A curated library of 150,000+ species
Names you can trust
Every answer is backed by a hand-curated reference of plants, mushrooms, and insects – proper names, clear photos, and how to look after them.
Your pocket botanist.
Know every inch
of your garden
Snap a photo to identify any plant, mushroom or insect — from a curated library of 150,000+ species. Then map your garden and Crub keeps you on top of it: what’s coming up, what to do next, and a journal to learn from.
Free to start · works in your browser · iOS app on the way
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Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Asteraceae
- In flower
- Jul – Sep
- Next job
- Stake tall stems
- Likes
- Full sun · rich soil
How Crub works
From mystery plant to thriving garden
- 01
Snap it
Point your camera at any plant, mushroom or insect and take a Snap. No keys, no guesswork — just the thing in front of you.
- 02
Get the name
Crub names it against a curated library of 150,000+ species, with a match you can actually trust.
- 03
Tend it
Add it to your garden and Crub turns it into care, bloom and harvest reminders — and a tidy list of what to do next.
Your garden, mapped
Everything in its place
Lay out your garden and give every plant its spot – sketch it over a map, or capture it in place with your iPhone. Whether it’s your own patch or a client’s.
- Sketch over a map
- or capture it in place
- your patch or a client’s
Your gardening almanac
Know what to do, and when
Crub turns the plants you grow – and where you grow them – into seasonal care, bloom, planting, and harvest calendars tuned to your part of the world.
- Feed · prune · sow · harvest
- tuned to your region
Your whole garden
Everything in one place
From a curated library of 150,000+ species to the jobs, notes and seasons of your own patch — Crub keeps it all joined up.
Stay on top of every job
From “I must get to that” to done
Turn good intentions into a simple to-do list for planting, care, and harvest – each task tied to the right plant or bed, and ticked off as you go.
Learn from every season
Remember what worked
Note what you spot and what you do in one running timeline, so the story of your garden – what thrived, what struggled, what you moved – is always there to look back on.
FAQ
Common questions about Crub
What Crub is, how identification works, and where it fits in your garden.
- What is Crub?
- Crub is a plant identification and garden management app. Snap a photo to identify any plant, mushroom or insect against a curated library of 150,000+ species, then map your garden and let Crub keep you on top of it with seasonal care, planting and harvest reminders. Crub runs in your web browser today, with an iOS app on the way. It is built and published by AKdev Ltd.
- How does Crub identify plants from a photo?
- Point your camera at a plant, mushroom or insect and take a “Snap”. Crub matches the photo against its hand-curated reference library of over 150,000 species and returns the most likely identification, along with a confidence match so you know how sure it is. Clear, well-lit photos of leaves, flowers or the whole plant give the most reliable results.
- What can Crub identify?
- Crub identifies plants, mushrooms and insects. Every result is backed by a curated library of more than 150,000 species with proper botanical names, clear photos and guidance on how to care for what you have found.
- How accurate is Crub’s identification?
- Each identification comes with a confidence match and is drawn from a hand-curated reference rather than an open web scrape, so the names you get are trustworthy. Accuracy is highest when the plant, mushroom or insect is clearly in frame and well lit. For anything you plan to eat or forage, always confirm with an expert before relying on an app.
- Is Crub free to use?
- Yes. Crub’s free Sprout plan lets you map one garden and take 5 plant identifications (Snaps) a month at no cost, forever. Paid plans add more gardens, more Snaps and sharing: Bloom is £5 a month and Orchard is £35 a month, both cheaper when billed yearly.
- What devices does Crub work on?
- Crub works in any modern web browser right now, so you can use it on a phone, tablet or computer without installing anything. A native iOS app for iPhone and iPad is on the way.
- Can Crub help me manage my whole garden, not just identify plants?
- Yes. Beyond identification, Crub lets you map your garden and give every plant its place, then turns what you grow into seasonal care, bloom, planting and harvest calendars tuned to your region. It builds a simple to-do list of jobs and keeps a running journal so you can learn from each season.
- Can professional gardeners use Crub for multiple clients?
- Yes. Crub’s Orchard plan is built for professionals who tend many gardens: map up to five client gardens (add more for £5 each a month), keep a living record of what is planted where, and never miss the right week for a job across every garden you look after.
Free to start
Get growing in seconds
Name the plant that’s been bothering you, add it to your garden, and let Crub keep you on top of it — one plant at a time.