# ShroomID - Identify Mushrooms — user reviews > 80 indexed App Store user reviews of ShroomID by ZH Creations LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 431 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shroomid-identify-mushrooms/id1547653790/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shroomid-identify-mushrooms/id1547653790.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 342 · 4★ 49 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of ShroomID? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🔍 Accurate identification - 🌍 Helpful heatmap feature - 🎓 Great learning tool - 🤝 Supportive community **Cons** - 💰 Expensive subscription - 🤖 Misleading free version - 🤔 Confusing interface - 🐛 Unreliable performance - 🚫 Incompatible with older devices **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch - Login issues with existing accounts - Incorrect mushroom identifications **Most requested features** - Offline mode for non-subscribers - One-time purchase option - Mushroom growing/cultivation guides - More detailed identification information ## Newest reviews (12 of 80) ### 4/5 — Fun to be outdoors *2026-04-07, version 2.26.8* This app is makes a good excuse to get outdoors, or makes your outdoor activities more interesting. I use this app everywhere, and it is a companion when I am hunting (wildlife). I’m just as interested in mushrooms while I’m out. ### 3/5 — What happened? *2025-03-11, version 2.26.8* Loved it! Until I broke my iPhone now it wants $50? Sorry I have books that’s have the same knowledge already this was just handy and fun ### 2/5 — Great idea, poor execution *2025-02-20, version 2.26.8* While I love the idea, I find the “free” to be misleading. The only thing you get for free is the shell of an app, pointing you to upgrade for any useful information. I don’t mind a paid app, but hate that they are misleading. I suggest you just charge a fair price for your app and don’t waste folk’s time. ### 4/5 — Works well but updates are annoying *2024-06-20* The app works reasonable well and I like its suggestions and UI. However the updates log you out and prompt for surveys to use the app. Those surveys are useless for just wanting to identify a mushroom and is really annoying when I’m trying to use the app in the woods and have to stand there waiting until it does some customization? like why can’t I just use the app? ### 4/5 — Pretty decent *2023-10-23* It’s mostly accurate with proper pictures but mostly for easily identifiable species, And even then sometimes it’ll spit something that makes no sense like clearly what’s growing in my front yard isn’t from South America or sm like that or just looks nothing like it. But I really like the community post if your in good groups you get direct feedback from ppl who typically study mushrooms as much as me or more. ### 4/5 — Great to have a quick identifier *2023-10-23, version 2.25.1* Have used this app several times with different fungi/mushrooms. In most all instances, the identification was very close. Posting to the group is also helpful with identifying. ### 5/5 — ShroomID *2023-08-27, version 2.25.1* This app has been very useful in learning to identify mushrooms. I’ve been using it for a couple years and I’ve learned a lot. 🍄 ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2023-08-17* I love this app. Two of my favorite things are being able to upload photos to help identify mushrooms. Lookalikes are provide to help rule out possible identifications. Second, being able to see what’s growing in my area is amazing. This has helped me so much more than any books. I would totally recommend this app to anyone interested in fungi! ### 5/5 — Not bad. *2023-07-16* Getting right id about 85 percent of the time. ### 5/5 — Mushroom ID *2023-07-07, version 2.24.12* This app is amazing to help you identify mushrooms,tell you their edibility, when and where to look for them and then a whole community of like minded people to discuss with ### 4/5 — Great App *2023-06-24, version 2.24.12* As a new mushroom hunter, this app and the community in the app has been helping me a lot! ### 5/5 — I love this app *2023-06-10* I have been using Shroon ID for the last couple of years and it seems to get better and better every time I use it. I’m in the out of doors a great deal and it’s nice to have this app in my back pocket!. It’s like having a knowledgeable companion everywhere I go. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cancellation *2026-04-01, version 2.26.8* Difficult to cancel want to cxl ### 1/5 — Utter garbage *2025-11-16, version 2.26.8* Tried don’t work so I deleted it uk based ### 1/5 — Useless *2025-10-22, version 2.26.8* Ya gotta be a physicist to navigate this app. Worthless. ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2025-07-02, version 2.26.8* Was unable to even navigate and experience the app without being directed to buying the premium version over and over. Really disappointing. ### 1/5 — ShroomID *2024-11-04, version 2.26.8* Chat if I die it’s cuz premium is 10 dollars ### 1/5 — Shroomid *2024-10-12* Hi I tried the app but couldn’t do anything with it Took pictures and all the app wanted was to pay for the pro version I could not use the trial, so I deleted the app ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work IOS 12.5.7 *2024-02-11* Details says it will work on v12.0 and above, but it does not open after install. ### 1/5 — Never ordered it *2023-09-05, version 2.25.1* I had a look at the app and decided it wasn’t for me. So I deleted it. So why have they taken two months payment from me, without any authorisation from me. And can I find a contact number. No ### 1/5 — Too much pushing of paid add-ons *2023-05-15, version 2.23.47* Could be worth looking into, but the interface is confusing and there are too many pushed ads for add-on options to make it worth my while even deciding if I want to pay for it. ### 1/5 — Random Pro charge without signing up *2023-04-12* I downloaded this app and used it once last year, I haven’t opened it up until today because I saw an email receipt for their Pro subscription. I checked my profile and the Pro wasn’t signed up or activated, offering me a free trial period. I checked the purchase history and there were no purchases found. I reported you to iTunes, deleted my profile and the app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 100% worth it *2025-11-14* I got this app the try it out, the free version is amazing and then the pro version is even better. Definitely recommend this if you are a beginner mushroom hunter and you’re looking for a good field guide on your phone! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-03-12* This app is the best for learning about and identifying mushrooms! It has an easy interface. Paid version is nice for extra features, but the free version is very useful. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-01-19, version 2.26.8* Love it. The accuracy is better than google lens the knowledge all in 1 spot makes identification easy ### 5/5 — Love this app *2024-09-25, version 2.26.8* More people need to find this gem! ### 5/5 — Just guessing *2024-07-06, version 2.26.8* I’m about 2 for 50 identified. I’ve tried this app twice now, a beautiful app, just no reliable results for me. With Shroomify , I’m about 48 for 50. Harvest carefully! ### 5/5 — Accurate and easy *2023-11-07, version 2.25.1* Quick and easy to use and generally accurate predictions ### 5/5 — I love shroom id *2023-10-15* I moved from Michigan to Foley, Alabama in 2005. I recently started hunting mushrooms around here and thanks to the shroom id app I have identified over a dozen edible mushrooms including gourmet and medicinal mushrooms as well as dozens of others. Absolutely awesome. The better your photos the better your id results. Thank you and happy hunting😁 ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-10-14, version 2.25.1* I have learned so much Thanks to the help of this app 👍🤙🏼 ### 5/5 — Love it! *2023-09-18, version 2.25.1* This app along with my Peterson field guide and iNaturalist I have what I need to ID fungi!!! ALWAYS get a second and third opinion before eating any mushroom!!! Safe foraging! ### 5/5 — Excellent Tool *2023-09-06, version 2.25.1* Great tool for getting a baseline of predictions. Also a good study tool using the shroomtrainer quiz. Many predictions are correct, but as always use more than one guide! --- *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 2026-08-26.*