# Nimals: Wildlife Card Game — Scan, Collect & Battle Animals

> Educational insect identification and collection app with challenges and progress tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by Simon Depaix.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nimals-wildlife-card-game/id6753135293 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Simon Depaix](https://appshunter.io/developer/1544662612)
- Category: Games, Education, Card
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 127 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, European Spanish
- Released: 2025-11-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-25
- Monetization: free

## What is Nimals?

Every animal you meet becomes a card.

Snap a fox, a buzzard, a lizard or a spider: Nimals recognises it in seconds and turns it into a collectible card with your own photo. Level, type, attack, defence, health and a naturalist sheet: your card is ready to battle in the Arena.

No animal can be bought. Your deck is made of the species you photographed yourself, and online you face other players' decks, with their own photos.

SCAN ALL WILDLIFE
• Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, spiders and snails, from your garden to the beach
• A photo is enough: no need to touch or disturb the animal
• A sheet for every species: description, size, habitat, fun fact
• Your collection, sorted and scored, with where and when you met each animal

OPEN PACKS
• Card packs to open
• Five cards per pack: battle items, trails, curiosities, and sometimes a shiny or holographic finish for your animals

FOLLOW THE TRAILS
• A reason to go out every day: find a duck, three reptiles or two species you have never seen
• Every completed trail pays out seeds, and golden trails give finishes for your cards

BATTLE IN THE ARENA
• Build your deck: up to 12 cards, with at least six animals of three different types, plus items to turn a fight around
• One leader up front, two animals in the burrow: three knockouts and the game is yours
• Six types that follow nature, each one hunts another: against its prey, an animal deals 30% more damage
• Train against four opponents, then climb the season leaderboard against other players' decks
• At the Refuge, feed your animals seeds: they gain levels, and their card earns a new trim at every tier

COLLECT CURIOSITIES
• Jay feather, grass snake skin, roe deer antler: 24 curiosities hide in the packs
• Complete a shelf of the cabinet to win a new card background

A NEW SEASON EVERY TWO MONTHS
A 30-step trail, rewards until the very last day and a bronze, silver or gold medal. In the first season, Gales, from November to December, soil creatures score double.

JUST WANT TO IDENTIFY?
Notebook-only mode keeps identification and your collection, and removes the whole game side.

FREE TO PLAY
Snapping, collecting, playing in the Arena and opening the packs from your reserve cost nothing. Nimals Pro adds unlimited scans, ad-free scanning, field notes and a second reward track on every season's trail.
The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings.

Terms of Use: https://naotilus-labs.com/nimals-terms
Privacy Policy: https://naotilus-labs.com/nimals-privacy
License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Instant insect identification via camera or photo
- Detailed scientific profiles for each insect
- Personalized insect collection builder
- Daily and weekly naturalist challenges
- Progress tracking with statistics and rewards
- Multi-language support
- Geolocation for discoveries

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $2.99 | per month |


## Is Nimals safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Nimals.

## Is Nimals legit?

Nimals: Wildlife Card Game appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Nimals is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Frequently asked questions about Nimals

### How does InsectDex identify insects?

InsectDex uses your device's camera to identify insects in real-time or by importing photos from your gallery. It then provides a detailed educational profile for the identified species.

### What kind of information does InsectDex provide about insects?

For each identified insect, InsectDex offers its common and scientific name, taxonomic family, behavioral description, average size, habitat regions, and danger level. This information turns each identification into a natural science lesson.

### Can I save the insects I discover with InsectDex?

Yes, InsectDex allows you to build an interactive, personalized collection of all the insects you identify. You can mark favorite species and sort or filter your discoveries by various criteria.

### Does InsectDex offer any learning challenges?

InsectDex features daily or weekly naturalist challenges, such as identifying specific insects or spotting certain colors. A points system and rewards help motivate users and track progress.

### How does InsectDex track my scientific progress?

The app provides precise statistics on species discovered, challenges completed, active streaks, success rates, and rarest insects observed. This dashboard helps build regular observation habits and measure learning growth.

### Is InsectDex suitable for children?

Yes, InsectDex is designed to be easy to use for both children and adults, from beginners to entomology enthusiasts. Its age rating is 4+.

### Does InsectDex have ads?

No, InsectDex does not contain advertisements. It is a completely ad-free experience for users.

### What platforms is InsectDex available on?

InsectDex is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It supports multiple languages with real-time switching and automatic light/dark mode.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.0 — 2026-10-24

What's new in 2.2:
• Friends: add your friends and challenge them live, with reactions during the battle
• Change a card's photo: the new photo is checked in seconds, and your card keeps all its progress
• Halloween: a gust of autumn leaves, two event boards and an emblem to win in the hive
• A medal for every season, and this winter feeder birds score double
• Arena: more varied opponents, cheaper amber boards
• Lots of fixes

### 2.1.0 — 2026-10-15

What's new in 2.1:
• Pick a username and climb the weekly leaderboard: podium on the Play screen, your rank after every battle, a rare finish and a title for the season's top 10
• Deck editor: filters, sorting and "Build it for me"
• Mail: the dev can send you gifts, with a notification (adjust it in your Profile)
• A card's photo is now the one from its scan, to keep the Arena fair
• Lots of fixes

### 2.0.0 — 2026-10-12

Welcome to Nimals, the brand-new app that replaces InsectDex!
• Every animal you snap becomes a card, with your photo, its type and its stats
• Open packs, follow the daily trails and fill your cabinet of curiosities
• Battle other players' decks in the Arena
• A new season every two months
Your past captures are kept and turned into cards.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-08-18

• Sign in faster with Apple and Google
• Fixed an issue when deleting your account

### 1.0.7 — 2026-07-09

UX redesign of challenges and badges
Added a more evident daily challenge on the home view
Improved gamification
Implemented the deck view
Improved scan success rate with the card view
Added new content

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