Blossom raised its price? What to do before your plant app renews

If you've used Blossom for a few years, you may remember paying around $25 a year. Then a renewal notice or a bank statement showed something closer to $70. That matches what dozens of long-time users have reported. Here's what Blossom charges now, what Apple's rules say about price increases, and how to keep, cancel or switch.

What Blossom costs today

On the US App Store, Blossom's in-app purchase list currently shows (App Store listing, read 2026-10-20):

• Blossom Premium (1 Year): $59.99, $69.99 and $79.99 (all three are listed)
• Blossom Premium (1 Month): $5.99
• Weekly Bundle: $7.99 (one version is labelled "with Free Trial")

Several yearly prices at once usually means different offers, test prices, or older plans still in use. Apple shows only the top 10 in-app purchases, so there may be others. The price that matters is the one on your own subscription screen (steps below).

What Premium covers, per Blossom's App Store description: unlimited plant identification, unlimited disease identification, unlimited water calculations, unlimited reminders, and consultations with its AI botanist.

What long-time users are reporting

In the app-store reviews we analysed for our own research, 43 negative Blossom reviews described a renewal price jumping from around $25 to $69.99–$74.99. Two examples, quoted from Google Play:

"For years, it was $24.99 ... Upon renewal this year, it went up to $74.99" (1★, July 10, 2025)

"the price is going up to $69.99 at my next renewal." (1★, October 17, 2024)

To be fair to Blossom: price increases are allowed, its listing says renewals depend on the plan you choose, and plenty of people still rate it well (at the time of writing, its App Store listing showed 4.6★ from 69K ratings). A higher price isn't a trick in itself. The frustration in these reviews is mostly about surprise: people who'd happily paid for years and felt the jump came out of nowhere.

What Apple's rules say about price increases

If you subscribe through the App Store, Apple sets the rules for how developers can raise prices (Apple Support: About subscription price changes):

• Apple says you'll be notified before an increase, by email, push notification (if enabled), and an in-app message you must acknowledge.
• Small increases (within limits Apple describes as roughly $50 and 50% for annual subscriptions, at most once a year, where the law allows) can apply without you doing anything.
• Bigger increases, or more than one in a year, need you to opt in. "If you don't opt in to the new price, the subscription will not renew at the next billing period."

What this means in practice: if you got a notice and did nothing, check your subscription. Depending on the size of the increase, either it renewed at the new price, or it will simply lapse.

If you subscribe through Google Play, Google's developer documentation says price increases for existing subscribers are opt-in by default: you must accept the higher price before it's first charged, or Google Play cancels the subscription. Google notifies subscribers by email and push notification starting 30 days before the new price is charged. In some cases a developer can instead raise the price with advance notice and no action needed from you (30 or 60 days' notice, depending on country) (Android Developers: Change subscription prices). Blossom's Play listing says you can cancel "anytime through your account settings on the Google Play Store."

Step 1: Check what you'll actually pay next

iPhone or iPad (Apple Support):

1. Open Settings and tap your name.
2. Tap Subscriptions, then Blossom.
3. You'll see your plan, the renewal date, and the price it renews at.

Android: open Subscriptions in Google Play and tap Blossom (Google Play Help).

Write down the renewal date. Blossom's App Store description says subscriptions renew "unless auto-renew is turned off or unless you cancel at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription or trial period." So your real deadline is one day before that date.

Step 2: Decide whether it's still worth it

Questions to ask:

• What do you use? If it's mainly watering reminders, note that Blossom lists unlimited reminders as a Premium feature. Some apps keep reminders free (see our comparison of plant care apps without a subscription).
• Do you use disease ID or the AI botanist? If those are what you value, Premium may still be fair for you.
• Is the monthly plan cheaper for your season? At $5.99/month, a few months a year may cost less than a yearly plan if you only need help in spring and summer. It depends on how you use it.

If you use it, paying for it is fine.

Step 3: Export your plants before you change anything

If you're leaning towards leaving, save your data first. Blossom's Help Center says: "You can export your app data by from Settings > Export Data" (Blossom Help Center: How to Export Data, updated June 2025).

The help article doesn't say what the export contains or what format it uses, so open the file afterwards and check that your plants, notes and photos are all there. Do this while your subscription is still active, just in case. Also screenshot your plant list and care schedules as a backup. Screenshots are low-tech, but they work with any app.

Step 4: Cancel (if you've decided to)

iPhone or iPad: Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Blossom → Cancel Subscription. Apple says that if there's no Cancel button, or you see an expiration message in red text, it's already cancelled (Apple Support).

Mac: App Store → your name → your name again → Subscriptions → Blossom → Cancel Subscription.

Android: Google Play → Subscriptions → Blossom → Cancel subscription. Google notes that uninstalling the app doesn't cancel it (Google Play Help).

After cancelling, you normally keep Premium until the end of the period you've paid for.

Already renewed at the higher price?

You can ask for a refund. It isn't guaranteed, but it costs nothing to try.

Apple (Apple Support: Request a refund): sign in to reportaproblem.apple.com → "I'd like to" → "Request a refund" → choose a reason → choose the Blossom charge → Submit. Apple says to expect an update within 24 to 48 hours. Rules vary by country, and local consumer-law rights still apply.

Google Play (refund policies): Google says contacting the developer is "often the quickest way." Blossom's App Store listing gives [email protected]. Within 48 hours of a charge you may be able to request a refund from Google directly; after 48 hours, Google says to contact the developer (Google Play refund policy).

Keep the message short and factual: when you renewed, what you were charged, and that you didn't expect the new price.

If you're switching: a short checklist

1. Export (Step 3) and take screenshots.
2. Note each plant's last watering and fertilising dates, so you don't reset your rhythm.
3. Cancel at least 24 hours before renewal.
4. Set up your new app before the old subscription ends, while you can still look things up.

Where we fit (and an honest caveat)

I'm building Leafkept, a care-first plant app for iPhone and iPad, with Android later. It isn't out yet, so it can't help with this year's renewal. I'm building it because of reviews like the ones above.

• Reminders and plant care are free, and features never move from free to paid.
• No free trials and no paid-feature previews that turn into a charge.
• Plus is $24.99/year, and the price is locked for existing subscribers. If prices ever go up, they go up for new subscribers, not for you. There's also a lifetime option at $39.99 one-time.
• Your plant data stays on your phone.