§ Compare · Checked Sept 2026
If you've looked at plant ID apps, you've probably seen PictureThis. It's very good at naming things: plants, weeds, trees, even birds and insects. We built Ezina for the whole garden, indoor and out, food included. Here is how the two compare on what they do, what they cost, and what they do with your data.
We make Ezina, so read this knowing that. Every PictureThis fact below says where we found it.
§ 010 · At a glance
 Ezina |
 PictureThisPremium |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Care | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 · 1 partly | See the details |
| Identify and fix | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 · 1 need Premium | See the details |
| Garden and outdoors | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 · 3 partly | See the details |
| Log, calendar and impact | 5 of 5 | 1 of 5 · 3 partly | See the details |
| Privacy and data | 5 of 5 | 2 of 5 · 1 not checked | See the details |
| Price and access | 2 of 5 · 1 partly | 3 of 5 · 2 partly | See the details |
| In all | 26 of 30 · 1 partly | 13 of 30 · 9 partly, 1 not checked |
Five direct comparisons per area, one dot each, taken from the detailed tables below. Ezina's plan is compared with PictureThis Premium. We chose the rows, and each one says where we checked it. Not checked means we could not confirm it either way, and it is not counted.
§ 020 · Which one
§ 030 · Features
| Ezina |
PictureThis |
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|---|---|---|
| Care | ||
| Watering | YesFrom the local forecast, the heat and how the plant is planted. Outdoor beds get an amount in gallons; rain lowers it. | YesWater reminders for each saved plant, and a Water Calculator. We found no weather adjustment. |
| Other reminders | YesFertilizing, and treatment steps that repeat on the interval their source gives. | PartlyFertilizer reminders alongside watering. |
| Indoor rooms | YesSet a room's temperature and humidity once; every plant in it uses them. | Not found |
| Light meter | Yes | YesOne of its care tools. |
| Share care | YesSend a link. The plant sitter can log waterings without the app or an account. | Not found |
| Identify and fix | ||
| Plant ID | YesTwo services, Plant.id and Pl@ntNet, blended, with the match percentage shown. 1 credit per check; Early Access includes 50 a month. | PremiumFree identifications are limited; Premium removes the limit. |
| Insect ID | YesMore than 14,000 insects and other invertebrates. | YesInsect ID, with bird, weed, tree and allergen ID beside it. |
| Disease and pest treatment | Yes300+ plans. Every step cites a university extension, a U.S. agency or the RHS, least invasive first. | YesAuto Diagnose ends in a step-by-step treatment plan. We didn't check whether it needs Premium. |
| Care advice sources | CitedExtension services, USDA and peer-reviewed research, attached to the advice. | Not foundIts onboarding cites Michigan State University research on identification accuracy. Care advice carries no sources we could find. |
| Plant experts | NoQuestions go to us by email, and bug reports from the app. | YesExpert chat, per its listing, and an AI Plant Advisor in the app. |
| Garden and outdoors | ||
| Outdoor plants | YesBeds, in-ground plants and containers outside. | YesPlant pages cover garden plants, trees and weeds. |
| What to plant when | YesA planting calendar from your frost dates. | PartlyPlant pages give a planting season, such as Spring, Summer, not dates for your area. |
| Garden planning | YesDig maps your lot from an address: trees from a laser survey, sun for every daylight hour, frost pockets and runoff. Then it lays out beds that fit. | No |
| Native and invasive | YesNative status by county, and invasive status from 43 contiguous states' lists. | PartlyPlant pages note weed potential and where a plant is grown, not status for your county. |
| Hardiness zone | YesYour zone is on the planting calendar. | PartlyEach plant page gives its zone range, such as 2 to 10, not your zone. |
| Log, calendar and impact | ||
| Notes and photos | YesThe Log: entries with photos, notes and tags. Waterings, treatments and plantings file themselves. | YesEach saved plant keeps notes and photos. |
| Wildlife and species list | YesTag the birds, pollinators and insects you see. The Life list counts every species. | PartlySnap History keeps every identification, birds and insects included, without a species tally. |
| Calendar | YesA week view of planting, watering, treatment and frost dates. | PartlyA care schedule for each plant. |
| Ecological impact | YesA planned bed shows the insects and birds its plants are recorded supporting. | PartlyPlant pages describe what a plant attracts, such as bees and butterflies. |
| Community | YesProfiles, a feed and comments. Photos are checked before they publish. | Not found |
§ 040 · Values
| Ezina |
PictureThis |
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|---|---|---|
| Privacy and data | ||
| Ads in the app | None, everA written commitment, including no sponsored plants in results. | None shown |
| Tracking | None for adsAnalytics can be turned off. Every outside service and what it receives is listed on our Transparency Promise. | YesIts App Store label lists purchases, identifiers and usage data as "Used to Track You". Google Play lists device IDs and purchase history shared for advertising. |
| Doesn’t sell your data | NeverA written commitment, with no exception for anonymized or aggregated data. | Not checked |
| Export your data | Yes, from SettingsPlants, care history and your original photos. | Not found |
| Delete your account | In the app | In the appUnder Settings, then Help, per its FAQ. |
| Price and access | ||
| Lower price | No$6.99 a month or $70 a year at launch. Early Access seats keep $4.99 or $50 for good. Educators and students: $3 or $30, on request. | Yes$39.99 a year after a 7-day free trial that charges automatically, or $1.99 for a first month. A family plan is $49.99. |
| Free plan | NoNone after the trial. You pay to continue, or download your data. | YesLimited identifications and plant pages, free. |
| Where | Contiguous U.S.iPhone and Android, in English. | WorldwideiPhone, iPad and Android, in 28 languages. |
| Price changes | Opt-in only30 days' notice, and we never renew you onto a new price without your yes. | Store rulesNo written commitment found beyond Apple's and Google's own rules. |
| Free trial | 14 days, no cardIt ends without charging you. Then you pay to continue, or download your data. | 7 daysA 7-day free trial that charges automatically unless canceled. |
| Also compared, not scored | ||
| Missed care | No day countA pill names where a plant stands: Water soon, Needs water or Overdue. | Not checked |
| Funding | Paid for by subscribers. No outside investment, by commitment. | Glority Global Group, a private company in Hangzhou, China, founded in 2009. |
§ 050 · Our edge
Give Dig an address and it pulls your lot line and your house, finds every tree around it from a laser survey, and casts their shade for every daylight hour. PictureThis has no map of your yard.
Watering follows the local forecast and the heat, and outdoor beds get an amount in gallons that rain lowers. PictureThis reminds on a schedule, with no weather adjustment we could find.
Native status by county, and invasive status from 43 contiguous states' lists. PictureThis notes weed potential, not status for your county.
Send a link, and whoever's watering sees what's due and logs it without an account. PictureThis has no way to share care we could find.
Every step of Ezina's 300+ treatment plans cites a university extension service, a U.S. agency or the RHS. We found no sources published for PictureThis's advice.
No tracking for ads, an export of everything from Settings, and a written promise never to sell your data. PictureThis's store labels list data used to track you.
§ 060 · Fair's fair
PictureThis Premium is $39.99 a year, a little over half of Ezina's launch price, and it has a free plan.
Birds, weeds, trees, allergens and toxic plants, each with its own scanner.
Over 50 million downloads on Google Play, a 4.8 from over a million App Store ratings, and Editors’ Choice on both stores.
It works worldwide in 28 languages and on iPad. Ezina is iPhone and Android in the contiguous U.S., in English.
§ 070 · Questions
No. PictureThis Premium is $39.99 a year after a 7-day trial that charges automatically, and it has a free plan with limited identifications. Ezina is $70 a year at launch ($50 for Early Access seats), after a 14-day trial with no card.
Neither shows ads in the app. Ezina's Transparency Promise commits to never running them. PictureThis's App Store label lists purchases, identifiers and usage data as used to track you.
Not automatically. We found no export in PictureThis, so plants are added to Ezina one at a time or by photo identification.
Ezina is in Early Access on iPhone and Android in the contiguous U.S. PictureThis is available worldwide on iPhone, iPad and Android in 28 languages.
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