The story so far How Planterra started, honestly.
I've always loved having plants at home. What I never loved was how
every plant app treated me the same as everyone else: a generic care
sheet, a chatbot that forgot the last conversation, watering reminders
that ignored the fact that my living room was north-facing.
The thing I kept wanting was a plant app that knew my specific home.
Which corner was actually bright. Which window peaked when. Which plant
history had been forgotten. Nothing existed. So one weekend in January,
with no iOS experience, I started building it for myself.
A few months in I showed the early version to friends. Every single one
of them asked the same thing: "can I have it too?" That's the moment
I decided to make Planterra a real product instead of a personal tool.
Three months later, Planterra is on iOS. It maps your windows, reads
real lux from your camera, and gives you a Doctor that remembers every
plant it's seen. It's not perfect - no first version is - but it already
does the thing I always wanted a plant app to do: pay attention to
my home, not everyone's.
If you try it and something's off, tell me. I read every email.
