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            "website": "https://getplanta.com/",
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            "tagline": "Plant identifier with care reminders, a light meter and diagnosis",
            "summary": "Planta is a plant identifier and care app for iPhone, iPad and Android. It identifies a plant from a photo, sets reminders for watering, fertilizing and other tasks, and includes a light meter and a Dr. Planta diagnosis feature. The app is free to download with in-app purchases, and Premium is sold as a subscription.",
            "developer": "Planta AB",
            "platforms": [
                "ios",
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                "android"
            ],
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            "price_note": "Free with in-app purchases; Premium plans are subscriptions",
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            "open_source": false,
            "strengths": [
                "Photo identification with a tailored care plan",
                "Dr. Planta diagnoses symptoms with treatment steps",
                "Built-in light meter for room conditions"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Premium features need an in-app subscription"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
            "connected_to_publisher": false,
            "overview": "Planta builds a care plan for each plant from its species and the conditions at home. Users take a photo to identify a plant, and the app then sets reminders for watering, fertilizing, misting, repotting and cleaning. According to the homepage, the watering reminders use local climate and weather data. A plant journal records care over time, and care schedules can be shared with friends and family.\n\nDr. Planta analyzes symptoms such as yellow leaves, brown spots, pests or slow growth, then gives step-by-step treatment recommendations. The built-in light meter helps users judge which rooms suit a plant. The app is free to download and uses in-app purchases, and the App Store lists a 12-month Premium Plant Care subscription. The homepage says the app is made in Sweden."
        },
        {
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            "name": "Seek by iNaturalist",
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            "website": "https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/seek-by-inaturalist",
            "tagline": "Free nonprofit camera app that identifies plants, animals and fungi",
            "summary": "Seek by iNaturalist is a free camera app from the iNaturalist nonprofit that identifies plants, animals and fungi from a photo. It draws on community observations from iNaturalist and awards badges for species seen. The app runs on iOS and Android.",
            "developer": "iNaturalist",
            "platforms": [
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                "android"
            ],
            "pricing": "free",
            "price_note": "Free, nonprofit and community-powered",
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            "strengths": [
                "Free and nonprofit",
                "Covers plants, animals and fungi",
                "Badges and challenges for species seen"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Little plant care advice",
                "Results depend on community observations"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
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            "overview": "Seek points the camera at living things and suggests what they are, with lists of commonly recorded species nearby. Its results draw on millions of wildlife observations contributed to iNaturalist. Users earn badges for seeing different types of plants, birds, fungi and other groups, and can take part in challenges.\n\nSeek is free and nonprofit, and its identification covers animals and fungi as well as plants, which makes it broader than the plant-only apps in this list. The iNaturalist site says its observations are open and freely available to researchers. Seek gives less plant care advice than PictureThis or PlantSnap."
        }
    ],
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        "Planta: free plan, paid upgrades. Seek by iNaturalist: free."
    ],
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                    "product": "planta",
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                    "verdict": "Planta combines photo identification, care reminders, Dr. Planta diagnosis and a light meter, which goes further into care than iNaturalist. It is free to download with in-app purchases, and Premium is a subscription.",
                    "best_for": "Identification plus care reminders for houseplants",
                    "spec": {
                        "coverage": "Any plant, identified from a photo",
                        "care": "Care plan and watering and fertilizing reminders",
                        "disease": "Dr. Planta analyzes symptoms and gives treatment steps"
                    }
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                    "product": "seek-by-inaturalist",
                    "rank": 4,
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                    "verdict": "A free, non-profit camera app for plants, animals and fungi, with badges and challenges for species seen. It shares observations openly and gives little plant care advice, so it suits identification and nature logging.",
                    "best_for": "Free identification of plants, animals and fungi",
                    "spec": {
                        "coverage": "Plants, animals and fungi",
                        "care": "Not described",
                        "disease": "Not described"
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        "Scores are editorial and only comparable inside one list. Products with connected_to_publisher true receive a disclosed ranking lift: https://listme.name/methodology"
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