PictureThis - Plant Identifier

PictureThis Review: Lab-Tested Plant IDs, Billing That Catches People Out

Free Version vs PictureThis Pro at $39.99 a Year

Close the trial offer with the X in the corner and the app still identifies plants and shows basic care tips; Glority's replies to Play reviewers say plant ID and essential care guides are free and need no card. Some September 2026 reviewers saw no close button. Pro adds unlimited IDs, disease treatment plans and unlimited expert chat, and a developer reply confirms watering-frequency reminders are now paid too. On Android, Glority's FAQ describes a Free IDs button that tops up identifications through sharing or a Feeling Lucky game, at least four a day, expiring if unused. The US App Store lists Pro at $3.99, $7.99 and $39.99, plus a $49.99 Family Plan; check the current price in the app, as it varies by region.

Identification Accuracy: 94% in a 2023 Study, Not a Foraging Guide

Glority advertises 98% accuracy across 400,000 species; those are its own numbers. Independent tests are narrower but favourable. In a 2023 Clinical Toxicology study of 16 Midwestern species, the app named the correct species 94% of the time against 34% for PlantSnap, yet the authors concluded no app tested can safely clear a plant as edible: at least one app called five of 11 potentially toxic species edible. A 2021 Journal of Medical Toxicology test found it fully correct on 10 of 17 toxic plants, ahead of eight for Pl@ntNet. Change the result lets you type in the right name. Recent reviews report misses on rare houseplants, succulents, lawn grasses and mushrooms. Identification needs a connection; offline shots wait in the Me tab.

Diagnose and Ask Expert for Help: Useful Tags, Shaky Verdicts

The Diagnose tab reads a photo of a sick plant and returns tags such as Not enough light, Overwatering or Poor ventilation, then step-by-step fixes that can include home remedies like a soapy-water spray. Full treatment plans are paid; Spanish and German reviewers in September 2026 hit the paywall the moment they asked for one. If the automatic answer looks wrong, Ask Expert for Help opens a ticket, and Glority's FAQ promises a custom plan from its botanist team within 24 hours. The weak spot is over-diagnosis: a June 2026 Play review with 41 helpful votes said every plant with brown leaf spots was flagged as having a pathogen, and an 18-month German subscriber wrote on October 1, 2026 that every plant now shows pathogens.

Glority, the Auto-Renewing Trial and Your Photo Data

The trial requires a card and converts to a paid plan unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends, in Google Play or App Store subscriptions; deleting the app cancels nothing. Among the 150 newest English Play reviews, from September 12 to October 1, 2026, we counted 56 one-star ratings, 46 of them about billing, missing renewal reminders or the word free. Glority Global Group lists an address in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, and also publishes Plant Parent and PlantAI; the Android package name points to Xingse, the Chinese edition. Its privacy policy says it takes no precise GPS location, only coarse location from your IP address, but collects uploaded photos with their metadata and hosts data in the US. Apple's label lists purchases, identifiers and usage data as used to track you.