# DoggZam!

> Identify dog breeds from photos, starting with terriers, hounds, and retrievers. (iPhone/iPad app by Elderied McKinney.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doggzam/id1406606883 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Elderied McKinney](https://appshunter.io/developer/1366790252)
- Category: Productivity, Photo & Video
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.60/5 from 9 App Store ratings · 98 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.2 · 117 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-07-26
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doggzam/id1406606883/reviews.md

## What is DoggZam!?

Doggzam will allow the app holder to take a picture of any breed of terriers, hound dogs and retrievers new breeds will be added soon.  After taking the picture this application will  tell you which breed and name of the type of dog in the picture.  (right now the app searches dog breeds such as Terriers, hounds, Retrievers. working on adding more dog breeds to the app soon).

## Key features

- Identify dog breeds from photos
- Recognizes terriers, hounds, and retrievers
- Instant breed identification
- Expanding breed library

## What do users think of DoggZam!?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- ✅ Works well for certain purebred dogs
- 🎯 Correctly identifies some breeds accurately
- 💡 Innovative and creative concept
- 👨‍👧‍👦 Fun and entertaining for families
- 🆓 Free to download and use
- 📱 Easy to use interface when functioning

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequently rejects clear, high-quality photos
- ❌ Highly inaccurate breed identification
- 🔄 Inconsistent results for same dog in different photos
- 📸 Cannot upload photos from gallery, camera only
- ⚠️ Misidentifies by extreme size differences
- 🚫 Fails to recognize common breeds
- 😤 Confuses completely different breed types
- 🔧 Incomplete breed database
- 💥 App crashes and freezes frequently
- 📱 Compatibility issues with some devices
- ⏰ Requires multiple attempts to get any result
- 🎭 Unreliable for mixed breeds
- ⚡ Poor performance overall

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App continuously displays 'sorry try again' error
- Photo upload fails with clear images
- Sign-in and sign-up buttons non-functional
- App freezes after taking photos
- Photo selection interface not responding
- Incompatible with iPhone X and latest OS
- Cannot proceed past photo analysis screen
- Inconsistent breed identification for same dog
- App crashes on certain devices
- Photo gallery import feature missing

**Most requested features**

- Photo gallery upload option instead of camera-only
- Ability to view list of supported breeds
- Video option to assess temperament and behavior
- Multiple angle uploads for better accuracy
- Better handling of mixed breed identification
- Size estimation feature
- Improved instructions on photo requirements
- Better explanation of probability-based results
- Support for more dog breeds
- Offline functionality

## Recent user reviews (10 of 98)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doggzam/id1406606883/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Greatest app

*2021-09-30, version 8.3*

This app is great. It works like it supposed too and I understand it’s not a puppy dna test is guess based on probability.

### 1/5 — Review

*2021-06-21, version 8.3*

Wouldn’t accept any of my pictures except my sister’s old English sheepdog as a Shih Tzu. Wish I wouldn’t have downloaded this app at this stage. Great in theory now it just needs substance. Disappointing they put it out too soon.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2020-12-31, version 7.2*

Didn’t work for so many clear photos. Same dog in different photos given 2-3 even 4 different breeds for the same dog. Doesn’t define apbt from amstaff

### 1/5 — Absolutely Horrible

*2020-11-07, version 7.2*

I had a full picture of a recognizable dog breed and they said sorry try again for every angle.

### 1/5 — Awful but funny

*2020-08-27, version 7.2*

The app suggested my 125lb monster dog a chihuahua. Lol it was a good laugh.

### 1/5 — Great concept, terrible app.

*2020-07-12, version 7.2*

The idea behind this app is awesome. But it’s pretty much worthless. Standard bred pit, tried several pictures and it kept saying sorry blah blah blah in a gps monotoned voice. Love the idea, hate the app. Wish there was a 0 star option.

### 1/5 — Bad identification

*2020-06-20, version 7.2*

Horrible at identifying your dog it says our dog is a Chihuahua when she is a bigger dog that will be a medium size dog.

### 1/5 — It’s okay but please fix this

*2020-06-15, version 7.2*

There was a sign in button and sign up button it wasn’t working so I hit guest. Then said in the app that it would explain about your dog, at first when a was trying to select a photo it wasn’t working. I reloaded the app and it work and my dog is a mix and it got one of breeds my dog is.

### 1/5 — girl u can do better

*2020-06-04, version 7.2*

whoever designed this app clearly doesn’t know what they’re doing. it’s pretty confusing to use and it didn’t even let me pick a pic of my dog and plus other reviews are saying it doesn’t even work so i didn’t even bother to try to figure out how it works. other than that love u babe, keep up the great work but also do better next time😘

### 1/5 — Needs work!

*2020-05-01, version 7.2*

I decided to try this app in hopes it would be somewhat close. I had pictures of my dogs that were Australian Shepard mixes but had German Shepard coloring but one of them was short and had fluffy long hair with a fluffy curled tail and the other was taller, short hair and also a Curled tail. so I was very curious what breed they were. When I tried it said item could not be found, and it said that for my two possible Australian/ German Shepard breed. I also tried this with my chorkie(Chihuahua/ Yorkie) and it identified it as a Black and Tan coonhound which was obviously incorrect. This app is a very great concept! Although it needs work but just have think on it a bit more and hopefully it will be better. Good luck!

## Frequently asked questions about DoggZam!

### What does DoggZam! do?

DoggZam! allows you to take a picture of a dog and identify its breed. Currently, it supports terriers, hounds, and retrievers, with plans to add more breeds in the future.

### What dog breeds can DoggZam! identify?

The app can currently identify breeds within the terrier, hound, and retriever categories. The developers are actively working on expanding the library to include more dog breeds soon.

### Is DoggZam! free to use?

Yes, DoggZam! is a free application. There are no costs associated with downloading or using its current features.

### What kind of dogs can I use this app for?

You can use this app for any dog whose breed falls under terriers, hounds, or retrievers. If you have a dog from one of these groups, the app can help you identify its specific breed.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.3 — 2021-02-04

In This version fix bugs

### 7.2 — 2020-04-01

In This Version I added a question and Answer portion. This allows people to leave comments to each other and ask questions about dogs and network together

### 6 — 2020-02-18

Fixed new user login. This version also allow user to share photos among each other.  I also added guest button to allow users to use dog identifier. If users want to use full version they need to log into the app with email and password

### 5 — 2020-02-16

added feature to allow users to share photos with others users within the mobile app

### 4 — 2019-07-15

Updated the UI screen and welcome screen for DoggZam. I also add banner ads uploaded more dog breeds and information for westy terriers, Husky's from wiki.

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