# Bird Id - British Isles birds — user reviews > 66 indexed App Store user reviews of Bird Id by Sunbird Images OHG, rated 4.00/5 from 1 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bird-id-british-isles-birds/id457925718/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bird-id-british-isles-birds/id457925718.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Bird Id? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 💡 Informative content - 🎶 Birdsong feature is great - 🖼️ Good quality photos - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Child friendly - 🚀 Works offline - ✅ Identifies birds well - 💰 Good value for money **Cons** - 🖼️ Limited photos per bird - 🌍 Not for US birds - 👴 Outdated UI - 🐦 Missing common birds - 🔄 Lacks recent updates **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when editing location - Cannot add own photos - Dates displayed in German - Sightings map not showing percentage species spot - App unstable on iPhone **Most requested features** - More photos of birds (in flight, on ground, in water) - Photos of both male and female birds - Include common birds like Little Egrets - Filter sightings by date - Add a mammal identification feature - Add a grass species identification feature - Add size comparison to other birds - Update user interface - Make app for US birds ## Newest reviews (15 of 66) ### 3/5 — Good, but sighting feature not working correctly *2020-05-17* I really like this app, but the ability to edit locations of sightings causes the app to crash. So if I tried to enter a sighting after I got home from a walk I cannot, and it will only put the sighting as being in my current location. If you press ‘edit location’ the app crashes and force quits. ### 4/5 — Bird review *2019-12-03, version 9.0* It is an very good app and makes identifying easy yet when I try to edit my location it takes me of the app. It has all the scientific names and lots of identification helps. Overall a great app ### 4/5 — Maybe it’s me *2019-06-12* I am really enjoying this app and especially the fact it supports family share. For the most part it is completely intuitive and so great for kids to use as well as technophobes like me. I have read the help section and it’s clear enough in all but one aspect. I have not been able to establish the white tick on species I have logged and nor does the sightings map appear to show the percentage species spot that n the top left as indicated in the aforementioned help section. If anyone wants to let me know what I am missing then please do. All in all a welcome and valuable addition to my apps list. ### 4/5 — So far very happy! *2019-05-16, version 8.05* Only installed recently and already identified two birdsong in the woods nearby. See how it goes but so far so good. ### 4/5 — Bird app *2018-11-04, version 8.05* Very good, easy to use, l like it! John m ### 4/5 — Grass 49 *2018-05-31, version 8.05* Nice app but a little unstable on my iPhone ### 5/5 — Great app *2018-05-11, version 8.05* Really useful and fun ### 5/5 — Excellence *2018-04-14, version 8.05* Great app and very useful. Used everyday. ### 5/5 — BirdId *2018-03-11, version 8.05* Handy app in the house or out and about recommended ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2018-03-06* I downloaded this app when a bird I didn’t recognise landed in my garden. The app is great so far refreshing my bird knowledge. Sometimes I could do with a couple more photos to help with my identification. ### 5/5 — Garden bird help *2018-01-11, version 8.05* Brilliant for identifying garden birds quickly. Very child friendly. ### 4/5 — Good but outdated UI *2017-12-29, version 8.05* Good app and easy to use but really, really needs a user interface update! ### 5/5 — Great app for identifying birds and birdsong *2017-10-14* Easy to carry and use to identify a bird; but you do need to know what family its in. Listening to the birds call is a great feature and you won't find that with a book. ### 5/5 — Mr *2017-10-07, version 8.05* Brilliant! ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2017-09-30, version 8.05* Very easy to use and beautiful clear pictures of birds. A prettier app than similar more expensive ones. Well with the money. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Buggy and inadequate *2020-12-14, version 9.0* The personal sightings function is worse than useless. It crashes if you try to edit a location, and won’t let you add your own photo despite this being a function offered. Dates are in German. This is a shoddy app that I cannot recommend, and I wish I could get my money back... ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2013-12-14* I live in then states. It wasn't until I noticed that names were assigned to the "wrong" birds that I realized I had just spent $4 on an app that is useless to me. This is a British Isles bird ID app. I feel ripped off an I am mad about it. Lesson learned... Read the fine print very carefully! ### 1/5 — Mr *2012-09-16* It has a very poor selection of birds, you would think it would have more birds in the system based on the price. I would not recommended for other people. Rateaa ### 1/5 — Birds *2011-12-18* Don't buy this app. unless you're in the British Isles, something they forgot to write in their presentation. Total waste of money for me here in Canada ### 2/5 — Not bad but needs more photos *2024-05-24* It’s a good that that could be excellent. Needs more photos of the same bird but in flight, on the ground and in water where applicable. Also photos of both males and females. Still lacks common birds such as Little Egrets. Could also update where you ID a bird you can filter to date not just geographical location. Has not had any new photos or significant updates for 9 years! they don’t respond to emails or feedback. I wonder if they read these reviews? ### 2/5 — Can't edit location *2021-07-01* I've had this app a couple of years now. Sent feedback to the developer because it crashes every single time you try to edit the location of a sighting. It's something they're working on. Two years later. No change; still crashes. ### 2/5 — Missing birds *2021-04-20, version 9.0* Downloaded the app to try and help me identify birds. Very disappointed, thought the bird I was looking at was a little egret, can’t find it anywhere on the app had to go home and look in my readers digest book of birds. ### 2/5 — Limited *2021-01-26, version 9.0* I had hoped this app would have plenty of photos to identify birds, disappointingly, there is only one and sometimes two. ### 2/5 — Bird if *2012-02-24* Downloaded without knowing it was not US birds. Think this is very important as I live in Arizona. Alma ### 2/5 — Mr *2011-12-20* Interesting, but one needs to know that this app is designed for birds common to the British Islands. Since I live in North Caolina it isn't too helpful. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App, but wish there was more photos *2023-03-31* I’ve had this app for several years, and I really enjoyed using it. The only criticism I add is that I wish there were more photos of the birds. For example, on ground and in the air photos. Some birds have both on the ground and in the air photos, but others don’t. ### 5/5 — Love the app *2019-06-07* I’ve had this app (and all the other sunbird apps) for years now. I use it pretty much everyday for work so it was worth every penny. They just need to make one for uk mammals and one for grass species and I’ll have everything I need. ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2019-05-18, version 8.05* Good for people with no knowledge. Easy to use app full of info. ### 5/5 — Pam JI *2019-01-15* I am thrilled to have found & downloaded this app. It has brilliant photography, easy to find identification & the information is very informative. At last I can identify most of the birds that I see. Also it’s worth just looking through. ### 5/5 — So far brilliant *2019-01-05, version 8.05* I have only just purchase this app but am very impressed so far ### 5/5 — Excellent *2018-09-22, version 8.05* A very informative App; useful for its purpose. ### 5/5 — Quite simply a fantastic app for birders! *2018-08-05, version 8.05* Use it a lot when out and about, its invaluable ### 5/5 — Superb *2018-05-26, version 8.05* Unsurpassed. Well done all ### 5/5 — Informative and easy to use. *2018-05-26* Use this a lot, it does what it is supposed to do, help you identify the birds. I use it as we have a lot in the garden and it’s nice to know what I’m looking at. It always works as it should. ### 5/5 — Great app for identifying birds *2018-05-12, version 8.05* Really good app, would like more pictures of females where they differ from the makes but other than that excellent. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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