About Plant Doctor
Plant Doctor is an iPhone app that diagnoses a sick plant from three photos: it identifies the species, names the most likely cause, and gives a step-by-step treatment plan. Free to start, no account.
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How does a Plant Doctor diagnosis work?
The same way a specialist would work, just faster. The AI identifies the species first, because a symptom only means something in context — damp soil that worries a succulent is normal for a fern. It then reads the symptoms in your three photos against what that exact species needs: light, water, feeding, and the pests it is prone to.
Every diagnosis shows two things a guess never does: a confidence score, and the evidence the AI saw in your photos. When a case is severe or unclear, Plant Doctor says so and tells you to get a second opinion from a local nursery or extension service instead of bluffing.
The result is a treatment plan in plain language, ordered by urgency — what to do today, what to change this week — plus a watering rhythm for that plant and reminders that keep the recovery on track.
What Plant Doctor refuses to do
- No edibility or foraging answers, ever. Misidentifying food is dangerous, so the app declines these questions by design and refers you to human experts.
- No guaranteed cures. Not every plant can be saved, and the app won't pretend otherwise.
- No fake certainty. Low confidence is stated as low confidence, with a suggestion for a better photo angle.
- No professional claims. Guidance is best-effort and educational — not horticultural, medical, or veterinary advice. Pet-safety notes are educational too; if a pet has chewed a plant, contact your vet or poison control first.
What happens to your photos?
Photos are used to produce your diagnosis, then deleted. They are never used to train AI models. Your garden — plants, history, reminders — lives on your phone, and you can export or delete everything anytime. The full policy is one page: Privacy Policy.
Who makes Plant Doctor?
Plant Doctor is independently built and distributed exclusively through the App Store as "Plant Doctor - AI Identifier". The fastest way to reach the team is [email protected].
Something looks wrong with a plant right now?
Download on the App StoreLaunching on the App Store — days away.
Common questions
Is Plant Doctor legit?
Plant Doctor is a real, independently built iPhone app distributed through Apple's App Store. It shows a confidence score and its evidence on every diagnosis, refuses questions it shouldn't answer (like whether a plant is safe to eat), deletes your photos after diagnosis, and requires no account. The privacy policy and terms are short and public.
Is Plant Doctor professional advice?
No — Plant Doctor gives best-effort visual guidance. For valuable plants or anything severe, a local nursery, garden center, or agricultural extension service can confirm in person.
How do I contact Plant Doctor?
Email [email protected]. There is no account and no ticket system — a person reads the inbox.