The plant care app

Gerald didn't have to die.

Barely Thriving tracks when your plants need watering, feeding, and attention — before they go quiet on you.

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For people who try.

How it works

It's not complicated.

  1. 01

    Add your plant

    Tell us what it is and where it lives. We handle the rest.

  2. 02

    Log when you water it

    One tap. That's all. We don't need your feelings about it.

  3. 03

    We tell you when to do it again

    We pull care data for your specific species. A Monstera and a cactus won't get the same schedule. One of them would not survive that arrangement.

What it does

Simple, on purpose.

Watering tracker

We track when your plants last got a drink. You just have to do the drinking part.

Care reminders

Status indicators tell you what needs attention. Terracotta means urgent. You'll see a lot of terracotta.

Plant onboarding

Add your plant, tell us where it lives, and we'll figure out how often it needs watering. It's a low bar. We've set it deliberately.

The guides

Because sometimes you just need to know why it's doing that.

A growing library of honest plant care guides. No wellness language. No aspirational photography. Just the information, plainly.

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Open beta

Coming soon.

Closed beta is underway. Open beta is next. Leave your email and we'll let you know when the gates open.

No spam. Just a heads-up when it's ready.