# iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds — user reviews > 104 indexed App Store user reviews of iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds by Mitch Waite Group, rated 4.60/5 from 224 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibird-yard-plus-guide-to-birds/id297644123/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ibird-yard-plus-guide-to-birds/id297644123.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 174 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of iBird Yard+ Guide to Birds? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎵 High-quality bird call recordings with multiple variations - 📸 Excellent photos and illustrations of birds - 🎯 Easy-to-use interface and intuitive navigation - 🔍 Effective search and filtering functionality - 📚 Comprehensive information for each bird species - ⭐ Great value for the price - 🌍 Regional bird filtering by location - 🎓 Educational and informative content - 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly and engaging for all ages - 📱 Portable alternative to heavy field guides - 🔊 Bird calls attract real birds to your yard - ❤️ Favorites list for tracking identified birds - 🆓 Generous free features included **Cons** - ❌ Missing many common bird species from database - 🔄 Inconsistent regional bird availability - 🐛 Search function returns 'no matches' incorrectly - 💰 Aggressive upselling and upgrade prompts - 🔊 Audio compatibility issues with newer devices - 🎨 Outdated user interface design - ⚠️ Confusing navigation between similar species - 🌐 Limited to North American birds only - 🔤 No language selection options - ⚙️ Occasional crashes and stability issues - 📋 Lack of bird sighting history tracking - 🔍 Sluggish search performance **Commonly reported bugs** - Sound not working on iPhone X and newer devices - Search function fails to find birds by correct name - App crashes frequently during use - Memory management issues causing instability - Typos throughout the application - Inconsistent bird availability by region **Most requested features** - Add more bird species to database, especially common backyard birds - Implement bird call audio recognition (like Shazam for birds) - Create automatic bird sighting history/journal feature - Add landscape mode for search functionality - Include more raptors and shorebirds - Expand to international bird species - Add French language support - Improve search accuracy and responsiveness - Create clearer distinction between clickable and non-clickable list items - Add user photo upload and sharing capabilities - Implement migration pattern visualization - Add more detailed male/female/juvenile plumage descriptions ## Newest reviews (15 of 104) ### 3/5 — Bigfoot & me *2024-07-27* I’m in awe at the power of this app! The updates since iPhone One are reflective of a database that’s never going to go out of style! The importance in the fields of conservation and film of databases like these are a good investment. ### 3/5 — Missing common birds *2023-08-12* Whether there is a picture or not, there should at least be a hidden reference so when a search is done on a somewhat common bird, it at least states this bird is not available in this app at this time. You would think the app developers would be considerate enough to do that. Today is the second time I saw the same species bird. My daughter was with me and supplied the name “cormorant”. Apparently, at ine time this species almost became extinct due to DDT but since that is no longer used, has made a significant comeback. ### 4/5 — Audobon *2022-05-02* This haas brought back so many memories for me, from the Boy Scout badge I earned back in the 60’s….to my back yard feeders i keep year -round for my feathered living fossils…thank you! ### 4/5 — Easy to Use *2020-05-01* I have enjoyed this app as it is comprehensive and easy to navigate. ### 4/5 — Pretty good. *2020-03-31* I have the app and I dont use it often but once I saw a hawk but I didnt know what kind. I looked up the stuff and some hawks that were seen in the area before were there but im not sure if they match. Pretty Good app. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2018-11-26* I love this app and have used it to call in some of my favorite birds. Easy to use with great photos. ### 5/5 — Unbelievable *2018-10-30* I love this easy to use app with more than 100 species of bird. I enjoy this app so much even when I'm at dinner. This minute learning app is just incredible. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2018-05-20, version 10.06* Use it every day Spring to Summer👍 ### 5/5 — Love this app *2018-05-11, version 10.06* I like the multiple ways to ID a bird-shape, color, sound, area. These feathered friends are sometimes fleeting or hidden and reveal only a hint on who they are. A lot of work goes into creating a good database. ### 5/5 — Good App *2018-03-30* This app is really good for identifying the birds that come in my yard. I especially like using the the slideshow of the favorites list to learn to distinguish similar-looking birds. Sounds also help with this. ### 3/5 — ??? What the heck *2018-02-16* By and all most of the Ibird guides are great. This one shows birds for my ares that do not show up here except under very , very rarely times and does not show birds that are common. The White pelican does not show up down here often but the Brown pelican is very common. This guide shows the white here but not the brown. I can go on with others but I will not now ### 5/5 — Complete and easy *2018-02-07* Very user friendly and accurate. I use the recorded bird songs to call them in. ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2017-10-25* Very handy and easy to use. Lots of good information. ### 5/5 — Excellent Bird Resource *2017-08-03, version 10.04* Easy to navigate, great pictures. ### 5/5 — Great for watching my birdfeeders *2017-07-14, version 10.02* I love this app! I use the gallery, full body view to quickly identify birds at my feeders. I favourite the ones I've seen to show my visitors. My four-year-old loves listening to the bird sounds and learning about them. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Choice of birds *2023-09-16, version 10.06* Does not have all my backyard birds I live in South East USA ### 1/5 — No help *2018-12-16, version 10.06* Says “no match” every time! ### 1/5 — Sound stopped working with iPhone X *2018-05-20, version 10.06* I updated my app to use with my iPhone X and now the sound no longer works. I works in my old iPad, but not the new iPhone X. Annoying. ### 1/5 — Be warned *2009-12-30* Although this is clearly recommended within the staff picks on the UK site, this is an app which features a database filled with North American birds!!! May well be good if you reside or plan to spend some time in the US otherwise very probably utterly useless to most of the rest of the world. ### 2/5 — More missing birds *2024-04-18* Really? You would think something as common as a quail would be in this app but no, it is not. This is the second or third time I have been greatly disappointed. I live at a lake where there are many species of birds but am still looking for the name of one of the birds I see only occasionally. ### 2/5 — Keep prompting to buy more upgrades *2020-04-28, version 10.06* Deleted this app. So annoying. Not good enough to out up with. ### 2/5 — Used to be good prior to this update. *2014-06-02* Wow you took a great app and make it look terrible. Two thumbs down. ### 2/5 — Disapointment... *2010-08-15* Nice user interface, but the most common birds I usually see in my backyard are not in the database. Plus there is no language selection unlike iBird Explorer. So I don't know what to think. I could no recommand this app. ### 2/5 — Wasted my money *2010-05-29* Not worth the $5. Half the birds in my backyard are not in the app. ### 2/5 — Disappointed!!! *2010-01-14* This is not a great deal of help to UK users. It is ashame that this is not clear. Great disappointment!!!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I identified it… *2023-10-06* …as a kid fishing and hunting in marsh areas in Southern California, there was a bird that had a distinctive call and was always hidden. I always wondered what it looked like, well this app was suggested to try and, guess what, I listened to the various calls provided in the app, I finally was able to see the mysterious bird. Yippee!!! ### 5/5 — Wonderful App *2022-09-19* I have used this app in Texas and Florida. It has helped me to identify and learn about many birds. I sit on my patio every morning to watch the birds feed. Recently noticed a new one I was able to ID as a house finch. When I turned on the recording of the male bird calling, about 30 nearby finches flew in and perched on top of my crepe myrtle. It was an awesome experience. ### 5/5 — Excellent resource! *2021-02-09* I live in rural East Texas and am able to enjoy quite a collection of neighboring birds who fly in for the all-you-can-eat buffets at my feeders. This app is a perfect resource for a newbie birdwatcher like me to easily id the birds I see, or helpful & interesting to the more knowledgeable lovers of birds and their habitats. Highly recommend! Looking forward to “reading” iBird Yard with my grandson as we watch the birds outside our windows. ### 5/5 — Bird watching *2020-08-09* I love the app and I love learning new things about birds and I found out about new birds that I didn’t even know about the only thing that I hate is the bird watching because the bird watching because the birds are so fast it’s Dumb but otherwise it’s awesome😇. ### 5/5 — Awesome! Invaluable to me *2020-07-26* Birdwatching has become a big thing to me over the past few years, and I loved this app. But, last year, we moved from an apartment to a home in a far more sparsely populated area. There is a meadow out back and then forest behind that—even a private nature park. The number of bird species around at least double the number we saw before. We even have hawks that try for some of the smaller birds or small animals. Birds allows me to identify them all with confidence. If you are new to birdwatching, this app is a must. It’s easier to use than the Audubon by far. ### 5/5 — Great! *2020-05-09* Great app. One of my favorites for years. Gives you a lot of features for free. ### 5/5 — I love the sounds! *2020-04-30* This app works well. I especially like the bird songs. While not really in depth, it serves it’s purpose for back yard birding. ### 5/5 — Great app. For watching your backyard birds *2020-04-24* I’ve had this app going on 6-7 years, I never know that We had 32 different kinds of species of birds in our backyard. I would greatly recommend this app for first time bird watching Pat Santos Manteca,ca ### 5/5 — Love it! *2019-07-19, version 10.06* So helpful when a new bird is spotted ### 5/5 — very educational and instant access *2019-04-17* Nice photos and call identification. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*