GreenlyPlant apps compared
What each app is for: care of houseplants, identification, nature observation — or growing your own vegetables, berries and fruit by your own climate.
Side by side
| Feature | Greenly | Planta | PictureThis | Pl@ntNet | iNaturalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made for | vegetables, berries, fruit trees, houseplants, flowers | houseplants | identification and plant care | identification, research | nature observations |
| Planting calendar from your frost dates | yes | not shown | not shown | no | no |
| Care reminders | yes, free | yes | not shown | no | no |
| Photo identification | yes | yes | yes | yes, free | yes, free |
| Disease and pest diagnosis | 2–3 likely causes, organic and chemical options | yes (Dr Planta) | yes | disease and pest identifier | no |
| Frost and heat warnings | yes | weather-adjusted watering | not shown | no | no |
| Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish | all three | not shown | Russian and Spanish, no Ukrainian | about 19 languages, incl. Ukrainian and Russian | 60+ languages |
| Price | free plan; Premium in Google Play | $3.99/month billed $47.99 a year | free trial; price not shown | free | free |
Facts about other apps are from their official pages, seen on 2026-09-30. «Not shown» means their official site does not mention it, not that it is missing.
Which one to pick
For houseplants only, Planta and PictureThis are the best-known care apps. To name a wild plant or add an observation for science, Pl@ntNet and iNaturalist are free and excellent.
Greenly is for people who grow food and flowers in a greenhouse, a bed or on a windowsill: it works out when to sow, plant out, feed and harvest from ten years of weather at your location and reminds you on the day, with reminders free forever.
Honest limits
Greenly uses Pl@ntNet for identification and adds care, the calendar and diagnosis on top. It has no pet-toxicity data yet, and its catalogue is smaller than the big encyclopedias: about 185 plants, with new guides published as their figures are checked against sources.
Detailed comparisons
- A Planta alternative for vegetables and the whole gardenPlanta is a houseplant care app. Greenly covers the vegetable garden, the greenhouse and houseplants, and its reminders are free.
- A PictureThis alternative with a free planting calendarPictureThis is best known for identifying plants. Greenly also identifies and diagnoses from a photo, and adds a season calendar for your own climate with free reminders.