Drowned on schedule
“Water every Sunday” sounds kind. In a dim room in January, the soil is still wet from last week, and wet roots rot.
Plant care for iPhone · launching soon
Stop killing your plants.
Still Alive tells you when to check the soil, not when to water. Poke a finger in, tell Pip what you feel, and get a plain answer for your plant.
One email when the app is out. That’s it.
App Store badge · official artwork at launch
$24.99 every 6 months or $5.99 a month. No free trial, so no surprise charge.
Try the poke test
Push a finger into my soil, about two knuckles deep. Dry, or still damp?
Why plants die
It’s not you. It’s the calendar.
Lots of houseplants die from too much care. A watering schedule can’t see your window, your season or your pot, so plants get water they don’t need. Pip can show you three common ways it goes wrong.
Thirsty or drowning?
Both make leaves droop. The soil is the tie-breaker. Dry means water. Wet means stop, even if the plant looks sad.
Too far from the window
Light drops off fast. Eight feet (2.4 m) from an east window is too dim for a monstera, even when the room looks bright.
How it works
Ten seconds, when it matters.
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Pick your plant
Search 113 houseplants and kitchen herbs by any name you know. Devil’s ivy, sansevieria and “the one from the grocery store” all count.
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Tell us where it lives
Which way the window faces and how far away the plant sits. Pip says if the spot is too dim and how far to move it, in feet or metres.
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Poke when Pip asks
One nudge on check days, at a time you pick, like with your morning coffee. Dry? Water it. Damp? Skip it. Checks space out on their own in winter.
DAY 043
Still alive.
Doing great. Smug, even.
WATER
Poke test due today
Push a finger in and feel the top third of the pot. Dry, or still damp?
It’s dryStill damp
LIGHT · NEEDS BRIGHT INDIRECT
Great spot
East window, 1.2 m. Keep it here.
Where the advice comes from
Advice you can check.
Every plant’s light and watering advice is checked against NC State Extension’s plant database, and the app links to the source for each one. Pet labels follow the ASPCA’s toxic and non-toxic plant lists. When a plant isn’t on those lists, we say so and treat it as off-limits for pets.
113houseplants and herbs
1source link for every plant
18kitchen herbs, basil to bay laurel
ft · mfeet or metres, your pick
Pet labels are a guide, not a vet. If a pet ate part of a plant, call your vet or ASPCA Animal Poison Control at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply).
Pricing
One price. No trial trap.
Free trials that quietly turn into charges are a top complaint about plant apps. So there’s no trial. You set up your first plant for free, see its plan, then decide.
- Every plant you own, with poke-test reminders timed to its light and season
- Light coaching for every window in your home
- Plain fixes when a plant looks wrong, plus the Learn library
BEST VALUE · SAVE 30%
6 months
About $4.16 a month$24.99
every 6 months
Monthly
$5.99
per month
Billed to your Apple Account. Renews until you cancel in Settings, at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Prices in US dollars. In Canada, the App Store shows your price in CAD.
Invite 3 friends, get 3 months free.
Each friend gets their first month free too. A friend counts once they pay their first bill. One round per year.
Questions
Before you ask.
Why is there no free trial?
Trials that turn into a charge you forgot about are the thing plant app reviews complain about most. We’d rather show the price up front. You can set up your first plant and see its full plan before you pay anything.
Is my plant safe for my cat or dog?
Every plant has a pets card based on the ASPCA’s plant lists, and it shows where the label comes from. Plants we couldn’t confirm are marked “not confirmed safe”. Lilies get their own warning because they’re dangerous to cats.
It’s a guide, not medical advice. If your pet ate something, call your vet.
I already have a plant app. Why switch?
Most plant apps give you a watering schedule. Still Alive asks you to check the soil instead, so watering follows your plant, your light and the season. If your plants keep dying on schedule, that’s the difference.
Does it work in Canada?
Yes. It switches to metres and centimetres on Canadian phones, the App Store charges in CAD, and winter mode spaces out checks through the dark months.
What if I miss a check?
One missed day won’t kill a plant. Pip asks again the next morning, and the soil still decides.
How do I cancel?
In Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions on your iPhone, any time. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for.
When does it launch?
We’re finishing the app now. Join the waitlist and we’ll send one email on launch day.
Give the next plant a better chance.
One email on launch day. No spam, no trial, no watering calendar.