Use the power of image recognition technology to identify the plants and animals all around you. Earn badges for seeing different types of plants, birds, fungi and more!
• Get outside and point the Seek Camera at living things
• Identify wildlife, plants, and fungi and learn about the organisms all around you
• Earn badges for observing different types of species and participating in challenges
OPEN THE CAMERA AND START SEEKING!
Found a mushroom, flower, or bug, and not sure what it is? Open up the Seek Camera to see if it knows!
Drawing from millions of wildlife observations on iNaturalist, Seek shows you lists of commonly recorded insects, birds, plants, amphibians, and more in your area. Scan the environment with the Seek Camera to identify organisms using the tree of life. Add different species to your observations and learn all about them in the process! The more observations you make, the more badges you’ll earn!
This is a great app for families who want to spend more time exploring nature together, and for anyone who wants to learn more about the life all around them.
KID-SAFE
Seek does not require registration and does not collect any user data by default. Some user data will be collected if you choose to sign in with an iNaturalist account, but you must be over 13 or have your parents permission to do so.
Seek will ask permission to turn on location services, but your location is obscured to respect your privacy while still allowing species suggestions from your general area. Your precise location is never stored in the app or sent to iNaturalist unless you sign in to your iNaturalist account and submit your observations.
Our image recognition technology is based on observations submitted to iNaturalist.org and partner sites, and identified by the iNaturalist community.
Seek is part of iNaturalist, a not-for-profit organization. Seek was made by the iNaturalist team with support from the California Academy of Sciences, the National Geographic Society, Our Planet on Netflix, WWF, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, and Visipedia.
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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
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This app hasAccurate identification of plants, animals, and fungi in many cases
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This app hasFun and engaging challenges and achievements to complete
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This app hasProvides information about the identified species, including common and scientific names
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This app hasIntegrates with iNaturalist to contribute observations to the scientific community
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This app hasEfficient use of battery and device resources
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This app hasParticularly good at identifying plants compared to animals and insects
Negative highlights
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This app hasStruggles to accurately identify certain species, especially insects, birds, and camouflaged organisms
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This app hasDifficulty focusing the camera and getting clear photos for identification
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This app hasLack of options to correct misidentifications or add additional information about observations
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This app hasInconsistent performance in identifying the same species across multiple attempts
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This app hasInaccurate location data and difficulty with GPS integration
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This app hasLimited zoom and image control features within the app
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This app hasNo way to delete or manage observations, leading to cluttered observation history
Would be even better if you could bulk upload all historic records from my seek account to Inaturalist.
When I first got this app it didn’t matter so much about sending to Inaturalist, but now I have a few hundred points and it would be good to have them on Inaturalist as well.
