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Plantyd vs Snapperon

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Plantyd compared with Snapperon
DetailPlantyd logo PlantydSnapperon logo Snapperon
What it doesDesign your garden. Watch it grow. Screenshot annotation tool for Mac with arrows, redaction, and polished designs
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0 forever with 1 active project, 15 plants max, 500+ plant library, summer sun and shade analysis, Year 1 and Year 15 growth views, watermarked PDF export. Pro: $9.99/month or $79/year (34% discount annually), with unlimited projects, unlimited plants per design, 10,000+ plant library, year-r Free version with all core annotation tools and up to 10 screenshots per day. Pro available as Monthly at $2/month, Annual at $19.99/year, or Lifetime at $38.99 one-time payment.
Key features
  • Satellite imagery import with automatic scale detection from GPS coordinates
  • Year-round sun and shade analysis mapped to specific light conditions
  • Plant library with 500+ plants (Free) or 10,000+ plants (Pro) filtered by USDA hardiness zone
  • Growth timeline visualization from Year 1 to Year 15
  • Raised bed planner with grid-based crop layout and frost date scheduling
  • Succession planting and crop rotation tracking
  • PDF export of garden plans and plant shopping lists
  • Companion and antagonist planting warnings
  • Arrows for directing attention and annotation
  • Numbered counters for step-by-step tutorials
  • Highlight tool for emphasis
  • Permanent redaction for sensitive information
  • Shapes for framing and illustration
  • Backgrounds and borders for polish
  • PDF page annotation
  • Spotlight and crop tools
What makes it different
  • Starts from a real satellite photo of your actual property, not a blank grid
  • Models sun and shade across the entire year, not just summer noon
  • Shows how every plant will look from Year 1 through Year 15 for accurate spacing decisions
  • Frost date calculations from 6,949 US weather stations for precise planting schedules
  • Built specifically for homeowners, not landscape architects or professionals
  • No account or sign-up required to start using
  • All screenshots stay locally on your Mac with no uploads
  • Permanent redaction that cannot be removed from exported images
  • 100% ad-free experience
  • Apple notarized and signed for security
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)14 +1 (up) since last check5 +3 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)30
Citation Flow (Majestic)1412
Referring domains (Majestic)61

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