Animal Sound Identifier User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience7.7% of reviews
Neutral2.6% of reviews
Negative experience89.7% of reviews

~ Based on 39 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Animal Sound Identifier Safe?

Animal Sound Identifier: AI appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Animal Sound Identifier is 77/100.

This assessment is based on 252 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.9/5.

Safety Analysis

71.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
24.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 252 App Store ratings for Animal Sound Identifier.

Is Animal Sound Identifier Legit?

Animal Sound Identifier: AI appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Animal Sound Identifier is 60/100.

Based on 60 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

cancel option not working

Super frustrating- got a free trial but decided I didn't want to continue. The option to cancel the app did not work so I sent an email to support saying I wanted to cancel but now I've been charged for a full years subscription. I've sent an email requesting refund and cancellation... we'll see what happens.
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Not free

You have to pay for the sound identifier feature of this app😒

Not even close

Cancelled free trial immediately. Tried identifying a frog…asked a waiter and found out they were Bull Frogs. App said first a cow, then an owl, then day later trying a crow.

It’s click bait

This app costs $40 it’s not free and waste of time and of a download hate the “free” apps that cost more than a coffee run lol

Confidently wrong

This doesn’t seem to be working from a data bank of actual sounds. It seems to be basing its answers on a data bank of sound descriptions. For example, last night there were some calls from something on top of a telegraph pole, possibly sitting on the power lines 18-20 feet above the ground. The App said that based on the high-pitched call, it was…(drum roll)…..a guinea pig!
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Every thing comes back frog

It’s ok but can only id the loudest sound. So if a frog is calling louder than the sound you want to id. It comes back frog

Can’t upload sound videos

I’m so frustrated with this app. It says there is a “free trial” but you can’t really do anything during the free trial to see if it’s worth it. I had a recorded video of a sound I heard in the woods and wanted to see what it was. It wouldn’t let me upload so I was like “well, I’ll just purchase a week to see if this app works and see if I can identify the sound.” So I paid. Then I try and upload video and it can’t find the video! Won’t let me upload it at all. You have to live record only apparently even though there is a spot that says “upload”. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Live recording is impossible when you are at a place that doesn’t have cell service and wifi is iffy (like in the mountains). App is not worth it and kinda expensive when you can’t do much.
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??

Difficulty signing up and then blacked out my phone afterwards just a black screen. I did not identify the sound.

Paywall

It’s literally all blocked by a paywall, I’m not gonna pay for something I’ll use once in my life.

Useless

0 stars

Ne fonctionne pas

Nul

O/2

I was curious what a sound was coming from some bushes so I hastily downloaded the app and ran it. The app told me that it was a duck. It was definitely NOT a duck. Later that day I tried it again on a sound that I presumed was a squirrel alarming. The app told me that it was a Great Horned Owl. Again, I am confident that it wasn’t a GHO.

At this point, I’m not confident that I will get an accurate identification.

I’m sorry that I bought it.
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Response from developer

Hi, thanks for taking the time to share your experience, and we're sorry the identifications weren't accurate. Sound identification can be challenging when recordings are short, distant, or include background noise, but we know that's not the experience you expected. We're continuously improving our AI models to increase accuracy. If you could contact us through the Contact Us section in the app and share those recordings, we'd be very grateful—they help us improve the app significantly. Thank you for your feedback, and we hope you'll give the app another try after future updates.

Useless App

Couldn’t identify the sound and the options with “95%” confidence every time was way wrong.

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for your honest feedback. We understand how disappointing it is when the results don't match what you're hearing. Wildlife sounds can sometimes be difficult to identify, especially when multiple animals are calling at the same time or the sound is faint, but we know we need to do better. Every update includes improvements to our recognition system, and reports like yours help us identify where it falls short. We'd really appreciate it if you could send us the recording through the Contact Us section in the app so our team can investigate it. Thanks for helping us improve.

No trial. Must pay to use the first time. Unacceptable.

Who wants to pay for an animal sound identifier without some indication of how good it is? Ridiculous. At least a three day trial. In any case, the AI identifiers are generally not so good. Having read some of the low star reviews, I think two stars was accurate.

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for your feedback. We've recently updated the app and now offer a free trial, so you can try the latest version before subscribing. We've also made significant improvements to our AI identification models and overall performance since your review. We'd love for you to give the app another try and share your experience. Thank you for helping us improve!

Completely inaccurate

I tried it on two fairly easy sounds: a Robin chirping and some baby raccoons. It said the Robin was a chicken and the raccoons were barn owls. And it said 95%accuracy for each of those! What a joke. Don’t pay for this!!!!!!

Response from developer

Hi, we're sorry to hear about your experience. Those results clearly aren't what we want the app to deliver. We've released several improvements to our sound recognition system since then and are continuously refining the AI to make it more reliable. We'd really appreciate it if you could update the app and give it another try. If you still experience incorrect identifications, please send us the recordings through the Contact Us section in the app so we can investigate and continue improving. Thank you for your feedback.

Animal sound identifier

What a waste of money. I thought it would show which kind of animal or bird when in recording mode. How do I get a refund???

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback, and we're sorry the app didn't meet your expectations. Animal Sound Identifier is designed to identify animals and birds from recorded or uploaded sounds, but we're sorry if this wasn't clear. For refund requests, Apple manages all App Store purchases directly. We appreciate your feedback.

Scam

I downloaded this app to see what sound was playing in the yard and they said I have a three day free trial I subscribe for it. They immediately took $14.99 gave me a premium subscription. And the sound that they gave me was the wrong animal. It wasn’t even the right one. I want my refund.

Feedback

Got identification wrong. Can’t find how to cancel

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback, and we're sorry the identification wasn't accurate. We're continuously improving our recognition system to provide better results. If you need to cancel your subscription, you can do so anytime from your Apple ID subscription settings. We appreciate your feedback and hope to provide a better experience in future updates.

Fail

Said it was a Coqui frog 95% certainty. 100% incorrect

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback, and we're sorry the identification was incorrect. We know accuracy is important, and we're continuously improving our recognition models to deliver more reliable results. We appreciate you taking the time to let us know.

Does not work

Just got this app and can’t even identify a tree frog sound .