PictureThis - Plant Identifier
- 58 of 100 · reviews
- 4.8of 5 · store
- 1,088,124ratings on the App Store
- 246reviews read
An editorial reading of the saved reviews
The market leader in plant identification with genuinely decent accuracy on common species, but unstable on cultivars and hybrids. The key weakness is that disease diagnosis sits behind a paywall, making the free tool nearly useless for treating sick plants.
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What people use it for
Casual gardeners who need quick identification without in-depth diagnosis
What reviews praise
Accurately recognizes common flowers and trees across different climate zones, works in the field without fuss.
What reviews complain about
The same photo of the same plant returns different species on repeated attempts, and accuracy on cultivars is unreliable.
What users experience
3 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.
Three days in a row, I took a picture of this plant and it gave me three different strains of what this plant is… I know I ordered the Purple Firespike … but the app keeps telling me it's a Mexican honeysuckle or two other varieties, I can't remember.
I use this app in Belize, New England and Canada! Very accurate highly recommend
It's all AI. Even the person helping you with questions when you have plant emergency is AI. Save yourself the money and use a free app.
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