Birda User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience65.0% of reviews
Neutral7.9% of reviews
Negative experience27.1% of reviews

~ Based on 317 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Birda Safe?

Birda - Bird Watching, Birding appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Birda is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 2,044 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

92.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 2,044 App Store ratings for Birda.

Is Birda Legit?

Birda - Bird Watching, Birding appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Birda is 78/100.

Based on 78 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Great concept, virtually non functional

Really hope this app improves, but the identification capabilities are pretty tragic, even with good photos

Camera button needs to show up faster birds fly away🕊️🕊️😭

Cool concept but camera does not always identify the bird

Response from developer

Hey there! We appreciate your feedback about the camera button's responsiveness and the bird identification feature. It sounds like you're missing some great moments, and we understand how important it is to capture those fleeting opportunities. We will look into this to enhance your experience. Please reach out to our support team at support@birda.org if you encounter any issues. If everything improves on your end, we’d love for you to consider updating your rating. Happy birdwatching!

Great app

So much fun!!! Would love a feature where you can hear the sound the birds make to help identify the bird.

Response from developer

We're delighted that you're enjoying the app so much! It's always great to hear that users are having fun. We will look into your suggestion about incorporating bird sounds, as it could enhance the experience even more. If you have any other thoughts, feel free to reach out to our support team at support@birda.org. We hope you'll continue to enjoy using Birda!

Incorrect Species

I’ve noticed recently that some species (Such as Carrion Crow and Hooded Crow) are the same species in the app whereas on all other bird ID sites and apps they are listed as separate species. This is a problem cause it messes with peoples Birda Life List and Life List on other apps, making them different and could cause confusion
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1st Sighting Crimson Rosella’s

Love this app, great resource and easy to use.

Response from developer

It's wonderful to hear you enjoyed using the app and found it helpful for identifying the Crimson Rosella! We appreciate your feedback and hope you continue to explore all the features our app has to offer. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to our support team at support@birda.org.

Earth birds

Good job

Takes your info before telling you how much it costs

Also it's an annual charge so be prepared to pay for a whole year at once before getting to try it.

What am I missing?

I tried to log my first bird, a mountain chickadee, and it identified it as a crow at first. Also I find it confusing that you give what % likely it is. It only gave me 12% likely for a second photo I took but other apps just accurately identified the bird.

pictures become blurry

i love the app and the concept, bird watching is one of my top hobbies. unfortunately when i use the AI identification camera it lowers the quality of the pictures i take to such a degree the AI can’t identify a bird from a previously crystal clear picture. hoping this gets fixed cause i can see myself using this app regularly and trying to “collect” all the birds around my area :)
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Response from developer

Thank you for sharing your experience! It's wonderful to hear about your passion for bird watching and how much you enjoy the app's concept. We appreciate your feedback about the photo quality when using the AI identification feature. Your insights are valuable, and we hope you continue to immerse yourself in birding as you explore your surroundings. Happy bird watching!

Phenomenal

Phenomenal bird app

Great app

Amazing app for community birding, sharing photos, and logging birds into the app. Awesome app overall, and I have a few suggestions for it. First, when I upload my eBird data to Birda, It doesn’t give me any badges for all the birds I’ve found. If you can also link that to the images I uploaded to eBird that would be great too.
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Not Free Don’t Be Fooled

I downloaded the app for free, but unfortunately I deleted it with 20 seconds because it charges to use the app. No thanks, there’s plenty of these out there that are actually free lmao

Fun

I love birds

Not my thing

Beware! It’s essentially a knockoff of a seriously scientific app that is available at no cost. This app will take and take your money and so far despite several attempts, I’m finding it impossible to cancel.

Guys please

Your see all button doesn’t work, cant tell how rare my bird sighting is, doesn’t tell me anywhere after I posted it. Will change to 5 star obviously after the fix

ID & Log & Community

I appreciate this offers the best of all the worlds! IDing, logging and community to share.
Also location pins, challenges, etc. really fun thank you!

Response from developer

It's fantastic to hear that you’re enjoying the diverse features! Your enthusiasm for identifying, logging, and connecting with the community truly brightens our day. We’re grateful for your positive feedback, and we’re glad you find the challenges and location pins to be fun!

I like the idea, needs improvement.

I’ve been using the paid version of the app for about a month or two now, and in its current state I’m switching to Merlin.

1) the photo ID of the app is more often wrong than not. What made me decide to move away from
The app was realizing I use Google search to identify the birds than I do the app.

2) the UI interface is a bit clunky, not a deal breaker but can be frustrating when you’re sweaty, the middle of the woods trying to identify the same bird the photo ID got wrong 3 times in a row.

With that said, I understand the app is in its infancy and everything costs money. So I’m not recommending that you shouldn’t give the app a go or support the business, but for my personal use, its not worth it.
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Great!

Birda turned out to be one of the most enjoyable apps I’ve downloaded recently. It made me pay more attention to nature and actually made walks outside more interesting. 😊
Overall, it’s a relaxing and genuinely well-made app that makes birdwatching feel fun and accessible.

Can’t identify pictures

Have to have location on, and there’s no option to identify a bird that isn’t at my physical location.

Stuck in challenge screen

This app is buggy. Doesn’t do anything but offer the challenge.