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Fernly

A plant care companion that turns watering reminders into a calm daily ritual.

Industry
Consumer
Role
Product designer
Year
2023

Services

  • UX design
  • UI design
  • Illustration
  • Prototyping
Young fiddle leaf fig in a terracotta pot on a sunny windowsill

The challenge

Most plant apps nag. Fernly wanted the opposite: an app that helps people look after their plants without adding one more source of stress to their phone.

The approach

We designed around a single gentle check-in each morning instead of a stream of notifications. Care advice adapts to the season, the light in each room and how often you actually water.

  • A one-tap daily check-in that groups every plant needing attention
  • Photo-based plant identification with care tips in plain language
  • Soft, hand-drawn illustrations and a calm colour palette throughout

The outcome

Fernly reached 120,000 downloads in its first year with a 4.8 star rating and was featured as App of the Day in eleven countries.