iNaturalist

Name: iNaturalist
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Rating: 3.7899999618530273 (11948 reviews)
Author: iNaturalist

11.9K reviews

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About this app

One of the world's most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over 400,000 scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What's more, by recording and sharing your observations, you'll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature.

KEY FEATURES
• Discover species new to you both near and far
• Record your own observations and share them with the community
• Receive suggestions and crowdsourced identifications of what you've seen
• Discuss and help others identify what they've seen
• Follow projects comprised of smaller communities and fellow citizen scientists passionate about a particular place and/or species

For more info, check out http://www.inaturalist.org

Observe and identify plants and animals with your friends

Updated on

Oct 15, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.

No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

11.6K reviews

Emerson Miles Shaw-Melville

August 30, 2026

Great way to find out what you might run into while travelling. It is also a great way to record what you might find without it being bogged down like social media apps. The app doesn't always run smoothly, sometimes it might freeze or not load someone's observation (it's very rare that this happens). It doesn't stop it from being useful.

4 people found this review helpful

E. G. Hoyt

May 5, 2026

As much as I love the website, the app leaves much to be desired. I can essentially only post observations — attempting to see other posts, check notifications, edit observations, or anything else causes the app to immediately freeze and crash. I really wish it was more stable, I use the website all the time! I've changed phones too, and the problem continues...

59 people found this review helpful

M Henderson

May 25, 2026

Great app, but once you open it a self-destruct sequence is activated and it's only a matter of time before your phone's operating system crashes and burns 🔥. I love: -Adding species to my list. -How active other people are in helping to identify species. -Seeing all the cool things people are finding in my area. All this can be accessed on the website, but having it as an app is more convenient. However, after 5-10 minutes either the app crashes or the app crashes my entire phone. ☹️

12 people found this review helpful