) graduated with a BS degree in 1976. I took a couple of Botany courses to round out the the Bio Degree, and one was
“Local Flora”. The class consisted of lab work and a ton of field work. Quizzes and major tests were in the field and the professor would pick out a particular plant and ask you to identify it , by head knowledge of Common Name and Genus and species. If you did not recognize the plant , you could use the book Key to Vascular Plants of N. Am. And you had a standard allotment of time to accurately key out the unknown plant. The “ Picture This “ App would have been a very useful tool in identifying and learning all the required information to hopefully get an A in the Class. My Biology days are long gone, but I still have a very keen interest in identifying and knowing what is out in our local environment, in both Zoology and Botany. If everyone had this App, then there would be no excuse for anyone not recognizing Toxicodendron radicans “Poison Ivy”in the field.
Sincerely, JST

#1 among all education apps? You’ve got to be kidding!

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Blanket Beauty
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2020-06-14
Version 1.34.2
A plant identification app has one primary purpose: to accurately identify plants. This one doesn’t. I live with a plant professional with over 35 years of experience. I purchased the app two days ago and since then have taken 48 photos of plants in our yard. Of these, Plant Identifier has accurately identified 20 of them. I took photos a second and third time at different angles and distances. In several cases, the app would come up with a different identification of the plant in the photo each time the photo was taken, but with another wrong identification. In some, the IDs were not even close to the correct name of the plant.
Not only that, but few of the plants I’ve photographed have been identified by variety—the most important way to compare plants within a particular genus or species. But with Plant Identifier, every snake plant is identified as just that, “snake plant,” no matter how different the many different varieties look from each other.
For those of you who thought you were purchasing a great plant identifier app, think again. Many of the plants you have identified using Plant Identifier have been misidentified, if my average so far of less than 50% accuracy has any merit at all. Unless you are fortunate enough to have a professional who knows the plants you are adding to your collection, as I have, I am sorry to have to tell you that you have purchased a bum steer.

What a great way to pass the time

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Y_ panda
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2020-05-08
Version 1.32.3
Such an amazing app. Learning the trees around me from the roof top. cant wait to get a leaf sample to far and label. This is making learning fun. Being a student means having a question about something and learning about it to satisfy the thirst of learning . This is what I try to inspire and em ole in my students. This is why I opened a virtual school so students can have fun learning again, online. Things they are interested about, exposing your self to new knowledge and information. Let me show you how I think.
Every-time I come from the roof I start sneezing a lot. I know I have allergies from an allergy test, but couldn’t remember the name of the tree pollen. So I googled pollen index in my neighborhood. Then I realized apples weather app wasn’t proving me the information I needed. And I need to outsource. Downloaded a reputable app that gives me daily allergy notifications about the pollen count and learned the 3 types of pollen and how to reduce sneezing. Then I used this app to go a step further to figure out what trees surround me as they are the culprits of my allergy. Haven’t done the analysis but I will .
All and all, we like this app!

Not very accurate

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annuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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2020-05-08
Version 1.32.3
So I tried this app, and some things weren’t correct. I took a picture of some lichen and needed some help identifying what type of lichen it was. I found this app and I thought “huh I’ll give it a spin”, and used the picture of the lichen. It said that the lichen, though completely covering the stick, was a Black Cherry Tree. I thought, “well, this isn’t right.” So then I was skeptical so I tried a picture of some Star Moss I had found to see if it could be trusted,(I’m a huge moss lover!). So I entered in the picture of the Star Moss and it said Moss Campion. So not 100% reliable, but it did say that the Star Moss was moss, but it wasn’t the right type. I entered in another picture of a mushroom I had found. It said it was a type of tree that stood about 98 feet tall, A MUSHROOM!
So I wouldn’t try it. I also saw that the ad was showing the wrong plants for poison oak and ivy and the other plant, but I know poisonous and dangerous things when I see it, and those weren’t dangerous on the ad they were showing. I live in the middle of the country out in Ohio, and I go into our woods a lot. So I know most plant species, like say an oak tree for example, a sycamore, different types of moss like badge moss and star moss and fern moss, etc. I am pretty skilled at it except for the lichens, and fungi, and epiphytes. So I do NOT recommend this app. Consult an expert for how to tell what type of plant it is, not this lying piece of garbage.

Amazing app!

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Sophie Owl
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2020-04-08
Version 1.31
This app is amazing! You can easily take pictures of any plant or tree, and it will give you the closest plants to it. I think it gets it correct 95% of the time! It isn’t absolutely perfect, but this is probably as close as it gets! It has a super useful Diagnosing option, that can let you figure out what is wrong with a plant, and describes in detail how to fix it, wether it is bugs, sunlight, water, or pests. Now that we are quarantined at home, I have been spending a lot of time in my garden, and this app is teaching me so much that I didn’t know. The only complaints that I have are the expenses of the premium level. I understand that the app designers have to make money somehow, but it is still too much for me. I am not a serious gardener, I just do it for fun. Maybe they could have different levels of premium, like a level for gardeners who are just curious, for gardeners who are very serious, and for garden professors, or photographers who need to learn about plants for their job. Anyways, I love this app a lot, and would totally recommend it for anyone who loves to grow plants. While it has some flaws, it is better than anything else out there.

Mostly great

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JEMMjams
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2019-06-30
Version 1.17
I’ve tried several plant ID apps and Picture This is by far the best. It’s easy to use and I often get a match for the plant I am trying to ID. I like that the common and Latin name are often both provided. It’s very helpful that there are pics in the database of plants at different stages of growth—some flowers look very different as they move through the stages, which can make identifying them difficult. It works best for me if I take pics of plants and then go in the house and have my laptop handy as I use the app to ID them. I can see everything better and if I am unsure of the ID provided I can hop on the computer to do a search. One frustration: once you add a pic, if you can’t ID it right away but figure it out later, you cannot update the listing—you can only add a comment, so it always shows as unidentified. I also wish there was a way to sort the listings in your collection rather only having them listed in reverse chronological order. If there can only be one sort order, I would prefer alphabetical so I could easily see and delete duplicates and have pics of the same plant at different stages grouped by together. I love being able to see pics from gardeners all over the place and make comments and read the comments of others.

Too many bugs

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Ddthntstheus
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2019-06-14
Version 1.16.2
I did the free week trial of premium access, and loved the plant identification part. I loved that part so much i subscibed to the yearly. And canceled the next day. The problem, is that the premium is supposed to give unlimited plant identification. But the free week has only has three or so free, before you have to buy another by watching an ad or sharing it on face book or something. Even though i bought a subscription, i still could not access the ident, because my subscription didnt start until the free week ended. And the “free week” forced me to watch ads to get idents. This was yesterday, so i sent them an email about the problem. Today, i still hadnt received a reply. So Today i had to earn an ident. I hate ads, so i tried sharing to fb. i tried sharing to earn a free ident, but it couldnt connect. It asked if i wanted to automatically connect when available, i said yes. Then the screen went dark and i could get back to other features of the app. 45 minutes later, it was still dark. Total bs. I canceled, since they didnt even bother to reply to my email. Wish i could give it a 5 star, but the bugs and bad customer service forces me to give only a fair rating.