by iNaturalist
Perfect for: Nature enthusiasts, educators, families, and citizen scientists
Track iNaturalist's performance in Education over the last 30 days
Current Rank
#50
Best Rank
#49
All-time high
Average Rank
#50
30-day average
Alright, so I downloaded iNaturalist after seeing a weird bug in my backyard and not having a clue what it was. This app is surprisingly good. You jus...
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iNaturalist is an interesting implementation of technology to encourage citizen science. The app allows users to record observations of plants, animal...
Best identifying app hands down. Have been using it for years and it’s basically pokemon go but for real species. I love keeping track of what I’ve spotted and seeing what others have found near me. Bonus points for your pictures contributing to science! Favorite app of all time Best identifying app hands down. Have been using it for years and it’s basically pokemon go but for real species. I love keeping track of what I’ve spotted and seeing what others have found near me. Bonus points for your pictures contributing to science!
Overall, love this app to death. However, I think a more intuitive/user friendly system of adding friends/followers would be super helpful. I also do like the idea of seeing your observations in categories like seek. I think the projects page could be updated a bit with a more clear indicator if the project is active or not. Like for example I still see nearby projects show up with 2016 in the title. And I’m not sure if it’s still being used at all. Thoughts Overall, love this app to death. However, I think a more intuitive/user friendly system of adding friends/followers would be super helpful. I also do like the idea of seeing your observations in categories like seek. I think the projects page could be updated a bit with a more clear indicator if the project is active or not. Like for example I still see nearby projects show up with 2016 in the title. And I’m not sure if it’s still being used at all.
I’ve had iNaturalist for years now and find it consistent and easy to use. I’ve learned so much using it! Thank you! Very pleased with this app! I’ve had iNaturalist for years now and find it consistent and easy to use. I’ve learned so much using it! Thank you!
I wrote a slightly worse review previously and I would like to take it back. Previously I owned an iPhone 11 and the app didn’t really work. I got a new phone and suddenly the app works and it’s amazing and I never use the old app anymore. Oops Truly a great update I wrote a slightly worse review previously and I would like to take it back. Previously I owned an iPhone 11 and the app didn’t really work. I got a new phone and suddenly the app works and it’s amazing and I never use the old app anymore. Oops
This is very useful. I got it recently because of an environmental learning center. I wanted to know what plants were, and it helped a ton Very Useful This is very useful. I got it recently because of an environmental learning center. I wanted to know what plants were, and it helped a ton
iNaturalist
9/6/2025