Improve your child’s well-being and happiness

The app is currently available in English, Dutch, Finnish, Slovenian, Portuguese, and Traditional Chinese, reflecting our active study regions. 

Currently, HappyPlant is being used within specific study regions of the SmartCHANGE project. If your language is not yet supported or you are outside these pilot zones, please sign up for our newsletter to be notified when we expand to new regions and add more languages. 

Yes! While syncing a wearable (like a Garmin) makes tracking automatic, you can also log your activities manually. The focus is on your effort and progress, not just the gadgets you own. 

To sync your daily progress, receive new challenges, and update your garden’s growth, you will need a stable internet connection. However, you can still view your current goals and plant status while offline. 

Absolutely. While the app is designed to support clinical goals, it functions as a standalone tool for families to manage health and habits independently. 

It all starts with an Intro Week. During this time, the app learns about your current habits and lifestyle. This process allows HappyPlant to create a personalised baseline, ensuring your future challenges are perfectly suited to you. 

Your goals are a collaborative effort between technology, your doctor, and you. Your physician uses the SmartCHANGE Web App to set targets based on your health profile and AI-driven insights from your initial Intro Week. These medically sound targets determine the range of activities available in your HappyPlant app. From there, you take control: you choose the specific challenges you want to commit to each week, turning clinical advice into a personalised plan that fits your life.

HappyPlant is bi-directionally linked to the SmartCHANGE Web App. As you log activities or sync your wearable device, your healthcare professional can review your progress in real-time. This allows them to update your goals during your next visit or adjust your plan to ensure you stay on track toward a healthier future.

No. While HappyPlant is developed by health professionals and researchers to encourage a healthy lifestyle, it is a supportive tool. It should be used alongside, not instead of, professional medical guidance from your doctor or school nurse. 

Rewards are linked directly to consistency and the "water" earned through activities. The goal is to reward the process of staying healthy, like completing a "Walk to School" challenge, making the growth of the digital garden a tangible symbol of success. 

HappyPlant is built on trust and habit-building rather than high-stakes competition. By syncing with device sensors (like pedometers), the app verifies activity naturally, but the primary focus remains on the child’s personal commitment to their plant buddy. 

Your privacy is our priority. Data is handled according to strict GDPR and ethical research standards. Only you and authorised healthcare providers (if linked) can see your specific progress. All data used for the SmartCHANGE research project is anonymised to ensure your family's identity remains protected. 

No. To ensure maximum safety, there are no open chat or social networking features within HappyPlant. Your child’s garden and progress are private to your family and their linked healthcare provider. 

Your progress is securely linked to your account. Simply download HappyPlant on your new device and log in to pick up exactly where you and your plant buddies left off. 

Contact details for support are provided within the application, and are dependent on the study site in which you are taking part.