Reads your real sensors
Loam connects to the soil-moisture sensors you already have and reads the actual moisture in each pot and bed — no more poking a finger in the dirt or guessing from a calendar.
Loam
Water each plant right on time.
Loam is a private iPhone plant-care app that reads your real soil-moisture sensors, knows your plants, and tells you when each one actually needs water — on-device, with no account and no subscription.
A quick look
Your garden, at a glance
One gauge per plant tells you what to do without reading a number — water now, or wait. Tap in for the reading, the calibrated line, and the history.
Knows your plants
Care guidance for around 350 plant species means Loam understands what each plant wants, then turns your sensor readings into one clear answer: water now, or wait.
Private by default
Everything runs on your iPhone. No account, no ads, and no third-party analytics — your garden stays yours, with optional iCloud sync on your Apple account.
A gentle philosophy
Never guilt. Never a paywall on care.
Loam will not scold you for a thirsty fern or hide watering behind a subscription. The whole care loop is free, forever — a gentle nudge when a plant needs water, and quiet the rest of the time.
- Free core forever — every watering feature, for everyone
- An optional one-time $4.99 Supporter Pack unlocks cosmetics only, never care
- No account, no ads, and no third-party analytics
- No server at all — the app is complete on your iPhone
- Optional iCloud sync keeps your garden across devices, on your Apple account
- Plain, non-guilt guidance: a nudge when it helps, never a scolding
Kinder to water
Made for gardens where water matters
In dry and Mediterranean climates, watering on a fixed schedule wastes water and stresses plants. Loam waters to the soil, not the calendar, so each plant gets exactly what it needs — and not a drop on autopilot.
- Reads real soil-moisture sensors instead of guessing
- Per-plant thresholds tuned to around 350 plant species
- Tells you when a plant actually needs water — and stays quiet when it does not
- Saves water by skipping needless watering when the soil is already moist
Loam is on the App Store.
Loam turns the sensors you already have into one clear answer for every plant — free, private, and complete on your iPhone. Start with your thirstiest pot.