Seek by iNaturalist

Seek by iNaturalist

Identify plants & animals

31K ratings
1039 reviews
#140 in free Education
📚 Education
📷 Photo & Video
Free

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 9, 2018
  • July 27, 2026
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Identify plants, animals, and fungi using your phone's camera. Learn about the organisms around you and earn badges for your discoveries. It's a fun, kid-safe way to explore nature and expand your knowledge of the living world.

Image recognition for plant and animal identification
Learn about local species
Earn badges for observations
Kid-safe and privacy-focused
Uses iNaturalist data
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What's New in Seek by iNaturalist

2.18.1

July 27, 2026

Minor updates and bug fixes

Charts

Top Free

📉 140-5

Education

This app dropped -5 positions in Education chart.

Last updated on August 8, 2026.

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User reviews

I’m actually liking it more…

Great app
But please make it more accurate

Wildly inaccurate

Thought my mutt dog was a horse and a moth within a few seconds… hilarious

Brilliant

Very good app. Helps a lot if u want info about an animal and to know what it is. Works 90% of the time. Best app for this

app is good but a bit buggy

i think theres just some glitches to work out, and also you guys should add something that identifies rocks, i feel like that would be cool

Decent enough

My biggest gripe with this app is its inability to see the big picture. If I’m focused in on a plant, it’ll see the leaves and be like “oh, that’s X!” but then a cm to the left and it catches sight of the flowers and suddenly “oh, that’s Y!” and so on. It has difficulty putting elements together to recognize “oh, actually, it turns out that’s Z.”

And it desperately needs the ability to left the user select the kingdom or lock in on which phylum/family/genus/etc it is. There’s been dozens of times I’ve tried to ID a bug on a plant and the app is like “oh, that’s a dicot.” No. We’re not looking at the plant right now! We’re looking at the giant purple beetle ON the plant! But I can only zoom in so much on the bug without everything turning into a blur.
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Camera freezes/crashes

Bug

Incorrect species identification

Bug

Observations not saving properly

Bug

Slow performance on older devices

Bug

Requested Features

6 requests

Allow manual species entry

Feature

Add option to post observations to iNaturalist later

Feature

Implement search/sorting for observations

Feature

Integrate flashlight for low-light conditions

Feature

Provide feedback/correction options for misidentifications

Feature

Sync observations across devices

Feature

FAQ

What does Seek by iNaturalist do?

Seek uses image recognition technology to identify plants, animals, and fungi you encounter. It helps you learn about the organisms around you by providing information based on millions of wildlife observations. You can also earn badges for making different types of observations and participating in challenges.

How do I use the Seek Camera?

Simply open the Seek Camera within the app and point it at living things you want to identify. The app will then use its image recognition capabilities to suggest what the organism might be. You can add species to your observations and learn more about them.

Is Seek by iNaturalist free to use?

Yes, Seek by iNaturalist is a free application. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, making it accessible for everyone to use for nature exploration and learning.

Is this app suitable for children?

Yes, Seek is designed to be kid-safe. It does not require registration and does not collect any user data by default. If you choose to sign in with an iNaturalist account, you must be over 13 or have parental permission.

How does the app identify species?

The app's image recognition technology is powered by observations submitted to iNaturalist.org and partner sites, which are then identified by the iNaturalist community. This extensive database allows Seek to provide accurate identification suggestions for a wide variety of organisms.