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A present for myself
I got this app as a Mother’s Day gift and I love it! Now when I am running through the woods I know which birds are up in the trees looking down at me.funkyzilla
Praise from a Point Counter
I use this app every field season to prepare for the summer. It's such a fun way to learn/relearn bird songs. It's slopes up pretty slowly for beginners but it's got enough details for the real bird fanatics. Great app!Jack Curry
The best
Still the king of bird song learning apps. This becomes painfully obvious when practicing songs for areas outside USA and Canada. Finding my own recordings of decent quality, grouping them by similar sounding species, finding pictures, and getting it all into iTunes is doable but time consuming. This app is worth its price and more.
Could we hope for coverage of other areas in the future?Show lessKing Eider
Developer Response
King Eider, thanks so much for the kind words! It really means a lot! We are definitely interested in expanding our coverage and (although moving slowly) things are in the works.Love it!
This is a great, comprehensive learning tool. My only complaint is likely due to my level as a birder. Sometimes, it's obvious to distinguish birds at the beginner and intermediate levels (example: owl and common yellowthroat). Hoping I'll be able to train my ear to distinguish intra-family and other similar calls.Show lessDesertLesley
Excellent learning tool
My only suggestion would be to update the user interface; the design feels like something out of the early 2000s.Pyortle
Exactly what I was looking for!
I wanted to find a way to learn bird calls and songs that would work similarly to Dulingo. This app is exactly that, and will feel very familiar to anybody who has used Dulingo before. Learning bird songs is similar to learning a foreign language, and takes about the same amount of effort. This app lets me put in 10 minutes here, 20 minutes there, day after day, while saving my progress. After just a couple of weeks using this program, my birding has improved markedly, and walking in the woods is a whole different experience from before. The change is like the difference between traveling in a foreign city where you don’t speak any of the language, and being in one with a language you understand. I never knew how much I was missing out on by not knowing my bird calls until I started using this app. I cannot recommend Larkwire highly enough.Show lessSuperduperdo
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! I just love your analogy with learning a foreign language ... that is just what it feels like!Sweet!
In the words of the Yellow Warbler, this app is sweet sweet sweet sweet so-so-so sweet!!!
I don’t usually pay more than .99 cents for an app, but I took a chance on this one: and it turned out to be probably the best app purchase I’ve ever made! With the help of this app, I have made the plunge into birding by ear, and it has truly changed me from a casual birder to a serious one. I love that each bird has multiple recordings, which prevents me from memorizing a specific recording rather than the pattern of the song. I love that it is not intimidating to a beginner like me, but is also useful to the seasoned veteran.
One feature which I would like to be added is a search bar in the section where you choose which birds to feature in your next game. Sometimes it’s difficult to find a specific species. I wish I could just type in “wrentit” rather than searching through every group and eventually finding it in “sparrows 6”.Show less*IndigoPhoenix*
Developer Response
Thanks for the review, that is so-so-so great to hear! And thanks for the excellent suggestion, I've added it to our enhancements list for future consideration. Excellent idea!Hands down amazing!
I have tried numerous apps on bird sings but this is best ever made! I wish I had taken the advice earlier ! Wonderful and significantly made birding more accessible!!birdbrain53
Very Challenging teaching tool
Larkwire can be loads of fun when stuck on a commuter train. It is first rate presenting fun birdsong learning games. It is a bit much to really master all the less common calls of every species though. It might be better to focus on the more common songs especially for migrants in a given locale for several of the games. I know really dedicated birders that stopped using Larkwire due to frustration of how tough it is even at non expert level.Show lesscooleo
Developer Response
Hey, thanks for your review! Just in case you didn't know, Larkwire does let you define playlists--so you can include only the species you're interested in. You setup playlists in Browse->Customize Larkwire.Excellent App for learning bird songs
I have tried studying bird songs and call for years, starting with an Ornithology class in college 44 years ago. I’m part of a birdsong study group at a local nature reserve. But, I’ve found nothing as helpful as this app. I learned of it from a Teaching Company - National Geographic Ornithology course, and, boy, do I appreciate the tip!Show lessWAlexandero
