Planta: Plant & Garden Care

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1. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   MORE AI BS I NEITHER NEED NOR WANT. Worked well enough for a while, but then they added “AI” (plagiarism machine) bs and it’s been downhill ever since. I just want something that will remind me to water my plants, I don’t particularly relish using an app that contributes to the “ai” (plagiarism machine) plague currently destroying both our habitats.

2. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   Wastage on money. It’s useless app and no way to contact the agents . I lost my two plants already by following their plan It’s wastage of money don’t subscribe to this app

3. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

   If you ask for a review every day that I complete my tasks, despite my answering…. Then I’ll start putting one star reviews.

4. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   Major disappointment. Ads are crammed into every interaction and every screen. Features are totally incomplete without an active subscription, but the cost is absurd. Find a different app to track your plants because migrating off Planta is a massive waste of time.

5. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

   Not worth it.. A blog recommended the app so I downloaded it and of course there was a free trial which I tried and was not too impressed and I wasn’t going to go through after the trial and get the actual full app and before I know it I guess the trial ended and I was charged a full year subscription for something that I didn’t want and I tried to get that refunded and they wouldn’t so just a warning.

6. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

   “Free trial”. Don’t fall for the free trial! I subscribed on June 9 for the seven day trial, and was charged for a full years subscription on June 12. 🤬

7. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   I purchased this to see what was wrong with my bush. This couldn’t even pull up my plant by photo or name search I have an acreage and I need sometime I can trust to find my plants. I am canceling and asking for a full refund! Not worth the money or time I spent trying to get this app to recognize my plant!

8. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   Struggle to Cancel Subscription. It is a struggle to cancel their subscription. I canceled before my free trail and they are still trying to charge my account. And now I can’t access my App Store because of it. Do not get this app.

9. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

   Not free at all. First you need to sign up for an account to even get into the app. Then you realize nothing is free in it. False information on Google that basic features are free. They get you enrolled into annual subscription with one free week. Avoid all this fuss and just dump the app!

10. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Over waters - constantly. This app constantly requests you overwater indoor plants and they die. Really not a very good app,

11. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Terrible. I cancelled my free trial within the correct amount of time and they are still attempting to charge me $47.99. I have attempted to contact someone and am unable to get ahold of a person.

12. ★★★★★slow performance and long loading times

    Latest update made it slow. Why oh why did they decide to put watering history on a separate tab? The whole app runs so slow for me now. I likely won’t renew next year. It also tells you to water too frequently most of the time. Greg is better.

13. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

    Charged for a free trial. I did a week trial of the app and canceled before the time period (even tho apple services says I didn’t) and I had to dispute it multiple times with Apple and then dispute it twice with PayPal and they all got denied. It’s extremely frustrating because I did not use the app. I saw it recommended to me. The layout is nice and so are the features but personally for me it’s not something I’d use consistently. I tend to get overstimulated a lot and I felt like I didn’t need to track all my plants. So it was not worth the $51. Sorry to see that other people in recent reviews had the same problem. And that Apple services refuses to refund when I canceled in time and they’re saying I didn’t.

14. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

    Unusable. Absolutely unusable. No free tier that is usable as a trial without purchasing an annual subscription. Disappointing.

15. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

    NEGATIVE STARS**. Charged for a free trial! Super mad I did a free trial to see if I liked the freaking app and what did it do it CHARGED me anyway!! It didn’t even identify my main plant I wanted help with!!!! Can’t find anyone to freaking contact!

16. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Be very careful with app subscription!!!!!!. I downloaded this app excited to care for my plants. You’re only able to do a few plants on a free subscription and then you have to pay for additional plants. I tried to cancel the same day and was still charged. It’s very deceiving. I thought I was going to be paying 5.99 and I was charged $52.67 having to go through a whole nightmare of getting my money back and being charged. Luckily the account that my information is set up with didn’t have enough money to pay that charge however it’s gridlock me to being able to get other apps until that charge is paid and then I have to be refunded huge headache. So I guess my suggestion to people is to really make sure you read all the fine information because this app caused me a lot of headache.

17. ★★★★★inaccurate results and incorrect data

    Wrong information. The identifier is off. It misidentified 5 of my plants

18. ★★★★★sick-plant diagnosis - the very reason people install the app - is locked behind payment…

    Wrong info. I was excited about the app since it was highly rated by several YouTube reviewers. I scanned my plants and most were wrong, I multiplied times scanned my Monstera Standleyana and it kept saying it was Variegated Swiss Cheese vine, I scanned it so many times, moved to whole plant for better light and it kept saying the wrong name of my plant, scanned several others and most were wrong. I have a sick plant, I know what’s wrong with her and she’s been treated but… I wanted to test the app and their recommendations. They did a diagnosis of it and gave me a link so I can read about it, never recommended has to treat the plant, I was simply given a link so I can figure it out LOL. Only lasted 2 days with the app. The advertisement is amazing and it makes this app sound so promising, but it’s all a lie. Meh it is what it is, I was so excited about it, what a bummer.

19. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

    No warning at end of free trial. I specifically selected the option that would work for me, 2 days before the trial ends. Woke up today charged over $50 total, and not a peep about the free trial ending. It’s fine if they don’t want to warn people, but they shouldn’t offer. I would have put an alarm in my phone. Feels gross and scammy. I will def be seeking a refund from Apple.

20. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    This sucks compared to Picture This. I am so tired of this app not getting plant identification right. And it’s counter-intuitive. I discovered Picture This, and I will NEVER look back. A whole year. What a waste of time.

21. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Terrible app. App wouldn’t let me do anything until I signed up or paid money

22. ★★★★★recognition misses on the most common plants

    Dying Plants. Entered all the info for my plants. Following the watering, misting and fertilizing schedule provided and plants are still dying. It seems like the watering schedule is too much for the plants.

23. ★★★★★trial charges and refunds

    Was only trying the free trial. I have been charged after I already canceled the free trial I won’t ever do this again I need a refund

24. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    Not at all user friendly. I’m finding it very difficult to use. I got it so I could diagnose my plants and I haven’t been able to get it to work at all

25. ★★★★★recognition misses on the most common plants

    NEVER accurate!. This app is terrible. I’m not one to write reviews but I have to. I took a risk purchasing this app after I read the reviews. It didn’t have a free trial option so I just went for it. It has yet to identify a plant accurately. When I suspected it was identifying unknown plants wrong I decided to try it on plant in which I was clear what they were. It got those wrong too. Save your money!!!

26. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Be mindful of what they charge you!!! Subscription. I downloaded this app to try it out, and while I did enjoy using parts of it, I was really disappointed to see that the annual subscription I was offered for $35.99 was actually charged at $47.99. That does not feel right. When I reached out for help, the response seemed to be from AI and was not helpful. I also noticed that when I checked the subscriptions, there were multiple subscriptions listed under the same app/title but at different prices, which felt confusing and honestly concerning. As for the app itself, I found the AI plant diagnosis feature to be pretty inaccurate and not as helpful as I hoped. It also seems to remind me to water my plants too often, which can actually cause more harm than good. It’s a great app and I planned to renew for the year but with the price not being what was promised at sign up, it’s a NO for me. Just be mindful and double-check the pricing before subscribing and your bill. I wanted to love this app, but the billing issue and lack of helpful support really changed my experience.

27. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    A waste of money. I took pictures of the plants so that I could take care of them properly. The plant is a Kalanchoe. It identified it as a hydrangea. I took two pictures of the plant.

28. ★★★★★subscription and paid restrictions

    Needs a Subscription. No thank you.

29. ★★★★★negative experience without a specific reason· unspecific

    New User. I took a photo of my sick plant and Plant says it's healthy. Also, I can't figure out how to get to the actual people experts.

30. ★★★★★inaccurate results and incorrect data

    lol. What a joke. Literally identified a palm tree as lettuce, and then three incorrect palms.