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It’s pretty good
I use it all the time but it still needs some adjustments. I’ve noticed not with just this app but internet image search as well that they went from very accurate to hardly ever accurate (internet). This app has been able to keep the most accurate percentage and one I will trust overall. My issue is I find myself needing to take a show three different pictures of the same thing and if I get 2 same answers I will go with it. Some days it will never give the same results and it asks me if it’s correct. There needs to be an I don’t know option bc I have to close the app bc I don’t want to say yes or no.
There also needs to be an easier way to delete than one picture at a time. Like allowing selecting multiple photos. Or if it has to be singular then a slide delete option not clicking three dots. If you are registered to be off the tiniest bit it just opens the info and you can’t delete from there. After a few times doing that it becomes too tedious to clean up the collection of misidentified insects.
I would also like to suggest being able to add insects
to your collection from photos already in the identify column. I have deleted some from my phone and I don’t want to save it to collect it and have it in another spot vs just allow it me to pin/flag it or save from within the app.
Once again great app and I use it daily. I would just love some more ease within the app itself.Show lessAshB1717
Developer Response
It is our honor to have such a careful user as you. We sincerely invite you to take a screenshot of the problem you encountered and describe it in detail in the email. The product manager will tailor a favorites function that better meets user expectations based on your real experience. This is our email address. Regarding other feedback, I believe the product manager will also discuss and redesign it. Let us witness together that Picture Insect grows more and more accurate and rich! You can also invite more friends and relatives who have needs to use and experience Picture Insect and other series of products.2 years together
I’ve been tricked 2 times into purchasing your app for a year. Apple is so resourceful I think it’s apple that’s decides to pick a one year plan for a low income senior, then it takes me months to get over it. I know one things for sure I’ve never choose a year for any app and I found out today it’s not legal for money to be taken from my acct without my authorization. There are very few apps I’d need to have longer than the free trial. But unless I choose to keep the app and check mark for one year apple can’t legally go in and take the money. In your situation I’ve been taken for the money because I forgot to delete it not because I choose to keep it. If it’s in my power I will file against apple just for the money they’ve taken and led me to believe it was right. I’m a senior I forget sometimes but I never choose weekly, monthly or yearly. Anyone who will give me my money back I won’t list for the lawyer and if I forgot it you’d have proof for court you paid it back. But appearing in court for taking from a senior isn’t something I’d want to advertise my business with. AnnaShow less$Lovenslots$
Very helpful app!
I’ve been using this app for free more than two years and it’s amazing! When first downloading the app, the subscription pop-up might be confusing but it’s optional. (Press cancel in the top-right corner)
During an infestation, I was able to use this app to identify pests such as bed bugs and carpet beetles easily.
I also love to add to my “Insects Collection” section. I have 99 entries right now and love to go out to look for more!
As a bug-lover this app has helped me figure out what species are safe to touch and lots of facts about them. The accuracy is almost always perfect!
I also love their other apps such as Picture-Bird or Picture-Fish! Go check them out!Show lesspoop face 1.0
Didn’t realize how much I needed this
I kept seeing these guys around my house, so I got the app to discover I had carpet beetles. I was able to figure out how to get rid of them before it became an issue. Since then I have discovered a lot of bugs. Sometimes it’s cool just to know about the ones I see outside. Sometimes I know when to get on my sister’s case, because I’ve identified some bugs as the adults of the larvae she feeds her reptiles. the app tells me some of the bugs are in our house specifically because of certain plants she keeps. It also tells me how to protect my side of the house from her antics, and if I am in any danger. It’s surprisingly accurate. Even with really tiny bugs. The trick is to take a video with flash on amd get the camera as focused l, still, and zoomed in as possible. Then take a screenshot the clearest image from the video and upload it to the app.Show lessgazorpazorpzxcvb
“Not sure”
Can you put back the option “not sure” or “I don’t know” for when it asks if you identified the correct insect. I’m using the app to identify the insect. Usually I feel like I know what it is so when something comes up and it wasn’t the insect I was thinking of then I clearly can’t answer “yes” or “no” bc I don’t know. I dunno, if you don’t want to do that then at least make it so you opt not to answer without having to close the app completely out. 9 times out of 10 when I get this question it’s when I’m trying to take a picture of the next insect and I don’t want to say it is or isn’t the correct insect if I’m not sure bc then I’m giving possibly false feedback. However you are forcing us to answer one or the other bc we can’t X out of the question without answering. By the time I close the app out to get rid of the question, the insect I wanted to photo is long gone. Its frustrating. Otherwise the app is excellent. I use it several times a day in the Spring and Summer.Show lessStevie1276
Developer Response
Thanks so much for the feedback, can you let us know what phone and the version of the iOS by email support@pictureinsect.com? We will help you to figure it out.Good IDs, bad species information
As an entomologist, I take my hat off to this app for surprisingly accurate & reliable identification. However, the hysteria & fear-driven (or pesticide-driven?) misinformation it spreads it pretty damned reprehensible. For instance, while it acknowledges that Harvestmen (one of two species known as “daddy long legs”) are not toxic to humans, it doesn’t acknowledge that they are literally incapable of biting humans, and goes on to say that they are, in regards to pets, a “bite animal”. As though these beneficial aphid-eating non-spider arachnids were a potential threat to your dog. Unless your “pet” is a white fly, your pets are 100% safe from these guys. And this is just one of numerous examples where the app is very out of touch with reality & potentially even destructive to the environment & horticulture as it spreads ignorance on one hand & informs in terms of basic identification with the other, making it seem more credible than it is. Because of this, I will never subscribe to premium, even though I find the app useful. Take the IDs, but always do your own research - preferably on sites that aren’t “pest management” companies with an agenda to sell their overzealous “services” a la Dale Gribble. 🙄Show lessKorvidia
Developer Response
We appreciate your feedback and understand the importance of accurate information. We're making changes in our app to rectify misinformation and highlight the benefits of insects. We hope that our improvements will encourage you to reconsider. Your expertise greatly helps us improve.It actually works!!!!! Highly recommend!
I’ve never written a review before but I had to for this one. My mother saw a mystery bug on her bathroom countertops at 3am. She texted me a picture of it and asked me what it was. I of course had no idea because I’m not a big expert. Then she told me to Google it and we had a whole argument about that. Then I said screw it and tried to see if there was a bug identifier app. I downloaded this one. I uploaded the picture and assumed it wouldn’t work because the bug was almost completely camouflaged by the grain in the countertop but whatever, it was 3am and my mom wouldn’t let me sleep. So I started the app thinking it would fail and in an instant it told me exactly what bug it was! It even showed me other similar images of it to make sure it got it right! Perfect! Bang on! Genius AI app!!! Shocked that it actually identified this camouflaged bug! Highly recommend!!Show lessmax4286
Great Insect Identifier
This is a great app for bug identifying. I am always in my backyard & come across all types of insects. Most of the time I would not know what I would be looking at until I found this app. Now if I see something I do not immediately recognize, I just take a pic & almost 98% of the time (I would estimate) I get the type of insect I am looking at. It’s not 100% because I would venture to say ‘user error’. Some times pics just aren’t as clear as one would like. Bugs aren’t the most cooperative when photographing. They move, jump, fly away…etc.
It will provide info on what insect you input telling you what you need to know about it. Overall it is a very good app to have.Show lessnondno
Amazing app! Have used for years!!
This is overall an amazing app! I’ve used it for about 2 years now on and off to categorize my entomological endeavors! Im 19 and all off my friends poke fun at me for loving insects but this app makes me happy! The information is not very in-depth but it is not hard to just look up the insect after it’s identified! Not that the info is incorrect or out-of-date it’s just there are millions of species of insects and it would take years to input all of the data about each! Though, there is a feature that allows you (the user) to add there own findings and information when you identify the specific species like location, age, sex, etc. which I think with time will get much better! Highly recommend!Show lessPokeybird20703
Very accurate!
I’ve used this app for a little over a year now and identified whatever happens to spark my curiosity. The results are usually very close to an actual species, and it’s 99% guaranteed for an accurate genus classification from the 3 options it gives you. I have an older iPhone, so my camera is not all that great and I take a lot of fuzzy-ish photos of small spiders, but the accuracy is still very spot on for what the image can convey! It’s amazing how this app can pick up small details like tiny dots or spines that are barely visible from an image.
The brief overview of the insect is also very insightful, although most times general about toxins or venoms (lower risk, higher risk, aggressive vs. passive, etc.). I like how it gives you a map of where the insect is commonly found and for what time of year, as well as photos from other members or sourced from online to further identify your specimen.
My only criticism is the pop up every time I open the app asking me to upgrade to premium, but other than that, there are no ads whatsoever and the free version works great for me.
Overall, fantastic app for the free experience! I’m no scientist so I’m not sure I would recommend this for academic studies (even though I bet it’d be a good head start to identifying a genus/family if you’re not sure), but it sure is a helpful tool for anyone curious about a bug! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Show lessNoxave of Fire Stars
