Botany Buddy
$9.99
Current Rank:
#7049
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App Details
- Category:
- Reference
- Release Date:
- Oct 23, 2009
- Homepage:
- http://www.avaimobile....
- Publisher:
- AVAI Ventures Inc.
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This is the tool every garden enthusiast, professional, student, educator and naturalist has been waiting for.
• 1,300 native and ornamental plant species and growing
• More than 4,500 full color photos in the first release
• Search and get results by common or botanical name
• Use the advanced search to identify a plant you don’t know or find the right plant for your garden needs
• Easy to follow tips and full color photos guide you along the way
• 25 fields of valuable and useful information about size, habit, exposure, usage, seeds, flowers, and so much more
• Add personal photos right from your handheld device
• Requires no Internet / cellular connection to access all of the information.
• Personalize libraries and document hikes or trips by creating your own collections
• Easily share collections with others
• FREE updates to the application and plant library
The Botany Buddy tree and shrub finder is ideal for identifying plants in the field and selecting plants for a yard. This app is a collaboration of a veteran landscape designer and lifelong gardener, an innovative and creative technology team and a lifelong educator from Oregon State University. Botany Buddy is committed to building a growing community by providing them with online and mobile applications to bring users together with each other and the information they need to succeed.
Save time and money when you buy Botany Buddy today. It’s a real bargain compared to books and CD-ROMs costing hundreds and thousands of dollars. This app will never go out of date, because library updates are always FREE.
The app makes it easy to share images with as many “Botany Buddies” as you like at NO EXTRA CHARGE. Collection sharing can save professionals thousands of dollars in printing and countless hours processing information. It is also great for home enthusiasts, nature lovers and garden clubs as well.
This first in a series of apps is designed to interact with others as well as the soon to come Botany Buddy Online community and resources. For a complete listing of all the trees and shrubs currently available in Botany Buddy please visit http://www.botanybuddy.com.
Purchase and initial installation requires an Internet connection. No Internet connection is required after app is installed on your device. Be sure and load it before you head out into the field or garden.
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Botany Buddy
kimmie4
Version: 1.1
Version: 1.1
I just bought this app and I must say it seems very extensive. I am happy and plan to use it for self-education. I will say, though, that I would appreciate a way to quickly identify trees by such things as leaf shape by picture as I am a rank amateur and know nothing about latin names.
Needs spel check
heduke
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I don't like the fact that you must spell everything correctly or it won't find what your looking four.
Very Informative
NeillSomerville
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I'm currently studying plant biology and this app is a great source of info. This is the most expensive app I've ever bought but it's definitely been worth it so far.
Cool but....
Spooge15
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Needs annuals and perennials
my botany buddy
ZilliMo
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Having a great time with this app. Had a client ask what type of tree we had in our ceremony site and was able to quickly look it up and let him know.
Off the grid genius for landscapes !
pbsled
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Great app ! The genius here is that you can be off the grid and still access all the information. Nothing beats being out in the yard, at a job site, or even in an meeting and being able to query and pull up every tree and shrub that fits a spot. This app will pave the way for high end iphone and mobile landscape needs. I look forward to the future of this app!
The Best for the Casual and Professional Landscaper
DanthePastryMan
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
As a casual landscaper, this ap is awesome! All the questions that need to be answered when looking for plants, trees or shrubs in one easy ap! Great photos and very useful info.
I can only assume other reviewers were relatives
Fardarkle
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I posted an unfavorable review that SOMEHOW didn't get published. I'm going to try again in order to save as many people $9.99 as possible. This app is a joke. There are more holes in its data than I can possibly begin to enumerate. Take, for example, the humble eucalyptus tree. There are eight entries, none of which are any eucalyptus I've ever heard of, but missing are the blue gum (E. globulus) and E. citriodora that are as common as weeds here in California. Enter "euphorbia" and you get nothing. Enter "poinsettia" and you get nothing. I could go on and on. This app could some day, with a lot of work and updating, become something quite useful. At the moment, in my informed opinion, it is a waste of money. Now, let's see if this review gets published.
Love it!
Rentib
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Great app. Just what I was looking for. Be sure and watch the video on their blog - very helpful.
The best gardening app out there
ealdent
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
Tons of information, useful pictures and features. You can search by name if you happen to know it, but there is also a very extensive advanced search for finding plants by various features.
Better than a shelf of field guides...
littlefarmer
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I bought the app today and took it for an extensive test drive. The database is pretty amazing. I'm giving it 5 stars, although this version is missing a few basic eastern trees. It's good to know that the botany buddy team willl be updating and want to hear when something needed is missing. I know most of the trees around me, but every now and then one confounds me. A shelf full of books and I couldn't identify a tree down the road. A few minutes with botany buddy and the mystery was solved. I found the interface easy to use. And I really like the collection feature. I spent some time testing it and made the start of a collection of trees on my land. The advanced search was easy to narrow down. I can see this being useful to the professional, as well as the amateur tree hugger.
WOW!!!
Plantofile
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I have been following this app on Twitter for awhile. Took almost as long for it to install as it did to get released, but soooo worth the wait and the ten bucks!!! One of the best garden tools I've ever bought! Only covers trees and shrubs, but easily worth way more than 10 dollars. Can't wait for the next one. AWESOME!!!
So many pictures!
bgwebster
Version: 1.0
Version: 1.0
I couldn't believe how much information was available in this app. Of particular note was the variety of images. Flowers, Seeds, Leaves for nearly every plant... some even show the difference between summer, fall, winter & spring. Never again will I need to drag my field guide with me!
