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Life & fun · July 7, 2026

Plant Compass Lite

Sun-smart plant placement, indoors and out

Plant Compass Lite launched on July 7, 2026 with 4 votes, #6,023 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Most plant apps start after you've picked the wrong window. This one helps you pick the right one first. Point your phone at a window. Real compass + your GPS + the sun's actual path for your latitude = a verdict: thrive, cope, or avoid. No other app puts these together. Built by a plant store owner who got tired of watching customers bring beautiful plants home to the wrong spot. One purchase, no subscription.

Point your iPhone at any window or outdoor spot and see which plants will thrive. Free to download, one-time unlock for full access.

Most plants die in the wrong light. Point your phone at any window or garden spot, or just pick a direction, and Lite reads the sun's path to tell you which of your plants will thrive, cope, or should be avoided there. Why Lite The light test, before you commit. Lite turns your iPhone into a sun-reading compass so you place every plant where it will actually be happy. Hold up your phone and the compass shows the sun's arc for your spot: sunrise to sunset, today and across the seasons. Pick a plant and every direction lights up green, amber, or red (thrive, cope, or avoid) based on the sun it actually gets. Point it at a windowsill, a balcony, or a garden bed. The same sun read works for…from plantcompass.com

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