Planta is a solid app for indoor and potted plants. But if you have an Australian lawn, outdoor garden, or fruit trees, you need something built for local conditions. Here is an honest comparison.
LawnSuite: Science-first lawn care for Australia, with FAO-56 watering, Australian product labels and programs for your grass and climate. FAO-56 watering estimates and year-round programs for 26 grass and climate combinations are on Pro; watering needs a lawn zone with a saved location.
| Feature | LawnSuite | Planta |
|---|---|---|
| Australian lawn care (turf programs, mowing heights) | Yes: 35 turf cultivars | No |
| Dosage calculator (g/m², mL/L; tank mix on Pro) | Yes: 98 AU products; you enter the label rate | No |
| Treatment logging with optional weather notes | Yes: add weather to your own notes | No |
| Garden plants (roses, fruit trees, natives) | Yes: 140+ plants | Yes: large indoor/outdoor database |
| Watering reminders | Yes (Pro): daily FAO-56 soil-water balance + forecast | Yes: core feature |
| AI diagnosis (disease, pests, deficiency) | Yes: AI photo diagnosis + confidence gating | Plant identification; disease scanner on Premium |
| AI assistant that knows your data | Jed: uses your shared zone details, shed, equipment and last health check | No persistent AI context |
| Australian weather integration | Yes: real-time Australian weather + 7-day forecast | No: generic weather API |
| Spray drift and wind monitoring | Yes: wind and rain in the spray-condition outlook | No |
| Australian product catalogue (Bunnings brands) | 98 products: dose worked out from your label's rate | No Australian product catalogue |
| Seasonal programs by climate zone | Yes: 6 AU climate zones | Generic care tips |
| Equipment maintenance tracking | Yes: mower, sprayer, spreader | No |
| Works in browser (no install) | Yes: PWA at app.lawnsuite.com.au | App install required |
| Indoor plant care | No: outdoor focus | Yes: core strength |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes (limited) |
Planta is the right choice if you:
Planta has a large plant identification database and clean interface for houseplant care. It does that job well.
LawnSuite is the right choice if you:
| Tier | LawnSuite | Planta |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 zone, dosage calculator, treatment log, weather, 20 Jed chats in your first 14 days, then 7 a week, 2 AI diagnosis scans/month | Basic watering reminders, limited plant ID |
| Paid | $149.99/yr (or $14.99/mo); Founding $49.99/yr (renews at $49.99/yr); 10 zones, up to 1,500 Jed chats a month, seasonal programs, analytics | ~$12.99/mo (Premium): advanced care guides, unlimited plants, disease scanner |
Planta and LawnSuite solve different problems. Planta is a watering reminder and plant identification app: excellent for houseplants. LawnSuite is a treatment management system for outdoor Australian conditions: label-rate calculation, Australian product information, AI photo diagnosis, and seasonal programs for turf and gardens.
If you have a lawn and a garden in Australia, LawnSuite handles both. If you only have indoor plants, stick with Planta.
Yes. Planta focuses on indoor and potted plants with watering reminders. LawnSuite is purpose-built for Australian outdoor conditions: turf treatment plans, dosage calculated for your zone area from the rate on your product's label, a catalogue of 98 Australian products, Australian weather monitoring, spray drift alerts, and AI diagnosis for lawns, gardens, and trees.
Yes. LawnSuite ships a catalogue of 98 Australian products (fertilisers, herbicides, fungicides, wetting agents, and soil amendments from brands available at Bunnings) that the calculator and Jed (LawnSuite's AI lawn assistant) work from. LawnSuite does not supply the application rate: you read it off the product label in your hand (or save it once against that product in My Shed), and LawnSuite does the arithmetic for your zone area. You can also add your own products to My Shed.
LawnSuite covers lawns AND gardens: 60 David Austin roses, 18 trees (9 of them fruit and nut: lemon, lime, mandarin, mango, avocado, fig, olive, mulberry, macadamia), native plants (Banksia, Grevillea, Lomandra), 35 Australian turf cultivars, and a 50-plant edible and ornamental garden catalogue. It handles treatment tracking, seasonal programs, and AI diagnosis for all of these.
Yes. The free tier includes dosage calculator, treatment logging, weather data, equipment tracking, 20 Jed chats in your first 14 days, then 7 a week (photos welcome in chat), and 2 photo diagnoses per month. Pro adds higher AI quotas, year-round seasonal programs, smart watering and analytics for $149.99/yr (or $14.99/month); Founding Member pricing is $49.99/yr (renews at $49.99/yr). Your Founding price stays the same for as long as your subscription stays active. If you cancel after Founding closes to new sign-ups (at 100 paying subscribers, all plans), it can't be restored.
No install needed. Works in any browser. Built for Australian lawns, gardens and trees.
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