Glitch
Somehow. In Butterflies app over the main list button is the view in months app button which is normally only present in hen two moth apps?
Help?
Cheers
Ian.
Help?
Cheers
Ian.
Missing important details
Sadly, it is missing size/wingspan which, at times, would greatly help identification. The pictures give no indication of (comparative) size, with each picture being the same size. Identifying similar looking species is actually quite difficult, with the organisation of this guide. As others have remarked, this is essentially a paper book.
The compare feature is useful, but limited. As others have suggested, the option of being able to filter by current location would be very useful. As would being able to filter/rank possibilities by time of year.
It is a bit frustrating having scroll through all the pictures to be able to access the distribution info, lifecycle/year info and the description text. The description text is generally very informative, but, as previously mentioned, missing vital details such as size. It would be better if this could be accessed directly at any time by use of a button. On an iPad, at least, there is a large amount of empty space which could be used to show the distribution and lifecycle details.
Also, most features appear to be given over to over-plugging of the corresponding Moths app, especially the 'view this species in the Moths app'; which is particularly annoying since it doesn't appear that any butterflies are in the Moths app!
The compare feature is useful, but limited. As others have suggested, the option of being able to filter by current location would be very useful. As would being able to filter/rank possibilities by time of year.
It is a bit frustrating having scroll through all the pictures to be able to access the distribution info, lifecycle/year info and the description text. The description text is generally very informative, but, as previously mentioned, missing vital details such as size. It would be better if this could be accessed directly at any time by use of a button. On an iPad, at least, there is a large amount of empty space which could be used to show the distribution and lifecycle details.
Also, most features appear to be given over to over-plugging of the corresponding Moths app, especially the 'view this species in the Moths app'; which is particularly annoying since it doesn't appear that any butterflies are in the Moths app!
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If it ain't broke why fix it??
Disappointed with this update - a-z doesn't work well anymore and detailed flight time graphs aren't there as far as I can see. Also screen obviously not catering for older iPhones.Can we have the old version back please ???
Disappointing
Used to like the older version. I find this version annoying. The pictures are so small, identifying an unknown butterfly nigh on impossible. Thus and the price has put me off from buying the Moth guide.
Appalling navigation
Navigation is a list of butterflies by name with a tiny image (1cm x 1cm max).
Also, no search facility other than typing in name.
Worth a couple of quid in its current form.
Also, no search facility other than typing in name.
Worth a couple of quid in its current form.
Problems with version 2.0
The content of this app is very good and I have been happily using version 1 for a good while. The upgrade to 2.0 brings some useful features (e.g. a comparison facility) but also introduces a major problem. While the photos on this version will still resize to fill available screen space (if you minimise the text or change to landscape orientation) the other illustrations don't - they just show at the same small size surrounded by loads of wasted white space. The accompanying i.d. tips text now verges on too small to read on a full-size iPad. In version 1 the illustrations resized properly to use available screen space. This is a backward step for version 2.0 and, given that the illustrations are such a key component of the guide, it really needs fixing to restore the usability of the excellent underpinning content.
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Worth the money !!!!!!
I think this is a great app to have and I think it's worth the price because all the information I need is in one place rather than looking through all my identification books :)
Could be better
You really need to know your butterflies before using this! Search would help. Identification guide might make it worth £9.99. Nice photos.
Not worth £9.99
For this price I would expect much higher quality images, many more hd photos, even videos, links to on-line information, etc
Good but....
....really, really needs a search function.
Disappointing for £9.99
I bought this for ID purposes in the field. However it's useless for this as the index of butterflies is so small you cannot find what you want unless you spend ages clicking on each one. Please sort this out!
Not really for iPad
This is an informative app, but for the price it is, IT SHOULD HAVE A SEARCH FUNCTION FOR IDENTIFICATION, otherwise it is not very useful out in the field. Also it is marked with the '+' sign which means it should be suitable for iPad but the pictures are not at all HD when put on the iPad. Not worth the £5.99 really, but with a few tweaks it could be brilliant.
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Not quite HD
A nice iPhone/iPod Touch app but despite the + sign the illustrations are very soft when shown on the iPad. If they were upgraded to really make use of the larger screen it would look great. that said they are still quite useable and the information is first rate.
ID HOPELESS
In future I will take note of other reviews, Identification is very time consuming, if not, impossible. Pretty pictures, £9.99 waisted in my opinion, needs a lot of work. Crashes out without warning, who tested this?. I have the bird app and there is no comparison, you have at least some control, search etc, come on, pull your socks up.............
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Great start
A good index and lots of detail however not the most useful app for identifying butterflies. The thumb images are too small in the index so impossible to match what you are seeing. Once you have found your butterfly (I have yet managed this), the contents and information on a particular butterfly is very good. If it were possible to flip through the butterflies by colour as full size images for identification, this would make this app so much more useful and pleasurable.
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Best app
Lovely colour illustrations, details of all stages including flight periods & very useful as a field guide. I also use it at home to look at adult flight times, identification, etc. Cannot complain about price as I have many other apps which don't work, crash or are just plain illogical. A joy to have!
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Macro Moths!
I love this app, nothing can beat it. But an update including moths would be a great addition! Even as a new app.
Poor.
I am very disappointed with this offering. Bought as an aide to identify these insects it is actually pretty poor. If you come across a caterpillar and wish to id you would have to go through every entry. This desperately needs an update to include a method of identifying the butterflies and caterpillars in the field - see the excellent tree ID app for how it can be done well. For £10 pounds don't bother you would do equally well to use the Internet in the field and it would be no slower. Thank god I resisted the temptation to buy the birds app from the same developer.
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Excellent app providing high quality reference.
Hard to fault this app with beautiful and accurate illustrations by Ian Lewington, really good photos and up to date maps. The text is a bit sparse, but provides all the standard information including all-important food plants. And the guide covers not just the adult butterflies (imagos) but also the earlier stages in each life cycle including larvae and eggs. The interface is easy to use and responsive. Perhaps a bit expensive at £10 but there is nothing else to touch it.
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Poor poor poor crashes after 30 seconds use
Not really worth the money although the update sorted out system crashes/app shutdown. Save cash and buy a small fieldguide. Would be much more worthy of higher rating if it included some or all of the macro moths!! Maybe in the next update but then that would be asking toooooo much I'd guess
