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Closed beta · Android

PhytoPuff

Your plants, gently cared for

A calm companion for your plants. Clear care guides built on verified sources, reminders to check the soil before you water, a light meter that's honest about its limits, and Puff: a fluffy little mascot with a sprout on top.

See what it does

Android 8.0 or later · Free, with optional Premium

Collection

Pothos

Epipremnum aureum

Check the soil in 2 days

Try the quick buttons: they log the action once a day, then stay tappable with no side effects. Illustration of the app interface.

Psst… Puff is loose on this page. Tap to say hi, drag to carry, toss onto a card.

Animations are paused: your system asks for reduced motion.

Features

Everything your plants need, nothing they don't

Collection

Cards you flip like an album, in vertical, horizontal or grid view, with original animated motifs for 36 common houseplants and balcony plants.

Check, don't guess

Reminders to check the soil, so you only water when it's needed. A calendar keeps track of watering and feeding.

Ask Puff

An AI assistant grounded in the verified database. You choose what context to share and preview exactly what gets sent.

Light meter

Four modes: light sensor, front-camera field estimate, window estimate with compass, and a calculator.

Identification

Snap a photo and Pl@ntNet suggests the species. The suggestion always stays editable.

Plant Spotting

A diary of the plants you meet outside, with a place name and, only if you want, a one-time GPS position that stays on your phone.

Weather & colour themes

Optional local weather, and colour themes that follow the time of day and the sky outside.

Five graphic styles

Material, Soft, Liquid Glass, Botanic and Neon, each with its own textures, touch effects and sounds.

Home screen widgets

Calendar, a rotating Collection, Puff and a botanical camera, with no network and no private notes.

Puff's holidays

Little hats, greetings and effects for New Year, Valentine's Day, the equinoxes, Earth Day, Christmas and more.

Plant Cemetery :(

Sometimes it goes wrong. Archive a plant with its memories, among slowly floating leaves.

Sounds & haptics

Over 80 synthesized sounds and gentle vibrations matched to every action, all adjustable or off.

Sources, not guesses

Every tip knows where it comes from

PhytoPuff's knowledge base is written from institutional sources, such as university extension services and animal poison control centres. Each piece of information lists its publisher, scope and the date it was checked. When a source doesn't cover a topic, the app says so instead of filling the gap.

  • 42species
  • 8technical topics
  • 93sources
  • 5languages, same facts
  • NC State Extension
  • ASPCA Animal Poison Control
  • Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
  • University of Illinois Extension
  • Clemson Cooperative Extension
  • PlantTalk Colorado
  • University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
  • University of Maryland Extension
  • and more

Rules on one side, AI on the other

Deterministic rules

Reminders and weather alerts are calculations explained line by line: data, PhytoPuff rule, source.

Clearly labelled AI

AI content always carries the label and the name of the service that produced it, and says how uncertain it is.

AI · may be wrong

Light, measured honestly

Double the distance, a quarter of the light

Move the plant away from the lamp and watch the light drop. That's the inverse-square law, one of the calculations in PhytoPuff's light calculator. The app always shows estimates as ranges and never converts lux to PPFD without a scientific basis.

100%Light compared with 30 cm

Ideal point source. Real lamps and windows behave differently.

Privacy first

Your plants, your phone

  • Your Collection, notes, calendar and photos stay on your phone.
  • The Google account is optional and nothing is synced.
  • Photos are re-encoded without metadata (no GPS) before they leave the device.
  • Permissions are requested only when needed, always with an explanation.
  • Cloud features are optional and only send what the request needs.

Free & Premium

Free to use. Premium if you like.

Free

All the essentials, with small banner ads in just two places: never over your content, never in the assistant and never when you're offline.

Premium Price shown on Google Play

A one-time purchase on Google Play: no ads, the Liquid Glass and Neon styles, and AI Analysis of your plants.

Fact sheet

Platform
Android 8.0 or later
Languages
English, Italiano, Deutsch, Čeština, Español
Status
Closed beta (version 0.1)
Price
Free, with optional Premium (one-time purchase)
Age
18+
Publisher
Riccardo Grasso
Concept & development
Benedetto Bonanno

Questions

When will PhytoPuff be available?

Soon. We're polishing the app together with our beta testers. As soon as it's on Google Play, the button on this page will take you straight there.

Can I join the beta?

The beta is closed and invitation-only for now. Keep an eye on this page: the public release comes next.

Does PhytoPuff replace expert advice?

No. It helps you observe and decide, with care guides from verified sources. AI answers are labelled and can be wrong: for serious problems, ask a professional.

Is there an iPhone version?

Not at the moment: PhytoPuff is built for Android.

Why 18+?

Some features use AI services reserved for adults, so the Terms set the minimum age at 18.

Puff is ready. Are you?

PhytoPuff is coming soon to Google Play.

Android 8.0 or later · Free, with optional Premium