Plant care, as a chat
Your plantstext you.
Take a photo of a plant and it becomes a character: a little pot with a face, its leaves for hair. It knows its species, learns your home, and writes to you when it needs water, food or a new pot.
Potpal is in beta. Write to us to join the TestFlight.
Free for up to 3 plants. No account? One tap with Apple or Google.
Calathea
a little dramatic
How it works
A minute to set up. Then it's a conversation.
Snap your plant
Potpal recognises the species and shows how sure it is — you confirm. Then a few taps: window, pot, when you last watered.
Meet its character
A drama-queen calathea, a stoic cactus, a royal monstera. Each plant gets a face, a voice and a name you can change.
It writes first
When it's thirsty, needs food, a turn towards the light or a checkup photo — it texts you. One tap: done, later, or "soil's still wet".
Characters
Every plant has a personality
The species leans the character — cacti are stoics, calatheas are drama queens — and a little chance makes yours unlike anyone else's.
Monstera
Royalty
Your queen thanks you for the water. You may now admire my new leaf.
Calathea
Drama queen
The air is SO dry. I might not survive the afternoon. (Mist me?)
Cactus
Stoic
Watered me again? Hm. Not that I'm complaining. Next time in three weeks.
Fern
Tender soul
Only if it's not too much trouble… a little mist would be lovely.
Ficus
Grump
Who moved me? I liked that window. Hmph. Fine. Water on Thursday.
Pothos
Sunshine
Three new leaves this month! We've got this. Turn me a quarter?
What it does
Care that adjusts to your home
Knows what it is
Species from a photo with honest confidence; one to three guesses, you pick. Care norms come with it.
Watering that learns
Starts from the species, moves with the light, the pot, the season and the heating — and with every "soil's still wet".
Photo diagnosis
Yellow leaves, spots, pests? One photo: the likely problem, a plan of tasks and a control photo in a few days.
Today, in one list
Everything due across all your plants, ticked off with one tap.
A history that grows
Every watering, checkup and new leaf, with photos — your plant's diary month after month.
Two messages a day, tops
Grouped ("Three plants want a drink"), never at night. Your plants talk — they don't spam.
Real conversations
Care that feels like texting a friend
The chats people screenshot and send to their friends.
Fern
unwell
Cactus
calm
Monstera
happy
Our promises
A plant app that's nice to have around
Never shames you
A plant may sulk a little, but it never guilt-trips, never threatens to die, and is happy again after one watering.
Real plant science
Advice follows horticultural consensus; when unsure, it waters less — overwatering kills more houseplants than anything.
Your data stays yours
Photos and chats are used to care for your plants, never sold. Delete a plant or the whole account any time.
One account, one family
The same account as Foodoo and Fluffbook — sign in once, the characters live in one world.
Pricing
Free for your first plants
Premium for the whole jungle, with a free week to try.
Free
$0
- Up to 3 plants
- Watering reminders
- Each plant's character and chat
- Today's list and history
Premium
$34.99 / year
$2.92 a month, billed yearly · or $6.99 monthly
7 days free, cancel any time
- Unlimited plants
- Photo diagnosis with a treatment plan
- Adaptive schedule: season, heating, your rhythm
- Photo checkups compared over time
- Unlimited chats
Coming soon: one subscription for Foodoo, Potpal and Fluffbook together.
Questions
Which plants does Potpal know?+
Thousands of house and garden plants. It shows how sure it is and asks you to confirm; if it can't tell, you type the name and it learns the care norms for it.
How does it know when to water?+
It starts from the species' norm and adjusts for light, window side, pot size, drainage, the season and the heating period where you live. Every "soil's still wet" or late watering teaches it your home's real rhythm.
Will it spam me?+
No. At most two notifications a day, grouped, never during your quiet hours. Most days you'll get one — or none.
How does the photo diagnosis work?+
Send a photo of the leaves or the whole plant. Potpal names the likely problem with its confidence, adds a short plan of tasks and asks for a control photo a few days later, comparing it with the last checkup.
Can I use it without an account?+
You sign in with Apple, Google or e-mail — the same account as Foodoo and Fluffbook — so your plants, history and photos are safe if you change phones.
How do I cancel the subscription?+
In your App Store or Google Play subscriptions. We remind you two days before a free trial ends.
Give your plants a voice
Snap your first plant and meet its character in a minute.
Potpal is in beta. Write to us to join the TestFlight.