best free plant identification app

Analyzed across ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google AIO

Analyzed 07/08/2025

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Brand Performance Across AI Platforms

All 8 brands referenced across AI platforms for this prompt

iNaturalist

Sentiment:

Score:95

PlantNet

Sentiment:

Score:95

Google Lens

Sentiment:

Score:75

4Seek by iNaturalist

Sentiment:

Score:75

5Flora Incognita

Sentiment:

Score:72

Referenced Domains Analysis

All 24 domains referenced across AI platforms for this prompt

ChatGPT

Perplexity

Google AIO

reddit.com

ChatGPT:0

Perplexity:0

Google AIO:6

plantnet.org

ChatGPT:0

Perplexity:1

Google AIO:1

apps.apple.com

ChatGPT:0

Perplexity:2

Google AIO:0

gardenrant.com

ChatGPT:0

Perplexity:1

Google AIO:1

play.google.com

ChatGPT:0

Perplexity:2

Google AIO:0

AI Search Engine Responses

Compare how different AI search engines respond to this query

ChatGPT

1872 Characters

BRAND (8)

PictureThis

Google Lens

iNaturalist

PlantSnap

PlantNet

Flora Incognita

Seek by iNaturalist

Plant.id

SUMMARY

ChatGPT provides an educational overview of free plant identification apps, highlighting PlantNet's crowdsourced database of 20,000+ species and Flora Incognita's scientific development with ad-free experience. The response emphasizes accuracy and user contribution features, focusing on specific app capabilities like photo submission and detailed taxonomic insights.

REFERENCES (4)

https://beebom.com/best-plant-identifier-apps/?utm_source=openai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INaturalist?utm_source=openai

https://parade.com/living/best-plant-identification-apps?utm_source=openai

https://www.waybinary.com/apps-to-detect-plants-pictures/?utm_source=openai

Perplexity

2639 Characters

BRAND (8)

PictureThis

Google Lens

iNaturalist

PlantSnap

PlantNet

Flora Incognita

Seek by iNaturalist

Plant.id

SUMMARY

Perplexity delivers a comprehensive analysis with a structured table format, featuring PlantNet as the top recommendation with 46,050+ species database. The response emphasizes collaborative citizen science aspects, accuracy ratings, and platform availability while noting the absence of pushy upsells in free versions.

REFERENCES (7)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picturethis-plant-identifier/id1252497129

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/plantnet/id600547573

https://gardenrant.com/2024/01/best-plant-id-apps-free.html

https://gardentrip.co.uk/2019/10/10/free-plant-identification-apps/

https://plantnet.org/en/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.danatech.xingseus

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet

Google AIO

417 Characters

BRAND (8)

PictureThis

Google Lens

iNaturalist

PlantSnap

PlantNet

Flora Incognita

Seek by iNaturalist

Plant.id

SUMMARY

Google AIO offers a comparative approach, positioning PlantNet and iNaturalist as top choices based on expert reviews from The New York Times. The response highlights user-friendly interfaces, community aspects, and expert-verified identifications while mentioning additional free alternatives for consideration.

REFERENCES (22)

https://fernandfossil.com/blog/2017/8/24/c25nl0az5m0z6lputp7cuit28p3bqy

https://gardenrant.com/2024/01/best-plant-id-apps-free.html

https://growitbuildit.com/plant-identification-apps-tested/

https://plant.id/

https://plantnet.org/en/

https://plantsnap.com/blog/plantsnap-for-free

https://voxelhub.org/contributor-post/foraging-using-google-lens/

https://www.byteplus.com/en/topic/416440

https://www.facebook.com/groups/addictedtogardening/posts/3059992934185413/

https://www.frazercenter.org/assets/inaturalist_guide_vl1a8kg.pdf

https://www.gardenstead.com/plant-id-app-product-review/

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-plant-identification-app/

https://www.quora.com/Which-plant-identification-app-is-the-best-I-am-willing-to-pay-for-it-I-have-an-Android-not-sure-if-that-matters

https://www.reddit.com/r/botany/comments/nm1rmh/what_app_is_the_best_for_plant_identification/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ecology/comments/165f1dn/app_for_plant_identification/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fishing/comments/1ct3kuu/whats_your_goto_site_or_app_to_identify_fish/

https://www.reddit.com/r/gardening/comments/1jjy517/dont_pay_for_plant_id_apps_most_modern_phones/

https://www.reddit.com/r/GardeningAustralia/comments/17c3q5b/what_is_the_best_free_app_for_plant_identification/

https://www.reddit.com/r/GardeningUK/comments/1faze3i/what_is_the_best_free_plant_identification_app/

https://www.singulargreen.com/en/plant-identification/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/25/aipowersplantidentifierapps/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBukA14Ox1w

Strategic Insights & Recommendations

Dominant Brand

PlantNet emerges as the most consistently recommended app across all platforms, praised for its accuracy, extensive database, and truly free experience.

Platform Gap

Perplexity provides the most detailed technical specifications and structured comparison, while ChatGPT focuses on educational features and Google AIO emphasizes expert endorsements.

Link Opportunity

All platforms could benefit from direct app store links and more detailed feature comparisons between the recommended applications.

Key Takeaways for This Prompt

PlantNet is universally recommended across all platforms as the top free plant identification app.

iNaturalist stands out for its community-driven approach and expert verification features.

Free apps are consistently presented as viable alternatives to premium options without significant feature limitations.

Scientific backing and accuracy are key differentiators highlighted across all platform responses.

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