Deteriorating Experience
I WOULDN’T BUY BIRDBUDDY AS A GIFT!
Overall, I’ve enjoyed using the product and app but standard features are now behind THE PAYWALL. Previously, the captured videos were automatically labeled with the species identified. You now have specifically request identification. This is frustrating because, if the species are screened, the app will ignore species you choose to ignore. Why would want to ignore? Well, I don’t want 20 videos of cardinals and House Finches every day. I prefer to focus on birds I don’t see as often.
If you want your old features back, it’s simple. Just pay for a subscription. So, you may not want to give Birdbuddy as a gift because what you’re actually giving is a MONTHLY BILL.
Overall, I’ve enjoyed using the product and app but standard features are now behind THE PAYWALL. Previously, the captured videos were automatically labeled with the species identified. You now have specifically request identification. This is frustrating because, if the species are screened, the app will ignore species you choose to ignore. Why would want to ignore? Well, I don’t want 20 videos of cardinals and House Finches every day. I prefer to focus on birds I don’t see as often.
If you want your old features back, it’s simple. Just pay for a subscription. So, you may not want to give Birdbuddy as a gift because what you’re actually giving is a MONTHLY BILL.
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Misses SO many birds
I love the ability to connect with nature, but Multiple times a day, I see all sorts of birds at the feeder that I don’t get any postcards for. Not to mention, I’ve constantly got a notification in-app that shows me nothing. The competitors apps work much better, which is disappointing considering how long Birdbuddy has been in the game.
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Never stays connected
If you like watching the circle spin endlessly, this is the app for you. Does not connect to wifi without a bunch of steps that go so slow you get irate. Birds are not that attracted to it anyway. Try a different brand. This one has too much AI stuff to try to make it fancy it just slows it down to being unusable. 1 month and I have 1 video.
Update 8/12/26. New location new wifi. Still no pictures of birds! Birds visit. I take more pictures of them myself with my phone visiting this feeder than this thing takes. Zero new pictures since last review. It should not be this difficult and complicated. Buy something else.
Update 8/12/26. New location new wifi. Still no pictures of birds! Birds visit. I take more pictures of them myself with my phone visiting this feeder than this thing takes. Zero new pictures since last review. It should not be this difficult and complicated. Buy something else.
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Can’t cancel at all
Hard to use, very expensive membership plans and not possible to cancel in the app at all!
So much fun!
I love watching the birds and the labeling seems quite accurate
