About
About Sylvie
A plant app that respects you.
Most plant apps do too much. They overwhelm you with features, bury useful tools behind paywalls, and use every dark pattern in the book to squeeze out a subscription. Sylvie exists because we think plant care software should be different.
Sylvie does fewer things, but does them beautifully. Identify your plants, track your care, organize by room, watch them grow — with optional extras like health checks, a wishlist, and AI-powered tips for Premium. No clutter, no manipulation — just honest help for people who love their plants.
What we believe
Privacy-first design
Your photos stay on your device. For common species, identification happens entirely on-device, so your photo never leaves your phone. When our on-device model can't make a match, photos are sent to identification services only when you explicitly ask. We don't track you across apps, we don't sell your data, and we hash identifiers before collecting anonymized analytics.
No dark patterns
No aggressive upsells. No manipulative countdown timers. No fake "limited offers." The free tier is genuinely useful, and premium is clearly worth it — or it isn't. We'd rather you stay free and happy than feel tricked into paying.
Honest pricing
Free includes unlimited plants, care tracking, rooms, growth photos, and iCloud sync when signed in. Premium adds AI-powered features; see pricing in the App Store. No hidden fees, no surprise charges, no "premium trial" that auto-charges.
Indie & independent
Sylvie is self-funded by one developer. No venture capital, no investors, no board to please. Decisions are made for users, not shareholders. This means Sylvie can stay small, intentional, and focused on what matters.
The developer
Built by Kristina Quinones
Kristina is an indie iOS developer and plant parent who got tired of apps that treat users as revenue targets. After trying every plant app on the App Store and finding the same aggressive upsells and cluttered interfaces, she decided to build the one she actually wanted to use.
Sylvie is self-funded — no venture capital, no ads, no data selling. Every decision is made with one question in mind: does this help someone take better care of their plants?
The name Sylvie comes from the Latin silva, meaning forest. It felt right for an app that's all about helping things grow.
For press coverage and media inquiries
Visit the press page →