bought this smart planter for my son so he can learn to take care of something, and so far he's loving it. We went to the nursery and he picked out this Hoya Kerrii heart shaped succulent, just in time for Valentine's Day. Ivy has sensors on the side for you to swipe and a sensor on the screen to tap, as well as several inside that detect things like temperature, soil moisture and light. I don't know what it's doing and why most of the time, but my son has fun playing with it. It also has an option to use it like a calendar and has the weather, time, calendar and pomadoro timer.