BotaniSense: AI Plant Care
Free, ad-free · ID & sun map
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Free with no ads. Identify plants from photos, organize your garden with AI, plan sun and shade in your yard, and track care in a plant diary.
Discover, Identify, Care for Plants, and Share — with AI-Powered Tools
BotaniSense is an all-in-one companion for plant lovers—identify plants, organize your plant collection, and keep up with care.
Free to use with no ads—core features included at no cost.
Unique highlights: automatically collect and identify your plant photos, search them privately on-device, and plan sun/shade in your yard with 3D maps of nearby buildings and terrain.
Smart Photo Gallery - Local AI Plant Photo Management
Automatically gather all your plant photos into one place and identify what’s in them. Then find images fast with smart filtering and semantic search—your photo index stays on-device; custom search text is encoded securely on our servers (the default search works offline).
Sun Simulation & Solar Analysis
Plan your yard using 3D maps of nearby buildings and terrain to estimate hours of sun and shade. Compare locations and choose better spots for each plant’s light needs.
Digital Plant Diary
Track growth, care, and observations in a clean timeline. Organize by plant or location, attach photos, and tag entries for quick recall.
Plant Doctor & Disease Insights
Explore plant health issues, symptoms, and disease information with helpful visuals. For educational use and a starting point for research—not professional advice.
Plant Search & Discovery
Browse and search plant species by name or characteristics. Build a personal collection and track what you’ve found over time.
Community & Sharing
Share plant photos, ask for help, and learn from other plant lovers. Discover new plants through a friendly community feed.
Expert Care Guides
Get care info—watering, light, soil, and more—in your language.
Key Features
- Completely free with no ads
- Local AI plant photo indexing with semantic search (photos stay on your phone; custom queries encoded on our servers)
- Fast plant identification (multiple plants + context-aware results)
- Sun/shade hours in your yard using 3D maps of nearby buildings and terrain
- Digital plant diary with timeline view
- Plant Doctor: disease info and plant health Q&A
- Species collection tracking
- Community feed: easy sharing and discussions
- On-device photo indexing with semantic search (photos stay on your phone; custom queries encoded on our servers)
- Optional cloud sync across devices (faster loading, better sorting, richer photo details)
Perfect For
- Gardeners planning their next planting
- Plant enthusiasts building their collection
- Homeowners identifying mystery plants
- Anyone wanting to learn about plants
- Plant parents tracking their plant care
Start your plant journey today with BotaniSense - where technology meets nature.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
• Photo analysis opens in a dedicated fullscreen view — smoother back navigation from gallery and camera on iPhone
• Plant Diary entries show species photos and clearer photo connection summaries
• Plant Doctor returns through the navigation stack for more predictable back behavior on iOS
• Gallery hub and home screen flow refinements
The developer, Xing Chen, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Xing Chen
- Size
- 246.7 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- © 2026 Xing Chen