Botan App

Botan is a plant identification app that helps people identify plants from photos and work out what to do next. Its homepage says it can identify any plant by photo, then provide care guidance and help prevent and treat diseases. The wording on the site also presents it as a botanical app for plant-related questions, aimed at beginners and pros alike.

The product flow centers on photo-based identification and follow-up care. A user can upload an image or drag and drop one for plant ID, and the site says a photo can return key information in 1 to 3 seconds. The app also scans for diseases: it asks for one photo of the whole plant and two photos of damaged parts to identify the issue. Examples shown on the page include rust disease and overwatering. After identification, Botan provides a treatment and care plan with watering, fertilizing, and pruning timing, and it also includes a toxicity check that can indicate whether a plant is toxic to pets. The site further says users can contact a botanist through live chat.

Botan’s site says it covers a wide range of plant types, including trees, flowers, succulents, cacti, weeds, houseplants, grasses, shrubs, fruits, bamboo, leaves, berries, vegetables, bulbs, herbs, vines, palms, ferns, conifers, nuts, tropical plants, edible plants, aquatic plants, perennials, annuals, mosses, and all plants A-Z. It also describes an extensive database of 30,000+ plants, and shows search and browse sections for plant lookup and popular or trending species. The page names both online use and a downloadable app, and repeatedly invites visitors to try it for free or download the app for free. It also reports 664k plants identified, 283k issues and diseases detected, 1.78k helped to recover, a 4.5 top-rated app score, 98%+ identification accuracy verified by experts and users, and active users from countries. The site does not name a company or license.