Do plant apps work? They sure do! Check this one out
I absolutely love plants. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a plant sprout a new leaf, and then seeing its journey to full size. The only thing that beats that is when you plant a random seed from a supermarket purchase and it ends up growing into a full-fledged tree.
The latter has actually happened…..an avocado tree!
House plants have been a part of my life for many years now….close to 8. During that time, I have also moved a lot. And by a lot I mean…..4 times. So every two years approximately.
I always wished I had an app where I could save my plants and reminisce on the ones I don't have any more or see how the newest Alcosia leaf unfurls.
The Issues
I tried and tried; every app I found had one or more of the following issues:
- Not intuitive
- Too many features while none being polished to perfection
- Other products took centre stage (such as paid features, marketplaces and ads)
- Not prioritizing/showcasing my plants
This led me on a hunt which ended in disappointment. So I decided to make one myself! And it is called Plants Galore.
The Features
In a nutshell, Plants Galore allows you to:
- Add plants to an ever-growing list of plants in your house
- You can identify the plant using the camera or if you know the plant's name you can add it using a form
- Take as many pictures as you want
- Add notes to remember significant milestones in your plants’ life
- Notes can be about new leaves, diseases taking root, a repotting you did, etc. The list is endless
- Plants Galore also allows you to organize your plants by room or location; say you go on a vacation to Hawaii and take some pictures of foliage….even that can be saved for and categorized as “Hawaii” so you can always look back and remember which you saw a particular type of plant
- And ofcourse…..like any good community, there is a forums page as well to get answers for your most pressing plant questions!
Here is a quick introduction video as well.
See you at Plants Galore!
