White screen
I am running iOS 15.8.8 on my iPad but any recent changes have meant I can’t use the BC App as it just shows a white screen upon opening despite saying the App is compatible in the blurb.
App won’t record data!
Signed up for the app so I could take part in the butterfly count. I tried recording the butterflies I’d seen and the app kept giving me errors, e.g. location hadn’t been recorded. Tried to rectify the errors and save but then got a message saying I hadn’t recorded anything!! App now deleted and I will just enjoy watching the butterflies rather than trying to help count them.
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Needs bug fixes
Unstable, time-consuming to complete a single record, and uses up too much battery- makes iPhone overheat in warm weather when trying to complete site survey. Not a good app for professionals, sorry. Conservation support and data collection deserves better technology than this.
Limited moth identification
The app is ok for butterflies, but it didn’t have any of the moths I had caught in the moth trap
Great idea, not user friendly
This is not an app for the general public, it’s for trained scientists or butterfly experts… who would not need the app, surely? One is expected to identify by choosing between geometrids or fritillaries etc. most people would not know this! Some identification options are in long lists that run off the bottom of the screen. You cannot scroll to the next option below. A disappointment and in a smaller phone at least, unusable.
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Issue.
Hi. Fourth time of reloading this app. Why ? Because it keeps freezing on me. VERY annoying as the only way to sort is delete and reload. After reload all my uploaded record vanish. OK still I assume on iRecord somewhere but…. Please sort !
I GIVE UP !!!
Crashed again so I have now deleted permanently. Will just not bother.
I GIVE UP !!!
Crashed again so I have now deleted permanently. Will just not bother.
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No server available
I’ve been using this app for several years but it doesn’t seem to be working properly - keep getting a message ‘server unavailable’
Doesn’t upload
Can’t get it to upload sightings despite reloading app and starting again. Get the same error message each time sorry upload failed
Nov 2022
I have just tried to upload two sightings from September but these have been unsuccessful due to a “network error”. I am also unable to load the app statistics.
All my other apps are currently working and connected to the internet as I write this.
I also tried the image cropping feature and as you zoom in to your butterfly it turns into a giant blob. Not suitable for photos taken at a distance and I would say that it really distorts the image.
Usually the app works quite well.
All my other apps are currently working and connected to the internet as I write this.
I also tried the image cropping feature and as you zoom in to your butterfly it turns into a giant blob. Not suitable for photos taken at a distance and I would say that it really distorts the image.
Usually the app works quite well.
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A really useful App for butterfly fans !
This is a very user-friendly App for rapidly and systematically identifying UK butterflies and recording relevant data, such as the geographical position where the butterfly was seen. You can easily add a mobile phone photo of the butterfly to your record and quickly upload everything to the iRecord website. I strongly recommend this App !
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Helpful and easy to use
This is a great app, very user friendly. It shows the butterflies in your area for the current time of year which makes identification much easier.
I have spent the last year and a half making my garden into a butterfly friendly area. My efforts have paid off and it’s great to be able to record my sightings and make a very small contribution to the national monitoring of these beautiful creatures.
I have spent the last year and a half making my garden into a butterfly friendly area. My efforts have paid off and it’s great to be able to record my sightings and make a very small contribution to the national monitoring of these beautiful creatures.
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Love this app.
Love this app. Information and easy to use.
Superb!
A great app. Whether you’re looking for information on butterfly identification, want to record a one-off sighting or conduct a full survey of butterflies, this is THE app.
Best butterfly app by far!
This superb app has been so useful when out in the field. With the link to the website this app is all the guide you need for identifying butterflies.
Great for identification
Excellent way of identifying butterflies. This is a new interest so it’s helpful to see a selection of the butterflies you are likely to see at that time of year in the area you are in. Thank you
Great app
Currently trying to use it on a survey and the request to write a review comes up. That tells how useful it is, that I’d stop the survey to to say great app and thank you for it!! 😊
Good tool out in the field, could be better
iRecord is great as a tool when out recording butterflies in the field as it gives your OS reference & descriptions for each UK butterfly. The maps & stats section could be developed more & be more interactive & the photos of each butterfly are quite limited.
Great App !
A joy to use, easy to navigate through and an important app for the butterfly recorders !
Unable to log in with Website password
Have registered sightings via website, email/password combo doesn’t work with this app preventing any member participation, such as recording sightings. Returns error500. Hopeless for recording
Excellent app
Excellent app easy to use and send sightings to Biological Records Centre.