ForestForay: Plant Identifier
Dustan Sept Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
ForestForay: Plant Identifier is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Dustan Sept. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated August 10, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 85 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Aug 10
- 2026 · v2.3.14
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About ForestForay: Plant Identifier
Your All-in-One AI Nature Scanner & Field Guide! ForestForay is the ultimate outdoor companion for hikers, gardeners, foragers, and rockhounds. While we specialize in pro-grade plant and tree identification, ForestForay is built to scan the entire ecosystem. Instantly identify plants, flowers, weeds, trees, mushrooms, birds, insects, mammals, and even rocks & minerals! Whether you are backpacking through deep backcountry trails, identifying wildflowers on a weekend hike, picking out interesting stones, or diagnosing a sick houseplant in your living room, ForestForay provides pro-grade tools to explore, track, and interact with the natural world. KEY FEATURES THE ULTIMATE MULTI-SCANNER Point your camera at any plant, tree, mushroom, bird, insect, or rock. Get instant taxonomic classifications, binomial (Latin) names, family data, geological facts, and ecological guides. HORTICULTURAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS & CARE Is your houseplant or garden crop looking sick? Scan it to instantly diagnose early blights, fungal rusts, and pest damage. Get organic treatment suggestions and watering guides to revive your garden. PET TOXICITY WARNINGS Keep your furry companions safe. Scan wild plants and fungi on your hikes to check if they are hazardous or toxic to dogs, cats, or horses if ingested. PRIVATE GPS JOURNAL & MAP Mark your outdoor discoveries on a private map. Drop precise geotag pins where you spotted rare flowers, wildlife, or edible mushrooms. Your trail journal is saved securely on your device. OFFLINE SCAN QUEUE No cell service? No problem. The app queues your photos locally on remote trails and processes the identifications automatically once you return to coverage. CHOOSE YOUR PATH: - Free Explorer: Ad-supported. Earn free scans by watching rewarded ads. - Naturalist Pro ($3.99/mo or $29.99/yr): Enjoy ad-free unlimited scans, private GPS maps, offline queue, and full gardening diagnostics. Includes a 7-day free trial! Start your outdoor journey today and turn your next hike into a professional naturalist expedition! Privacy Policy: https://forestforay.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://forestforay.com/terms
What’s new
Version 2.3.14 · Updated August 10, 2026
Overhauled offline scanning. Captured photos are saved as drafts, queued, and automatically identified once you reconnect. Native success feedback alerts replace misleading error modals. Fixed camera queue banners to update counts instantly.
App privacy
The developer, Dustan Sept, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Coarse Location
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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