BloomEDU

Overview

BloomEDU closes the gap between "this app told me what the plant is" and "I can name that plant myself." Snap a photo on a hike — the camera identifies the species using AI vision with location and seasonal context — then BloomEDU drops it straight into a personalized spaced repetition quiz, so the name actually sticks. Three weeks later, you still recognize it.

The app covers 46,000+ US wildflower species with 337,000+ visual multiple-choice questions across state, family, bloom-season, and safety scopes. A 7-interval spaced repetition algorithm schedules reviews automatically — plants you miss return in a minute, mastered species cycle weekly — targeting durable recognition with minimal study time. The full database and core quizzes work offline via downloadable regional packs, so trail and meadow are first-class environments, not afterthoughts.

Premium adds unlimited Plant ID scans, screenshot import from iNaturalist's Seek app (turn your existing observations into a learning queue), and a library of 5–7 minute AI-narrated podcasts for every species, covering field marks, ecology, and cultural context.

Feature highlights

• Plant ID camera with AI vision — identify wildflowers from a photo, with location and seasonal context (3 free scans/day, unlimited on Premium)
• 46,000+ US wildflower species with common names, scientific names, family classifications, and regional distribution data
• 337,000+ multiple-choice quiz questions across state, family, seasonal, safety, observation, and custom list scopes
• 7-interval spaced repetition algorithm based on the spacing effect and forgetting curve research
• Seek by iNaturalist screenshot import — pull plants from your existing observations into your learning queue (Premium)
• AI-narrated podcasts for every species with background playback support (Premium)
• Shareable wildflower collection cards — a visual snapshot of the species you've added
• 100% offline-capable with downloadable regional data packs
• Progress tracking and per-question performance analytics

Pricing

Free tier: one daily general quiz plus unlimited state, family, seasonal, and safety quizzes; the full 46,000+ plant database with offline regional packs; 3 Plant ID scans per day; device text-to-speech and rotating podcast samples. Premium ($4.99/month, annual, or lifetime): unlimited Plant ID scans, unlimited general quizzes, Seek screenshot import with observation quizzes, custom list and time-window quizzes, the full podcast library, premium AI voice with background playback, and priority support.