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Plant Daddy
Jordan Hipwell · Free · Lifestyle · 4.8 (317 ratings)
What it does
Plant Daddy does just watering: add your plants, keep care notes, set reminders. It does not even ask you to make an account. From 7 apps for keeping your first plants alive.
Alternatives to Plant Daddy
The closest alternatives to Plant Daddy are Photone, Succulent, Greg, Plantfie, Greener and PlantScope — 6 apps from the list Plant Daddy appears on, “7 apps for keeping your first plants alive”, each answering the same moment a different way.
PhotonePhotone turns the phone camera into a plant light meter: PAR, PPFD, DLI, lux and colour temperature, so you stop guessing whether that corner is bright enough.
SucculentSucculent is a photo journal for succulents instead of a watering spreadsheet. Every plant gets a diary worth looking back through, not a checklist.
GregGreg identifies your specific plant, then tells you how much water it needs and reminds you when, instead of a flat every-seven-days rule.
PlantfiePlantfie identifies the plant from a photo, then hands you a care guide and reminders for that species rather than one generic schedule.
GreenerGreener takes three photos of the plant that looks off and tells you what to do next: overwatering, pests, light stress, or something else.
PlantScopePlantScope diagnoses the leaf that looks wrong. Sick foliage, fungal issues and the usual troubles, identified from a photo.
Price and ratings
| App | Price | App Store rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Daddy | Free | 4.8 (317) | Lifestyle |
| Photone | Free | 4.6 (4,936) | Utilities |
| Succulent | Free | 5.0 (10) | Lifestyle |
| Greg | Free | 4.6 (20,667) | Education |
| Plantfie | Free | 4.5 (15,226) | Education |
| Greener | Free | 4.5 (316) | Lifestyle |
| PlantScope | Free | 4.6 (3,143) | Lifestyle |
Plant Daddy and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-13.
Plant Daddy is free to download from the iOS App Store and holds 4.8 out of 5 from 317 ratings, checked on 2026-10-13. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source. It is listed there as “Plant Daddy — Water Reminders”.
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