Sun-smart plant placement, indoors and out

Find the perfect window or bed for every plant

Stop guessing where your plants go. Plant Compass reads the real sun at every window and garden bed, then tells you exactly which plants will be happy there.

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Free to try · Coming soon to Android · See how it works
Lite or Pro

Pick the one that fits your life

Two apps, same idea. Lite is best for apartment and condo living, a quick read on any window. Pro is best for home renters and owners, mapping your whole home.

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Plant Compass Pro

Best for home renters and owners

Map your home from satellite. See the sun at every window and bed. Know where each plant goes.

Free · 3 plants included · Unlimited at $2.99/mo or $19.99/yr (save 44%)

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Plant Compass Lite

Best for apartment and condo living

Point your phone at any window. Instantly see which plants thrive, cope, or should be avoided in that direction.

Free to try · One-time unlock for unlimited plants · No subscription

Download on the App Store
Why we built this

Built in a plant store, for every window in it.

Before recommending a plant for a customer's window, we needed to know exactly how much sun that window gets. The answer changed how we stocked the shelves. We turned that tool into an app anyone can use.

Old spot
Old spot: Congo Rojo leaf with pest damage and spots from being in the wrong window
Right spot
Right spot: large glossy Congo Rojo leaf, clean and undamaged after moving to the correct window
Multiple healthy leaves with two new growth spears emerging
Fresh cataphyll unfurling on the Congo Rojo after moving it to the right window

Moving my Congo Rojo to the right window was the proof. It went from spotted and stressed to pushing three new leaves at once. That result is the whole reason this app exists.

BrittanyPlant store owner and co-founder

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Why Plant Compass

Most plant apps guess. Plant Compass calculates.

Plant Compass uses real solar geometry for your exact location, not generic light ratings or rough estimates.

Not sure which plants suit your windows? Browse our 1,200+ plant light guides.

Real solar geometry

The sun's path is calculated for your exact latitude and longitude, across every season. Not a generic north/south/east/west guide. Your actual sun.

Mapped to your home

Pro pulls satellite imagery of your address and maps every window and garden bed. You see your actual house, not a template or a floor plan you drew yourself.

Indoors and outdoors

Windowsill herbs, raised beds, potted tomatoes, houseplants. One app handles all of it, because the sun doesn't care what type of plant you're growing.

How it works

Two apps, two flows, one goal.

Both are free to try. Pick the one that fits how you use your phone.

Plant Compass Lite

Quick check
1
Face any windowPoint your phone at a window, balcony, or garden bed. Lite reads the sun's arc for your exact location.
2
See which plants fitThe compass instantly rates every plant in your collection for that direction, from a great fit to avoid. A sample plant shows you straight away.
3
Build your collectionSearch the catalog to add your plants. Each one carries its light needs wherever you point the phone.

Plant Compass Pro

Full map
1
Map your homeEnter your address. Pro pulls satellite imagery and places every window and garden bed on a live map.
2
Add your plantsSearch the catalog and assign each plant to the window where you think it belongs.
3
Know where each one goesPro shows which plants thrive, cope, or should be moved at every window and bed, across every season.
Pricing

Free to try. Pay when it pays off.

Plant Compass Lite
Free to try
  • Point your phone at any window and read its real light
  • An instant good-fit verdict for the plant in your hand
  • No account needed to try it
Then $5.99 once. No subscription, ever.
Plant Compass Pro
Free to try
  • Map every window and garden bed in your whole home
  • See which plants thrive at each spot, every season
  • Unlimited plants, photo ID, reminders, and cloud sync
Then $2.99/mo or $19.99/yr save 44%

No account, no card, no trial clock. See the real light in your own space before you pay a cent.

Get Plant Compass

Both apps are on the App Store for iPhone. Lite reads any window in seconds, free to try with a one-time unlock. Pro maps your whole home, free to try.

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