# Chirp! Bird Songs & Calls USA — user reviews > 64 indexed App Store user reviews of Chirp! Bird Songs & Calls USA by Spiny Software Ltd, rated 4.70/5 from 550 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chirp-bird-songs-and-calls-usa/id364891918/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chirp-bird-songs-and-calls-usa/id364891918.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 460 · 4★ 51 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 24 ## What do users think of Chirp! Bird Songs & Calls USA? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎵 High-quality bird song recordings - 👍 User-friendly interface and easy navigation - 🎮 Engaging quiz features at multiple difficulty levels - 🔍 Flexible sorting and filtering options - 📚 Good learning tool for bird identification - 💰 No ads or forced upgrades - 🖼️ Clear bird pictures and visual identification - ⚡ Quick and intuitive swiping between birds - 🌍 Regional filtering capabilities - ❤️ Well-designed from start to finish **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and app freezing - 📱 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions - 🔄 Navigation requires returning to home page repeatedly - 📋 Incomplete bird species database - 🗺️ Inaccurate regional bird listings - 🔊 Missing bird calls and winter vocalizations - 🚫 Search functionality is problematic - ⚙️ Settings menu opens unexpectedly on launch - 💸 Unexpected payment requests for previously owned app - 🔗 Limited value beyond Cornell links **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch - Voiceover feature stopped working in slideshow - App incompatible with iOS 15.2.1 and later - Settings page opens automatically on app start - Search bar resets to beginning after scrolling - App won't open after updates - Saved lists button remains empty despite existing feature - Custom quiz selections cannot be saved - Level 3 quiz only includes 10-20 birds instead of 50 **Most requested features** - Save multiple custom bird lists - Sound identification feature (like Shazam for birds) - More precise geographic locations - Seasonal filtering options - More shorebird and hummingbird species - Expanded winter call recordings - Multiple saved quiz preferences - Taxonomic order information - Mnemonics for bird identification - Visual list view option - Edit/customize regional groupings - More variety of calls per species ## Newest reviews (12 of 64) ### 4/5 — Good but also frustrating *2023-11-26* It’s a great concept but frustrating in practice. I was mostly looking for for a way to learn the birdsongs of the rich bird life in my area. While there is an option to make a selection for a slideshow to include your own regularly seen birds, there is no way to save this selection as a list, despite there being a button for “Saved lists” which remains frustratingly blank. Pre selected lists such as “Habitat” and Region miss many many local birds and include too many not found in my locale. Maryland and Delaware are not in included in regional lists for some reason. The overall list is also rather incomplete. Although they probably have to stick to more commonly found birds due to file size constraints, more than a third of birds found in my own neighborhood are not represented. If you are ok with simply learning what the app offers, then you will probably enjoy it just fine. ### 3/5 — Having App 'Issues' *2023-02-05* This has been a great app. I've had it many years ...as of Recents I'm having issues with Chirp USA , upon opening the app it often goes immediately to settings?? and can be difficult to get to the home menu. I have already made sure my settings are all as I wish. I believe I have once uninstall the app and reinstalled was not a lot of improvement.. I may need to shop for another app similar as this once was very easy to navigate and user-friendly ### 2/5 — Use To Be Great *2022-02-05, version 2.2.5* No longer compatible with iOS as of v 15.2.1 ### 4/5 — Good and could be better *2022-01-02* This is a fantastic app for learning songs and calls. Separating birds by region, the different levels of quizzes, especially the quiz on your chosen favorites is great. It would be even better if you could make several lists beyond one favorite. For instance, I now know many songs but would like to make a separate list for just calls since those are more difficult. I hope that’s an easy addition to this fantastic app! **Developer response:** We are delighted that you enjoy the app and pleased to say that custom lists are exactly what we are working on at the moment! The next update will enable you to make as many lists as you like :) ### 3/5 — Good app, but needs some improvement. *2021-08-02* This app is good, but it needs some improvement in two major areas. First, it needs more birds. I downloaded the app so I could improve my birdsong ID skills. But I can’t do that when it has only four species of shorebirds, which include one species of gull, one species of sandpiper, and one species of plover, plus the American Woodcock, no species of swallows, and no species of Egrets, to name a few. Quite frustrating. On a similar note the Level 3 quiz that says it’s supposed to include 50 birds, actually only includes about 10-20. If you took the quiz several times, most of the time it would only quiz you on the same 10 birds. Again, frustrating if you’re trying to learn bird songs. This app might be good for a beginner to learn bird songs, but you will eventually get to a point where your skills and demands of the app will exceed its limitations. ### 4/5 — Love it but can’t use it snymore *2021-06-19, version 2.2.5* I’ve loved this app, but it no longer works on my iphone. When I try, I get an error message saying the app needs to be updated to work with this version of IOS. Boo! ### 3/5 — Love our birds! *2020-09-28, version 2.2.5* GREAT App!!!!!!! ### 5/5 — It stopped working *2020-01-18* This was a fun app while it worked but I think it has a timed fail date like just about everything else Apple or Apple affiliated. I received a message with instructions regarding how to get my app back up and it worked. Still a fan. This app is fun. **Developer response:** We are sorry to hear that the app has stopped working for you. Have you tried deleting it and downloading it again from the store? You won't have to pay again. If it still doesn't work please email us so that we can help. ### 5/5 — It updated but will. It open *2019-11-25, version 2.2.4* Good app but still has bugs. ### 5/5 — Well organized *2019-05-19* It is very easy to sort based in different characteristics, like commonness or bird type or type of song. I also like the swipe feature to get to the next bird and I really enjoy the quizzes at different levels of difficulty. ### 4/5 — Pretty much what I wanted. *2019-03-27* I have to prime my brain for bird songs each spring and this gives me a good way to review what I haven’t heard for many months. Still learning the app: would like to be able to edit the geographical groups to delete, e.g., waterfowl or waders. Seems I’m able to do that in the slideshow mode, but not geo. Maybe I’ll figure it out. The quick quizzes are fun & probably useful. All in all, just as good, if not better than the CDs I’ve gotten accustomed to. ### 4/5 — Great way to learn *2019-03-21* I’ve been trying to learn to identify birds by sound and this is really helping. I enjoy playing the quiz games. I wish you could save your favorites instead of choosing them each time, so you could practice certain ones. I enjoy that you can choose regions. Overall I think it’s a great app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Andrea *2024-07-25, version 3.2.2* This app has a search bar, which is a good thing but to search for names of birds, there’s no table of contents and after scrolling through it goes right back to beginning. ### 1/5 — Frustrating *2022-05-26* I had used this app years ago and really enjoyed it. Downloaded it yesterday. The updates are very frustrating. I can’t go to a visual list. The extra work of having to click back to home page every time I want to view a bird. If the name of the bird I’d Robbin, I have to click, go back to home page, click, go back to home page, etc., too much work and time. If I’m doing something wrong, plz advise. For now. I’m going elsewhere. **Developer response:** I'm sorry that you don't like the update. Could you explain a bit more though please? There shouldn't have been any major changes in the way the app works and you can still flick from bird to bird. Perhaps you could email us (spiny@spinysoftware.com) and we'll advise. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore *2021-06-17, version 2.2.5* This was my favorite bird song app, but doesn’t work anymore on apple 11 ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2020-09-25, version 2.2.5* Have owned this app for years and suddenly I need to pay again? I actually paid and now the app won’t even open up. Refund me please. ### 1/5 — Absolute waste of money *2020-09-06, version 2.2.5* As far as I can tell this app does nothing more than link to Cornell, which any birder already has. It seems to offer zero value, even if it was free ### 1/5 — Poor choice *2020-06-28, version 2.2.5* I would like my money back this is not at all what I thought it was going to be and I don’t need to spend four dollars on something I’m not going to use. Please contact me ### 1/5 — Loved it but crashes *2020-02-18, version 2.2.5* I have not been able to open this app for months. As soon as it opens it crashes. Tried to update but indicates I have latest version. Sigh ### 1/5 — Misleading info *2018-03-21, version 2.2.1* This app does NOT identify bird songs with a microphone as you walk in the woods. Instead, it matches birds with their songs. I am disappointed to have paid money for this. ### 1/5 — This app is lame *2011-12-27* Don't buy it, this is a waste of money. I wish you could give it no stars. The bird selection is not area appropriate. I wish I had read my review before I bought this " pricey" app. ### 2/5 — Voiceover no longer works *2022-12-02* Until recently the app was awesome, but the voiceover for the slideshow recently stopped working, which defeats the reason I use the app. I like to exercise or do chores while listening to bird songs, trying to identify them and then listening to the voice over to tell me whether my identification was correct. I can’t do that anymore. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Easy to Use *2026-06-13, version 3.2.5* Simple, easy to use and fun. Love the random slide show with bird sounds and verbal identification of each bird sound. ### 5/5 — Good recordings *2026-01-18, version 3.2.5* I’ve had this app for years, and enjoy it as an adjunct to my bird identification. I don’t remember what I paid for it, but whatever it was, it was well worth it! ### 5/5 — Eggselent! *2024-06-08, version 3.2.2* I have been using this app for years and years. It’s bird standing! Not perfect but no ads no upgrades and exceptional recordings. Made by bird lovers for bird lovers. Keep this app ### 5/5 — hooded merganser *2024-03-07, version 3.2.2* would be an appropriate addition to the chirp collection today there’s a pair on our small pond ### 5/5 — Real bird songs *2023-05-28, version 3.2.2* I really like the app but the songbird search doesn’t work. Needs a little improvement. ### 5/5 — Great help *2023-05-03, version 3.2.2* This has helped to identify the songs and the birds by sight , sound, picture , wonderful 👍 ### 5/5 — One of my favorites! *2020-05-10, version 2.2.5* 2/2020 The first problem I’ve ever had with this app, crashed every time I tried to open it. Followed the advice given to other customers having the same issue, & deleted & redownloaded. Works perfectly again! One of the first apps I ever bought--several years ago! Still use it frequently, still works, has been compatible with every iOS upgrade. It's the only app I've ever had that has NEVER had a glitch. If you're a bird lover, I highly recommend it. If you're a cat owner, it can be a real "hoot" 😉. ### 5/5 — Crashes *2020-04-19, version 2.2.5* Love this app ### 5/5 — Fabulous & Flawless *2020-04-06* One of THE best Apps ever. Well designed from start to finish. Brilliant. The designers knew exactly how users would want to use this app. I especially love the sorting feature. THANK YOU for the most pleasant app experience ever. BEAUTIFULLY DONE! ### 5/5 — Won’t open *2020-04-02, version 2.2.5* What’s going on with the app? If I try to open it kicks me right out. Not happy. I really enjoyed the app when working. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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