Introducing Growth Tracking: Your Plant's Story, Told by AI
Photograph your plant once a month and Leaf Scan's AI narrates what changed — new leaves, early warning signs, recovery progress — on a beautiful timeline.
Plants change too slowly to see. You stare at your monstera every day, so the two new leaves and the slow lean toward the window are invisible to you — until you compare a photo from three months ago and gasp.
Growth Tracking is that gasp, built into Leaf Scan. Take a quick check-in photo now and then; the app's AI compares it with the last one and tells you your plant's story: what grew, what changed, and — crucially — what's starting to go wrong while it's still easy to fix.
Check-ins take ten seconds
Open a plant, tap Check in, and the camera shows a ghost of your previous photo so you can match the angle. One shutter press and you're done.
Once a month is plenty. The app suggests a check-in with a gentle card on your Today screen when it's been a while — never a pushy notification.
The AI reads the difference
After each check-in, Leaf Scan compares your new photo against the previous ones and writes what it sees, in plain language: "Two new leaves since May. Noticeably fuller on the left side." Milestones — first new leaf, first bloom, a doubling in size — get celebrated properly.
It also catches the quiet bad news early: "Slight yellowing on the two lowest leaves — for a monstera, that's usually overwatering. Want to run a diagnosis?" One tap takes you into the Plant Doctor with both photos already attached.
And when it can't tell, it says so. "Hard to compare from this angle — try matching the first photo's framing" is an answer you'll actually see, because invented observations would defeat the whole point.
Recovery, verified
Growth Tracking closes a loop no other plant app closes. When a diagnosis ends with a treatment plan, the plan schedules a follow-up check-in. Ten days later, the AI compares photos and tells you whether the treatment is working: "The brown spots haven't spread — keep going."
No more squinting at leaves wondering if it's better or you're imagining it. You'll know.
A timeline worth keeping
Every plant gets a Growth tab: a scrubbable timeline of photos and AI annotations, plus a quiet health trend you can read at a glance from the garden view. Once you have four or more check-ins, Leaf Scan can play them as a time-lapse — your fern's entire year in three seconds.
Fair warning: the before/after cards are dangerously shareable.
- One photo a month per plant is enough.
- The ghost overlay keeps angles consistent for better comparisons.
- Early-warning observations link straight into diagnosis.
- 4+ check-ins unlock the time-lapse.
FAQ
Do check-in photos use up my storage?
Photos are stored efficiently on your device first and backed up with your account. A year of monthly check-ins for twenty plants is roughly the size of a two-minute video.
What if I miss a few months?
Nothing bad. The AI simply compares across the longer gap — bigger gaps often make for more satisfying comparisons. There are no streaks to break in Leaf Scan.
How many AI comparisons do I get?
Free accounts include two AI comparisons a month; premium is unlimited. Your photos and timeline are always free and always yours — the allowance only applies to the AI's written analysis.