# Butterfly Id - UK Field Guide — Identify British Butterflies

> Identify British butterflies with a key, photo recognition, and detailed ecological information. (iPhone/iPad app by Sunbird Images OHG.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/butterfly-id-uk-field-guide/id874890710 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sunbird Images OHG](https://appshunter.io/developer/1772908503)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: $3.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 57 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 455 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-05-12
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/butterfly-id-uk-field-guide/id874890710/reviews.md

## What is Butterfly Id?

Butterfly Id will help you quickly and easily identify species through the Id key and through photo recognition. Butterfly Id is great fun to use. Identification can be enjoyed by the whole family. For the enthusiast there is anatomical, ecological and taxonomic information too. 

Butterfly Id can be used to keep a log of your sightings making it easy to build a record of all the butterflies you've seen. 

In contrast to other apps Butterfly Id covers all species with hind- and forewings illustrated!

Butterfly Id has been created by professional published ecologists, and uses images selected with the specific aim of aiding identification.

SUNBIRD apps appear in Countryfile's top 10, and have been described as "incredibly useful" by ITV's Seth Conway and "lovely" by Adam Vaughan of the Guardian.

SUNBIRD field guides are the only products on the market that use the KUSAM species identification methodology. This state of the art method is a modern taxonomic keying system designed specifically for use on mobile devices. 

The app does not need an internet connection, all content is downloaded when the app is purchased.

## Key features

- Species identification key
- Photo recognition identification
- Log butterfly sightings
- Anatomical, ecological, and taxonomic information
- Covers all British species
- Offline functionality

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $3.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Butterfly Auto Rec Packet | $2.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 57)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/butterfly-id-uk-field-guide/id874890710/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Not worth the money

*2023-07-16, version 9.1*

After buying this app you then have to buy another app to use your camera to take photos to identify 😡😡😡😡

### 2/5 — Disappointed

*2022-06-23, version 9.1*

Paid for the in app purchase to be able to take photo to id but no ability to do so that I can find. Have searched everywhere for the option to id from a photo

### 1/5 — Butterfly ID

*2022-06-03, version 9.1*

Disappointed with this app, no instructions to help users, and far too complicated. I feel like I have wasted the download costs.

### 2/5 — Not enough photos

*2021-08-25*

For many of the butterflies there are not enough photos. At a minimum for many species you need 4. Male, female, wings open, wings closed. Yesterday I was trying to distinguish chalkhill blues from common blues and there just wasn’t the information. I wished I’d had my book with me.

### 1/5 — Poor

*2021-08-24, version 9.1*

I thought by paying this money it would be Better than the free Seek app and more accurate, no is the answer, gets the commonest ones worryingly wrong , waste of time and expense, wish I hadn’t bothered, I’d love a refund

### 1/5 — Bait and switch

*2021-08-01, version 9.1*

This app claims to include automatic recognition from photos. Perhaps worth the cost of download? Ah, but for that, you have to pay still more. Save yourself the money and buy a book. This practice shouldn’t be allowed by Apple in its App Store.

### 1/5 — No stars!

*2021-04-12, version 9.1*

I have used this app to help identify butterflies, from good photos taken on my iphone.   Started my trial with ones I knew already, didn’t get a single one right.   Finally took photo of Speckled Wood from the high quality chart we keep at home - app told me it was a Scotch Argus, next choice Blue Pansy!!  Good thing it was a cheap App, now deleted

### 2/5 — Low Tech App

*2020-08-09*

I have an app to identify plants from a snap, the same for wine from a photo of the label, so I expected this app to identify butterflies from a photo. Sadly it’s just a photo album in an app, that relies on ‘twenty questions’ to get you the result. After spending £3.99 on the app, I had to post my picture on Facebook to get the answer from friends. It turned out my subject wasn’t on this app anyway, because it was a Jersey Tiger Moth, a day-flying moth that looks like a butterfly. But a moth, and this is a butterfly app.

### 1/5 — Poor

*2020-08-06, version 9.0*

Females rarely depicted. Some butterflies only the underside included others the reverse. Not an I.D. guide at all. £3.99 and a could have used the internet for free.

### 2/5 — Not what I thought it would be

*2020-07-11*

From reading another review I thought I could take a picture of a butterfly and the app would identify it- I have other apps for birds and flora that do this. But it does not do this, so you need to record all the details and it gives you a list of all the possibilities. So not really what I wanted so beware if you think you can go out, see a butterfly, take a picture and get the app to identify it from the picture.

## Frequently asked questions about Butterfly Id

### What does Butterfly Id do?

Butterfly Id helps you identify British butterfly species using either an identification key or photo recognition. It also provides detailed anatomical, ecological, and taxonomic information for enthusiasts and allows you to log your sightings.

### How does the identification key work?

The app utilizes the KUSAM species identification methodology, a modern taxonomic keying system designed for mobile devices. This state-of-the-art method allows for quick and easy identification of species.

### Is there a cost to use Butterfly Id?

The app is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available. All content is downloaded when the app is purchased, and it does not require an internet connection.

### Can I use this app offline?

Yes, the app does not need an internet connection. All content is downloaded when the app is purchased, making it usable in the field without connectivity.

### Who created Butterfly Id?

Butterfly Id has been created by professional published ecologists. The app uses images specifically selected to aid in identification and employs the KUSAM species identification methodology.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 9.1 — 2020-08-17

Now with automatic photo recognition to all species available per In-app

- Updated to the latest iOS Version
- minor corrections exchanged some images
- completely new design

### 9.0 — 2020-06-18

- Updated to the latest iOS Version
- minor corrections
- improved performance

### 8.9 — 2017-11-09

- minor corrections
- improved performance

### 8.8 — 2017-09-27

Butterfly Id contains all butterfly species of the British Isles. Now iOS 11 ready! Thank you for your support over the years.

Works beautifully on all your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.

### 8.01 — 2014-10-04

Compatible with iOS8
Works beautifully on all your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices

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