# Plant & Animal ID・EarthSnap — user reviews > 69 indexed App Store user reviews of Plant & Animal ID・EarthSnap by EarthSnap, Inc., rated 4.95/5 from 76 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plant-and-animal-idearthsnap/id1590178460/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plant-and-animal-idearthsnap/id1590178460.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 75 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Plant & Animal ID・EarthSnap? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Clean, intuitive, and simple design - 🎯 Accurate identification for plants (when working well) - 🌍 Great community features and social aspect - 📚 Educational and informative content - 🎉 Fun and engaging user experience - ⚡ Fast and responsive app performance - 🔄 Helpful plant care reminders and tracking - 🎨 Visually appealing interface - 🌿 Combines plant and animal identification in one app **Cons** - ❌ Highly inaccurate identification results - 💰 Expensive subscription model - 🔐 Difficult account creation process - 🌍 Biased toward European fauna over North American - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and errors - 😕 Confusing controls and unclear instructions - 🚫 Requires subscription for core features - ⚠️ Dangerous inaccuracy with poisonous plants - 💳 Sneaky billing practices and auto-renewal - 🔧 Server response errors **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes immediately after taking a picture - Cannot create account via email button - Server error: 'Couldn't handle server response' - Random app crashes and forced exits - Cannot snap pictures - feature disabled - Constant 'Something went wrong' error messages - Subscription paywall appears even for free users - Photo identification fails or returns completely wrong results **Most requested features** - Search functionality for collections - Free version with ads instead of subscription - Ability to add location/city information to identifications - Tutorial or onboarding guide for new users - Improved accuracy for animals and insects ## Newest reviews (14 of 69) ### 3/5 — Not intuitive to use *2026-05-11, version 3.3.2* I found this app at the end of an article I enjoyed. We have a vibrant collection of birds and plants where we live and hoped this app would add to that enjoyment. So far I’m somewhat disappointed with what it says about my recent pics. It doesn’t agree with what the iPhone camera ids and seems to lean towards European fauna rather than North American. The controls in the app are confusing at the start and it’s not clear how to begin to use my pics. ### 3/5 — Good but…………………………… *2026-04-18, version 3.3.2* Good but won’t recognize an ant in a bottle otherwise pretty good. ### 3/5 — Why does it have to have a subscription *2024-12-10, version 2.0.5* I don’t like the subscription. But you can add a price to buy the app but not a subscription but yet it looks like a great app ### 4/5 — Nice but some glitches *2024-06-19, version 2.0.1* This app is really good but for some reason I am glitching,I can’t snap anymore it dosn’t let me. And at random times it kicks me out the app and plus I snapped a simple dog and it said a fly and cats. ### 5/5 — Thanks dev *2023-05-31, version 1.3.0* Brilliant really helpful for both Animal & Plant ID ### 5/5 — free app!! *2023-05-31, version 1.3.0* 100% accurate! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2023-05-31, version 1.3.0* Ver nice i learned lots about plants ### 5/5 — Easy To use *2023-05-29, version 1.3.0* Just started using this app. So for I love it. And it's easy to use. ### 5/5 — 5 Star *2023-05-29, version 1.3.0* Absolutely we can download and use it and rated 5 ### 5/5 — Thank You *2023-05-29, version 1.3.0* thank you for the free trial ### 5/5 — Fun *2023-05-29, version 1.3.0* fun & informative ### 5/5 — Nice *2023-05-29, version 1.3.0* I love this app. Makes it easy to identify all the different Animal I find. ### 5/5 — Recommend *2023-05-28* I really Recommend this app it's so fast and helpful **Developer response:** Hello Danyka! Thank you very much for the kind words and for being a part of EarthSnap! Please write to support@earthsnap.com if you have questions or need help in the future. ### 5/5 — Nice *2023-05-28, version 1.3.0* Nice I am having fun with identification ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t create an account *2026-04-24, version 3.3.2* Could be a good app I suppose. But whoever designed it made it impossible to create a new account by email. You just can’t click the button to create the account. It astounds me that someone is paid for this and no testing takes place to see if it actually works. ### 1/5 — The wrong animal *2025-05-17, version 3.0.5* I saw a Canada goose and I took a picture of it.it showed a deer and not a Canada goose.i took a picture of a bee and it said it was a black flower….. ### 1/5 — Not accurate at all *2025-04-10, version 3.0.3* I tried to identify what type of snake I had caught and it came back with everything but a snake, I use many different pictures that were clear and some would come back saying it was a earthworm, scallop or a mussel.. I don’t think a snake looks anything like a sea scallop but that’s just my personal opinion. ### 1/5 — Not worth a subscription *2024-11-21, version 2.0.3* I rarely if ever use this app at all, I only recently came back to check one thing only to find out you now need a subscription to actually use it at all, and it’s not a cheap subscription either, I’m not paying 6 dollars a month for an app i occasionally use. It’s just not worth it, there isn’t even like a free version with ads like come on ### 1/5 — Error *2024-02-28, version 1.4.0* For days I have found the app to be useless. I receive Error Couldn’t handle server response The app was expensive and hope this will be fixed soon ### 1/5 — App closes as soon as you take a picture *2023-09-21, version 1.3.0* Nothing like paying for a app that doesn’t work for crap ### 1/5 — Eh *2023-05-21, version 1.3.0* This app was subpar at best, couldn’t even use the coolest feature without paying. ### 1/5 — So inaccurate on local flora that it is dangerous *2023-05-05, version 1.3.0* I’ve read the hints and taken photos and so far it hasn’t identified any of the plants correctly. Occasionally the plant is in the list of options. When it tells me buckthorn is oregano and does not even list buckthorn, I feel there is a problem. , I wouldn’t trust this app especially to distinguish poisonous from non poisonous ### 1/5 — Useless *2023-04-24, version 1.3.0* Identified a small pigeon as a chicken? Multiple times gave me ridiculous answers, completely useless app and it makes you pay for it to make it even better. Don’t waste ur time :) ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2023-04-22, version 1.3.0* It does not get any of them right I put in animals that I know what are it was saying a smallmouth bass is a red snapper it gets every one of them wrong not worth the money ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Saved me from touching poison ivy *2025-06-08, version 3.3.0* I was going to pull some weeds. They weren't just any weeds. Haven't tried animals or bugs yet but it's great with plants ### 5/5 — Clean Design, Great Features *2025-06-07, version 3.3.0* Love the layout—simple, fast, and not overloaded with junk. I've already got too many collections. I wish there was a search feature for the collections area please consider adding that ### 5/5 — quickly becoming my go-to app *2025-06-07* I'm using this app much more than i thought i would, so i guess that means i like it ### 5/5 — So far it's fun *2025-06-06, version 3.3.0* I downloaded EarthSnap on a whim and didn’t expect much, but now I’m totally hooked. I use it in my backyard, on walks, showed my mom last weekend. I’ve never paid this much attention to nature before, now i feel stupid because Earth is amazing ### 5/5 — Nature Nerd Approved *2025-06-06, version 3.3.0* Plants and animals in one app...great idea! Super accurate and easy so far ### 5/5 — teaching tool? *2025-06-06, version 3.3.0* I'm a teacher and i'm thinking about using this for my class when school starts back up in august. is this accurate enough for teaching school class? It works great for me but i want to be sure it's good enough for the classroom ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-05-10, version 3.0.5* EarthSnap has quickly become one of my favorite apps. The image recognition is impressively accurate, and I love how it connects to a larger community of nature lovers. I’ve discovered so much more about the world around me thanks to this app! Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys the outdoors, science, or just learning something new every day. ### 5/5 — Works good *2025-05-05* Fun to use outside **Developer response:** Hello TimeforBrady12! Thank you very much for the kind words and for being a part of the EarthSnap Community! Please write to support@earthsnap.com if you have questions or need help in the future. ### 5/5 — Solid App *2025-04-10, version 3.0.3* Love the concept, my kids enjoy walking around on hikes and figuring out what plants are what and what animal that was. It has helped us get out in nature more. ### 5/5 — Very impressive *2025-03-31, version 3.0.0* Only had it for a couple of days. Pretty incredible so far nice work --- *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.*