A new flower identification app wants daily walks to feel a little more like Pokémon Go, only with fewer raids and far less public phone shouting.
flormie is an iPhone app built around a simple loop. Find a flower outside, scan it, and add it to a growing collection. That turns a normal walk into a low-pressure nature hunt, without pretending every sidewalk needs battle mechanics.
It feels closer to a field journal with game instincts than another plant encyclopedia. The app is free on the App Store, with optional scan packs available through in-app purchases.
i designed and built a flower identification app that turns every flower you find into a collectible 🌸
– 200+ downloads in the first 3 days of soft launch – built with @OpenAI codex + @cursor_ai + @figma – pretty proud of my first indie app 🙂
flormie doesn’t need to turn flowers into monsters to make the idea click. The reward is the collection itself. Each scan becomes a small record of something real you noticed outside, which gives the app a job beyond answering a basic plant ID question.
That is where the Pokémon Go comparison works best. It gives ordinary walks a tiny objective, but skips the competitive noise and social pressure of a full location game. You’re still looking at the real world. The phone just gives you a reason to pay attention.
Why flormie works better small
flormie’s appeal is restraint. It doesn’t try to become a social feed or a plant-parenting dashboard that nags you when a ficus looks sad.
The app is listed for iPhone and iPad, and its App Store privacy label lists no data collected by the developer. That fits the whole idea. A flower identification app doesn’t need half your digital life to tell you that you just walked past something pretty.
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The latest version also adds photo album uploads, so flormie isn’t limited to live scanning. A picture from a walk or trip can still become part of the collection later.
Where the flower hunt could grow
The main risk is reliability and free-version friction. A collection loop falls apart if flower scans feel shaky or scan limits arrive before the habit does.
That habit is the real test, as flormie doesn’t need leaderboards or another social feed bolted on later. It needs to make people notice flowers they would have ignored five minutes earlier.
That’s the useful phone trick here. For anyone tired of apps that turn every spare second into screen time, flormie points the camera outward and rewards looking around first.
Reality makes for some stellar storytelling. If you’re looking to stream movies that are based on true events, Netflix has an extensive collection of biographical-style dramas that go beyond your typical selection of documentaries.
From historical tragedies to stories of resilience and ambition, these films bring some notable real-life events to your screen. Here are five Netflix Original movies that feature strong performances, storytelling, and visuals that you need to add to your watch list for the week.
The Two Popes
The path ahead is forged by this pair
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The Two Popes is an incredible film that is based on one of the most memorable recent transitions in modern Catholic Church history, led by strong performances from Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce.
Inspired by real conversations and events surrounding Pope Benedict XVI and the future Pope Francis, The Two Popes follows Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as he travels to Rome and plans to resign from the Church. Instead, he finds himself pulled into a series of personal and philosophical conversations with Pope Benedict, who is struggling with his doubts about leadership and the future of Catholicism. The character focus of the movie keeps you hooked despite the mellow pace, with Hopkins’ and Pryce’s chemistry making for an impeccable watch.
The Two Popes received nominations at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and British Academy Film Awards.
Society of the Snow
Hope is within the group
One of Netflix’s most notable, foreign-language survival thrillers is Society of the Snow. Based on the real 1972 Andes plane crash, the Spanish movie follows a Uruguayan rugby team whose flight crashes deep in the snow-covered mountains, leaving the survivors stranded for weeks in brutal freezing conditions. As supplies start to run out and hope fades, the group is forced to make some unimaginable decisions just to survive.
The thriller was shot mainly in Sierra Nevada, Spain, and features some phenomenal filmmaking. Although survival is a core element of the movie, it also highlights the grit and humanity of the party amid a disastrous situation, alongside the grim reality. Society of the Snow received two Academy Award nominations for Best International Feature Film and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
The Good Nurse
The case of a prolific, unexpected killer
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The Good Nurse was haunting to watch at night, but it’s a thriller that has stayed with me for years. The crime drama tells the true story of Charles Cullen, a nurse and serial killer who was responsible for the deaths of dozens of patients across multiple hospitals in the United States. The film is based on the 2013 true-crime book of the same name by Charles Graeber.
What’s fascinating about the movie is that, instead of giving us Cullen’s perspective, the story unfolds from the POV of Amy Loughren, a single mother and ICU nurse who was key in Cullen’s confession and eventual conviction. As his new co-worker, her suspicions build over the course of the movie after she starts noticing something strange about his patients. The Good Nurse also does a good job of touching on another vital aspect of the case, the hospital’s negligence.
Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne drive the movie with incredibly controlled performances. To know more about the real case, you can also check out the Netflix documentary Capturing the Killer Nurse.
Mudbound
Life after war is never easy
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The (mandatory) war film addition to this list is Mudbound, a Netflix exclusive that stands out for its incredible character-focused storytelling. The story is set in rural Mississippi after World War II and follows two veterans, one Black and one white, whose lives become intertwined while working on the same farmland. The soldiers and their families deal with the PTSD of war in their own ways. Mudbound explores themes like racism, trauma, class divides, and poverty through its gripping plot.
Directed by Dee Rees, the film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Song, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It became the first Netflix movie ever nominated for Best Cinematography — Rachel Morrison became the first woman nominated in the category. It also earned two Golden Globe nominations.
Nyad
An impossible feat is nothing for this resilient athlete
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If you’re in the mood for a sports thriller and a true story, don’t skip NYAD. This biographical drama follows marathon swimmer Diana Nyad and her attempt to complete the seemingly impossible 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. The film takes place years after Nyad initially gave up on the challenge.
The athlete decides in her sixties that she wants a final shot at achieving the record-breaking swim and sets her mind on the incredible goal. Alongside her best friend and coach, Bonnie Stoll, Nyad begins preparing for the physically exhausting journey while facing dangerous weather, exhaustion, and many failed attempts. NYAD is led by Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, with both actors receiving nominations for Best Actress and Supporting Actress, respectively, at the 96th Academy Awards and the 81st Golden Globe Awards.
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Want to explore more biographies and titles inspired by true events? You can explore Netflix’s list of secret codes to filter out and find titles according to genres, tropes, and languages. Netflix’s release schedule for the summer also includes some exciting titles, so keep an eye out for that.
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