Features
Most plant apps stop at the species name. Raychis treats identification as the rachis - the central spine - that everything else branches from. Know what you have, and the rest follows: what's wrong with it, what it needs, what to do this week, what to plant next month, how your garden changes over the year.
The engine
Point your camera once. Raychis tells you what the plant is, how confident it is, and whether it looks healthy. Experimental disease and growth-stage detection go further when you switch them on. Most plant apps stop at the species name. We don't, because identification on its own doesn't help you grow anything.
An on-device model trained on 5,000 species, with confidence tiered as Strong, Good, Possible, or Weak. When the model isn't sure, the app says so. Most plant apps optimise for projecting confidence; we'd rather optimise for being right.
Raychis flags when a plant looks unhealthy. Going further - naming the disease or pest behind brown tips, leaf spots, or wilt, and reading a plant's growth stage - is experimental and off by default in Settings while we improve its accuracy. We would rather hold it back than have you act on a confident-sounding guess. When you switch it on, likely causes are ranked by probability, with treatment guidance written for someone who actually owns the plant, not a botany PhD.
Water, light, feed, repot. Care guides adapt to your climate, the season, and your plant's history in your home. Reminders when something needs doing; silence when it doesn't.
The vision
Identification is the start of the conversation, not the end. Raychis is built to grow into a proper gardening companion - one that knows the plants you have, the season you're in, and what your garden needs from you this week. Some of this is in version one. The rest is on the way.
Every plant you save lives in your garden on your phone. Photos, notes, a history of what's bloomed and what's struggled. Yours, on your device, never on a server.
A live picture of your garden. What's flowering, what's ready to harvest, what needs attention, what's about to peak. The kind of thing a friend who happens to be a botanist would mention in passing.
A planting and harvest calendar that knows your region. When to sow, when to transplant, when to harvest, when to plan for next year. Succession planting for crops that need it.
A short list of the things that actually matter today, not a busywork notification stream. Pruning windows, harvest readiness, watering when the weather has shifted.
The principles
The architecture is the philosophy. Everything runs on your phone - identification, health checks, your garden, your photos, your notes. No server holds a copy. No account is required to use the app. Confidence is communicated honestly: when the model isn't sure, the app tells you, instead of inventing certainty.
