# Nature's Notebook — user reviews > 10 indexed App Store user reviews of Nature's Notebook by National Phenology Network, rated 3.12/5 from 26 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/natures-notebook/id1463430668/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/natures-notebook/id1463430668.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 9 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-12-13* It’s useless. Every time I attempt to launch, it is forever loading data ### 1/5 — App Won’t Open *2020-09-17* Every time I open the app it force closes and won’t even take me past the app name ### 3/5 — OK but needs some work *2025-03-12* This app is generally useful and easy to use but is some steps away from being great. I had no trouble setting it up, and I like that observations are logged using straightforward Y/N questions. However, like another reviewer from 1 year ago, I can’t see my comments as I’m typing them and it locks me in the keyboard. To get back to the observation, I have to click a response to one of the questions that are visible. Then I can see the comment. As with entering the comment initially, to edit the comment, I have to blindly backspace over it and retype (carefully) without seeing it. Seems like this should be fixed by now if someone noted the problem a year ago. Also, the app frequently crashes. I’m tracking five plants, and the app usually crashes at least twice before I get the five observations entered. Finally, the calendar shows I entered observations on a date that I did not and says there are no observations when I open that date. There shouldn’t be a green check mark on that date in the calendar. For reference, I’m on an iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 18.3.1. ### 3/5 — Great program, app sometimes frustrating *2024-02-17* Probably because I have a smaller phone, the keyboard covers up what I’m trying to type. No way to edit typos in site comments, either, because of the same issue. ### 3/5 — creating the account is the worst part *2022-10-27* Setting up an account is very much like doing taxes. I stopped when I found myself tempted to tap ok just because there was no way to back out. Like partnering with organizations I never heard of. Now I remember why I didn't get involved years ago. ### 3/5 — Just downloaded *2019-06-24* Are we going to be able to see our data fr the old app on this app? It’s not showing up now. On my site animals spp list, some of the animals’ complete nane is not appearing. Just the first word appears. Ex. ‘White’. ‘White’ what? I would like a spot to enter environmental data, such as temp, clear/cloudy/raining/snowing, wind - mph & direction, I’m on an iPhone 7 Plus I’m not having fun w this For whatever reason my phone has issues w this I’m going back to the old app **Developer response:** We're sorry to hear you've had a bad experience with the app. Please reach out to us at support@usanpn.org and we will do our very best to resolve whatever technical issues you're running into. ### 4/5 — Kathleen *2022-03-25* I started to have missing plants on my garden. Someone dug them up and it’s alarming that if you have plants that are rare that someone would kill or steal them ! I’m kinda broken-hearted . ### 5/5 — Finally a data entry app that I can trust!! *2019-07-24* I am a Nature's Notebook observer and I have been on the staff for many years, but never used our mobile app in the past because I did not trust the technology. I learned as a young scientist to ALWAYS make and keep a hard copy of your data in case the digital version vanished in a computer glitch, so I have used paper data sheets and subsequently entered the data online all this time. This updated version of the app not only is easier to use, but it also allows you to review the data you just entered and verify that is has synced with the database. I was cautious the first few times, but now I have abandoned my paper and pencil method for good! ### 5/5 — Nature’s Notebook app *2019-06-25* This new app works well. Very easy to use. Love the upgrade. ### 5/5 — Beautiful Updated App — Download It! *2019-06-20* This new version is a huge improvement! Better functionality and interface. --- *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 2026-07-07.*