# Chirps: Bird ID & Collect — Hear, catch, collect, compete!

> Hear, catch, collect, compete! (iPhone/iPad app by Dagsu Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chirps-bird-id-and-collect/id6796475391 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dagsu Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/6796475393)
- Category: Reference, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 129 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-02
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Chirps?

Chirps adds a fun twist to bird-song identification: capture and collect the birds you hear around you, try to reveal every species in your region, and connect with friends to share and compare your progress — all powered by identification that runs entirely on your phone, with no internet connection required and no audio ever leaving your device.

IDENTIFY BY EAR
Point your phone at the trees and Chirps listens continuously, showing candidate species in real time as it hears them. Powered by an on-device neural network, tuned to the birds actually found in your area.

BUILD YOUR COLLECTION
Every species you hear is logged in your collection — a growing, regional library across 22 supported countries and regions.
Every Chirp that you capture is rated (Bronze, Silver, or Gold) based on how strong the identification was.
Track your region completion progress, and challenge yourself to collect the highest quality Chirps!

LEVEL UP
Earn XP for captures, first discoveries, daily exploring, and more. Level up and share the moment with friends.

EARN BADGES
Earn badges for milestones in your birding, from your first chirp to a five-species day. Pin your favourites to your profile and see your friends'.

CONNECT, YOUR WAY
Add friends using a private friend code. See friends' latest catches in your feed, and compare progress on friends-only leaderboards.
Will you be first to catch them all?

IMPORT YOUR HISTORY
Already have recordings from another birding app? Import them in bulk and let Chirps identify what's in them, filling out your collection without re-recording a thing.

PRIVACY BY DESIGN
Your recordings and your exact location are never sent to our servers — only a country is ever shared, and only if you choose to be social. If you turn on Chirps Plus backup, your collection is copied to your own private iCloud, which we cannot read. There are no ads, no analytics, and no tracking.

WORKS WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT
Everything above works completely offline with no sign-in required. Create an account only if you want the social features.

CHIRPS PLUS
Chirps Plus is an optional annual subscription that you can cancel at any time. It unlocks extras such as Apple Watch integration, Cloud backup, additional customisation options, widgets, and richer stats.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://chirps.app/privacy/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chirps Plus | $12.00 | per year |


## Is Chirps safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Chirps.

## Is Chirps legit?

Chirps: Bird ID & Collect has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Chirps is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-17

New in 1.2.0

• Badges: earn badges for milestones in your birding, from your first chirp to a five-species day. Some climb bronze, silver and gold, some you can earn again and again, and each one tilts and catches the light. Pin your favourites to your profile and see your friends'.
• Already playing? The badges your chirps have already earned arrive in one card, with their XP.
• Lists: group friends into private lists and see just their posts on the Feed and leaderboard. Tap the arrow beside "Feed", then swipe to switch.
• How Chirps works: tap "?" on Record for a quick guide to listening, pinning, tiers and your catch.
• A soft ring now points out new features, starting with Lists.
• Pips map: centre the map on yourself and switch between Standard, Satellite and Hybrid.
• Identification Speed in Settings: Balanced saves battery, Fast identifies birds sooner.

Improvements
• Better battery life while listening.
• Catching a fading bird is fairer: you get the score the ring showed when you tapped.
• Reduce Motion now calms the ring, confetti and reveal.
• Clearer VoiceOver labels on Record.

Fixes
• Fixed a crash when the microphone was unavailable.
• Confetti plays once instead of repeating.
• Feed rows fit at the largest text sizes.
• Plus smaller fixes to the Feed, widgets, nicknames and Apple Watch catches.

Privacy
• Our privacy policy now lists what badges store when you sign in: chirps.app/privacy

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-10

- Fixed Chirp capture screen showing the wrong bird image or identification strength (This was a visual bug only. The correct bird and strength were recorded).
- Fixed Chirps Plus badge not showing to friends until signing out and back in again.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-02

Friend requests
• You can send a friend request again if the other side accidentally declined it.
• New requests put a small dot on Feed until you visit it, and on the Friends button until you accept or decline.
• If a request doesn't go through, Chirps now tells you instead of showing it as sent.

Fixes
• Fixed a crash that could happen just after opening Chirps.
• Opening Feed while Chirps is starting up now stays on Feed.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-02

No release notes.

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