eTrees of Southern Africa User Reviews

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Options tab won’t open

Effectively a tree list on my iPhone. The options tab won’t open. Very disappointed

Poor

Cannot search any trees if you only have the species name. Also, once you've found the tree, the app doesn't tell you to which family it belongs. Not very useful.

Not functioning

Can not open the app completely, when you touch the main menu function the app closes. Very frustrating.
Paid a high price and app not working properly.

IOS update on Etrees SA

Since the last IOS update I cannot access my list or use the menu functionality on Iphone. Seem the app does not function properly with this software update

Cant open

Since last update the ap wont open i unistalled and re installed still wont open

Search nightmare with minimal details

Searching for the acacia family proved almost impossible, as it did not recognise this. I had to use other names like “paperbark”.

Having found the tree i was looking for, there was no details on the sizes or conditions it preferred.

Great app but

Great app really useful, would like higher quality pictures for some tree species and would like new scientific names, more species added to the database.

Not user friendly for amateur

Very difficult to use. You can only identify by leaves. When identifying you can't just go back you have to go to main menu to change the selected attributes. The terminology used in the identification process is not for amateurs. I have not been able to identify some trees that seem to be very common in my area in Johannesburg.
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Does not work anymore... :-(

App won’t start anymore

Do not buy!

This app has stopped working on iOS 14.2. My requests for support from the app developer has been ignored.

No foto’s or description of bark and branches

Very impractical to inly identify trees on leaves only. Needs description and foto’s of trunk, branches and bark. Nit in flower or fruit throughout the year

Old scientific names

When can we expect an update with the new scientific names for old ‘Acacia’?

My List function

Very disappointed that when you make a list of the trees you have seen, the ‘My List’ function does not sort the list alphabetically, making it impossible to find a tree you have added to the list. This function works perfectly in eBirds - please develop this in eBooks too

Impressive, but wish their was a scientific family, genus and species index

Impressive, but wish their was a scientific family, genus and species indexes. Difficult to find species using common names that vary from country to country. Contents is great.

Excellent resource

Easy to use interface and a large database. Could not be happier with this learning tool.

iOS 9 Support

No support for iOS 9. Crashes on startup. Impossible to use at all. Avoid buying entirely. The developer is dishonest in still allowing purchases of this app.

App crashed and died

App crashed after day doesn't open, money wasted

Mr

Happy with app but down loaded on iphone and it won't sync on my ipad?? Is this correct? Does one have to purchase the app per device?

Very disappointed

Can only search for trees via the common name. A search for an "acacia" for instance will only give you the "Mountain acacia" - no others. A search using the word "protea" will give you nothing. I can't find "Silver trees" otherwise known as "Leucadendron Argenteum" at all. If you can't find the tree when you know both it's common name and scientific name, then how on earth are you going to find the tree when you don't know the name? Extremely disappointed. I wish I read the other reviews before purchasing.
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Very poor on iPad

Don't buy this to use on ipad. I want my money back. The frame for the application is not made for the ipad. And even within the frame, the index and some of the text is off to the right and can't even be scrolled to. I was done!