Birda - Bird Watching, Birding appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Birda is 88 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Birda Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: Birda - Bird Watching, Birding
Rating: 4.7 (2304 reviews)

Birda - Bird Watching, Birding

Chirp Birding Ltd.

🌟 Lifestyle

🔍 Reference

Customer Experience

Positive experience64.3% of reviews

Neutral7.6% of reviews

Negative experience28.0% of reviews

~ Based on 328 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Birda

Reviews of Birda are mostly positive: the Reference app is rated 4.7/5 from 2.3K App Store ratings. What users like most: friendly and helpful community, informative bird guides and species information. Top complaints: bugs and glitches (crashes, slow loading, etc.), paid subscription required for some features. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

👍Friendly and helpful community
📚Informative bird guides and species information
🎯Challenges and badges to encourage birding
📸Easy to log and share bird sightings
🗺️Ability to see nearby bird sightings
🆕Beginner-friendly and intuitive to use

Negative things

🐛Bugs and glitches (crashes, slow loading, etc.)
💰Paid subscription required for some features
🔍Limited bird species coverage in some areas
🔒Privacy concerns with full camera roll access
🗺️Nearby sightings radius too large for some users

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 2,304 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

92.9% of ratings point to a safe experience

2.8% of ratings suggest some concerns

4.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 2,304 App Store ratings for Birda.

Is Birda Legit?

Birda - Bird Watching, Birding appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Birda is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Most Recent Highest Rated Lowest Rated

Keep your AI

Great app, lovely community, but yet another thing turned to trash by ai tools. Nothing says birding like supporting massive tech corporations who flatten natural habitats, drain water supplies, and pollute the environment, just for useless data centres. We’ve never needed ai to identify things before, it isn’t remotely helpful enough to justify the harm it does. Birding has always been about community, and about being connected to nature. Couldn’t think of anything less connected to nature than using generative ai, just embarrassing band wagon stuff from an otherwise great app/company.

CConJamesA

21 days ago

What privacy?

Immediately deleted this app when I read the privacy (or lack of privacy) statements.

NNeanderthal1

24 days ago

Fun app

MBMatthew Brewster

a month ago

Instant deleted again

Thought this could be a nice app wich works with ads or selling my data but as soon as I saw that this is only a 7 day trial I deleted the app. I‘m sure it’s fun and work well but there are type of apps where I do not see a reason for subscribing to even use it.

Edit: there seems to be a way to use it for free. Did not try but I will change it to 5 stars

NNicobellichobigeemamy

2 months ago

Response from developer

It's great to hear you're considering the free option! We want to clarify that while Birda does offer an optional subscription with features many users love, it is completely free to use. We hope you’ll give it another try and enjoy all the features available!

so fun!

it is soooo fun and gets you out of the house

SStorm@

2 months ago

Not too good

Photo recognition cannot distinguish between a squirrel and a bird 😒

OOopsitsnotabird

2 months ago

Great Idea, Broken App

This is a great idea for an app. It’s basically Pokémon Go, but for real life animals. They gameified bird watching and I’m totally here for it. Also, the community is pretty chill and super helpful.

The problem is that the app is buggy af and the AI identification almost never works. For some reason it flips the photos 90 degrees on their side, which makes it almost impossible for the app to identify what it’s looking at. It also does this weird thing where it kills the resolution of your photos, making them blurry and ugly.

Tons of potential, but it doesn’t do the one thing it’s supposed to do. It’s like a pizza delivery app with a cool community and good features, but you can’t order pizza.

MMatioShack

2 months ago

Response from developer

It's great to hear you love the concept and community of the app! We truly value your enthusiasm for bird watching. However, we understand the frustration with the app's functionality, especially the issues with photo orientation and resolution. We will look into this to improve your experience. Birda is completely free to use, and we have an optional subscription with features many users enjoy. We hope you'll consider trying it again in the future. If the issues are resolved on your end, we’d appreciate it if you could update your rating!

No Support

Worst app ever. All AI. Canceled, and they still took $60. Zero support, no way to get to a human. Wish I could leave 0 stars, they don’t even deserve 1.

MRMikey resumes

2 months ago

Bird

I like birds, and i like bird watching, and this helps me log and post about what i find

VVinceTheGoose

2 months ago

would give 0 if i could

tried the one week trial, knew the app wasn’t something i’d use. it’s no more helpful then ebird or merlin or free apps out there. i tried cancelling the app via the instructions and it said no active subscription in my apple account to cancel so must not exist but was automatically charged 35$ for the year fee. they don’t explain you need to go through paddle (the app that collects payment for them) to cancel this- nowhere in their website or instructions is this explained. so confusing and a total rip off

Aaentz83

3 months ago

Birds woo

Zzcp.sarah

3 months ago

Great concept, virtually non functional

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

Mmkar97

3 months ago

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

Cool concept but camera does not always identify the bird

Hheracross16

4 months ago

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.

K_king _pods

4 months ago

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

LLM_1121

4 months ago

1st Sighting Crimson Rosella’s

Love this app, great resource and easy to use.

EEbony7

4 months ago

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

DSDragon lavender sage

4 months ago

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.

JOJJJ OOO

4 months ago

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.

LLolaaaab7

5 months ago

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 :)

AArmyman345

5 months ago

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!