# Ecosystem-Mimicking Plant Apps SmartTerra Helps Users Maintain the Plants in Their Homes By Kalin Ned | Published 2018-02-06 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-app1 References: [digitaltrends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/smartterra-smart-garden/) & [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mysmartterra/) While traditional plant apps help the user take care of flowers and potted greenery through timely reminders, SmartTerra takes it one step further by stimulating a controllable self-contained [miniature ecosystem](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydroponics-garden) -- a real digital terrarium. The mobile platform is capable to tend to high maintenance plants through "stimulating sunrises, sunsets, rainstorms and even lighting shows" in an enclosed terrarium. The product features a night time mode with soft accent lights, in order to convince the oxygen-producing friends that they are in fact within a natural environment. In addition, the SmartTerra plant app informs the user of the plant species and their ideal environments. Optimizing a [high-intensity LEDs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planto), the botanic terrarium will receive a sustainable amount of sunlight that would omit the worry of a well-lit living space. Photo Credits: Facebook @mysmartterra ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 61% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Terrarium-enabled Plant Maintenance:** Opportunity for plant tech companies to create more sophisticated plant apps that mimic ecosystems for maintenance and growth optimization of indoor plants - **Smart LED Plant Lighting:** Opportunity for companies to innovate smart LED lighting solutions that enable optimal plant growth and maintenance indoors - **Digitized Botanical Ecosystems:** Opportunity for companies to create digital ecosystems that can sustain indoor plants without requiring high-level care and maintenance ### Sectors Adopting This - **Plant Tech:** Companies in the plant tech industry can leverage ecosystem-mimicking plant apps to offer more sophisticated plant maintenance services for indoor plant enthusiasts. - **Smart Lighting:** Companies in the smart lighting industry can design innovative solutions that optimize indoor plant growth and maintenance using LED lighting technology. - **Digital Terrariums:** Companies in the tech industry can explore new opportunities in the development of digital terrariums that sustain indoor plants with minimal care and maintenance requirements. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Plant Care Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homegardenai.md) - [AI-Powered Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leafypod.md) - [Plant Care Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leaffy.md) - [Self-Watering Smart Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-leafypod.md) - [Haute Horticulturalist Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-care-system.md) - [Indoor Houseplant Care Technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/houseplant-care-technology.md) - [Virtual Gardener Companion Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantin-app.md) - [Indoor Greenery Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-plant-sensor.md) - [Plant Care Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-care-assistants.md)