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Outstanding!
Thank God a group of birders that are aware of the latest neuroscience developed this app!
I have been using the app for less then a week and the results are incredible!
After I read the book fluent forever about language acquisition, I had been wishing for the ability to apply it to bird language. I have no programming skills and was trying to us chat gpt to make something that would have been of far far inferior quality.
The gross repetition of the gallery option helps you be able to differentiate and hear sounds that you have never heard before. The constant instant feed back of right or wrong next to similar sounding birds helps your brain differentiate the sounds.
Then you use spaced repetition to help absorb the call deep into your memory. It works by playing you bird calls over spaced intervals right at about the time you would forget them. That time when you are about to forget, Neuroscientists have discoverd, is when your brain is most able to absorb the memory more deeply.
I am so excited to walk outside in the spring and know who is singing!Show lessandy5738201
Developer Response
Thanks so much for the awesome review! Your explanation of the two stages of learning (perceptual discrimination, followed by spaced repetition) completely nails it and really brought a smile to my face!Voice with each Click?
I'd say I love this app -- though the price is a bit too high. Memorizing the bird song patterns is always hard to me. I'm wondering if we can add bird song in the Visual part of the courses -- I mean, like, when clicking an image in the field quiz, play the bird song. That would greatly help us memorize the songs while browsing though photosShow lessAlrightANickname
Developer Response
Thanks for the kind words and the great suggestion! Please email me as I'd like to ask a followup question: phil@larkwire.com.A Hidden Gem to Learning Birdsong
Best app i have come across for learning to audibly identify birds. As a field biologist this app has been a game changer and is often what i recommend for anyone working point count jobs. The variety of learning styles is an added bonus that makes the app more approachable for a diverse set of learners as well as varying it up when one method gets old.Show lesscielobirder
Developer Response
Thanks so much for your thoughtful review ... it's always great to hear from professionals in the field!Subscription model
I’ve been using this app to study for field work for quite a while as an alternative to the old thayer software, and buying content packs as needed. But all of a sudden it looks like the content is now only available as a subscription model rather than via one time purchases which is very disappointing.Show lessc4aa
Great app but has glitches
Finally there’s an app to help me learn bird songs. I really like the way it groups the birds you are trying to learn and that it doesn’t try to make you learn too many at once. I appreciate also the descriptions of the sounds. But sometimes it’s playing but no sound comes out. I find if I shut down my phone entirely sometimes it comes back on properly. I hope this glitch gets fixed.Show lesscathunter111
Developer Response
Thanks for the kind words, that's great to hear you're enjoying Larkwire! I'm sorry to hear about the audio glitches--the best way to get any bug fixed is to report it to me directly at support@larkwire.com. That allows you to send me details, which will help narrow down the source of the bug, and hopefully enable me to fix it!Great for learning bird songs!
Whenever I was hiking in the woods last spring and summer, I could always hear birds singing, but I couldn’t identify them by their song and it was hard to spot them amidst the foliage. I got the Eastern Landbirds Pack and started by practicing with small groups of Warblers in the Gallery practice mode, and then would practice in the Field mode with more and more birds as I recognized the songs better. Learning bird calls is tricky and takes a while, but this app definitely makes the process much easier! I highly recommend it!Show lessGabe__12
Developer Response
Thanks so much for the kind review! Gotta love those eastern warblers!A good tool for learning bird songs
First: the support for this app is excellent. I was unable to get the product to work at first. The developer worked with me over a period of days to resolve it. I had to uninstall and reinstall the app to get the purchase to load. I don’t know why that happened, but the support was patient and dedicated to solving my problem. I’ve used it a few times now and – now that I have the proper packet loaded – I am quite pleased with it. It’s not perfect, but is very, very good. And honestly, the tech support alone would be enough to make me recommend it. The product has good quality recordings and good photos. The game set up makes it a little more fun and rewarding to push through. The songs are grouped by quality of sound, allowing you to compare similar songs that can tricky to differentiate. This is one of the best aspects. If you’ve ever switched between taxa to compare the songs of a Chipping Sparrow and a Pine Warbler and later thought, “but wait! That’s a lot like the Dark-eyed Junco!” Then you know why this is helpful! It can get a little tedious and repetitive, but that does get the job done. I’ve only been using it for a few days now, but I’m leaning what I wanted to learn.Show lessBirdcall2
Developer Response
I'm so glad we were able to get you up and running and thanks so much for the thoughtful review! I'm always happy to help, so don't hesitate to reach out if you run into any further issues or if you have suggestions for how to make the app better.What I’ve been waiting for
Finally a helpful way to learn birdsong. Such a useful tool! Instead of a course where I might learn a few local bird songs, this game teaches me many and let’s me progress at my own pace.Kargee
This app is fantastic!
I can’t believe it has so few reviews. I thought it was great when it was just bird songs and now there are plumage courses too! The price is really not that much when you consider that it is a one time fee, not a subscription that is bilking you every month (like so many apps these days), and really is no more than you would shell out for a good field guide.
Try the two free courses and I think you will agree that it is an awesome way to learn to identify birds by sight and sound.Show lessdiannedawn
Developer Response
Thanks so much for the enthusiastic review! As an indie dev, it really means a lot. Since Larkwire will be (ahem) moving to a subscription model, I wanted to give you a heads up and invite your feedback. I absolutely want to keep Larkwire affordable, but the current price doesn't pay for the 1000's of hours and dozens of collaborators that it takes to create these courses and keep them up-to-date. I'd love to hear from you with your thoughts -- reach me at phil@larkwire.com. In any case, the courses you've already purchased will be yours forever.Fun way to learn bird song
I am still terrible at identifying bird song, but I am markedly LESS terrible at it with this app! My 4 year old likes playing it with me, too.Smeltgirl
