# The Hide Guide — Know Before You Go! > Know Before You Go! (iPhone/iPad app by The Hide Guide.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-hide-guide/id6761392737 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [The Hide Guide](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889307950) - Category: Reference, Travel - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 53 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-04-19 - Data updated: 2026-09-28 ## What is The Hide Guide? The Hide Guide is your essential companion for exploring wildlife reserves across the UK and Ireland. Whether you're a seasoned birder or a curious nature lover, The Hide Guide helps you discover reserves, plan visits, and track your sightings. EXPLORE THE MAP Browse thousands of nature reserves from RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, NatureScot, WWT and more. View boundary layers for National Parks, AONBs, SSSIs, and National Nature Reserves. SIGHTING DATA - ALL IN ONE PLACE! No more switching between apps - we bring together Toggle sighting data from iNaturalist, NBN Atlas, and GBIF to see what's been spotted near you. OBSERVATION LISTS Tap grouped sighting markers to view full observation lists — see every species recorded at a location, with silhouettes, counts, and 12 month Trends for that region. SPECIES DIRECTORY Search over 29,000 species with photos, silhouettes, taxonomy, conservation status, and audio clips. RESERVE DETAILS View reserve information including hides and viewing points, recent sightings with monthly trend charts, wildlife highlights grouped by taxon, location maps, 7-day weather forecasts (Premium), visitor information and nearby accomodation. LIFE LISTS & SIGHTING ALERTS Log your sightings, manage multiple life lists, and set up alerts to be notified when specific species are spotted in your chosen areas. Premium subscribers get daily and per-sighting alert frequencies, plus access to full historical sighting data. OFFLINE MODE (Premium) Download reserve data, species information, silhouettes, map tiles, and audio clips for use without an internet connection — perfect for days out at remote reserves with poor signal. You can also use the Draw An Area function to download sightings for a specific region - perfect if you're going to be offline for a longer trip! FEATURES • Interactive map with sighting markers, reserve pins, and boundary layers • Species search with weighted ranking and photo thumbnails • Audio playback for bird songs • Draw-a-search to filter sightings within a custom area • Home location marker and proximity-based reserve search • Standard, Satellite, and Hybrid map styles • Full offline data package for UK coverage (Premium) • Ad-free experience (Premium) PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION The Hide Guide offers an optional auto-renewable subscriptions to unlock premium features including full historical sighting data (>3 months), offline downloads, weather forecasts, advanced alert notifications, and an ad-free experience. Share the love with up to 6 Family Members for just £7.99/month. All Yearly Plans offer a discount when compared to paying monthly. • Individual Monthly - £4.99 • Individual Yearly - £49.99 • Family Monthly (up to 6 family members) - £7.99 • Family Yearly (up to 6 family members) - £79.99 Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://thehide.guide/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://thehide.guide/privacy.html The Hide Guide — Know Before You Go! ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | The Hide Guide | $4.99 | per month | | The Hide Guide | $49.99 | per year | | The Hide Guide | $7.99 | per month | | The Hide Guide | $79.99 | per year | ## Is The Hide Guide safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess The Hide Guide. ## Is The Hide Guide legit? The Hide Guide has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for The Hide Guide is 48 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2026-07-20 The Hide Guide now works fully offline. Take every reserve, species record and map with you — no signal needed. Download country map packs (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland - or all of them!) and hundreds of British bird calls for the field. Log sightings offline and they'll sync when you're back in range. We've also switched to beautiful new self-hosted maps across the app, redesigned sign-in, and polished layouts throughout. This update also brings The Hide Guide to iPad "properly", with a full redesign built for the bigger screen — a new navigation rail, richer reserve and species pages, and a side-by-side site map with every hide and facility at a glance. On iPhone, a smarter filter bar makes browsing 29,000+ species and 4,300+ reserves faster, your Life List gets a fresh photo-first card layout, and the redesigned Home screen surfaces more of each day’s wildlife highlights. You can now draw a search area straight onto the map, set up sighting alerts with push notifications, check tide times for coastal reserves, and share your public profile with a QR code. ### 1.0.1 — 2026-04-21 --Accessability-- Light mode / Dark Mode. VoiceOver Labels. Font size selector (Small/Medium/Large). Colour-Blind Palettes. --Design--- Structured reserve facilities and opening times. 7-day weather forecast (Premium Subscriber feature). Offline area downloads with sighting filter (Premium Subscriber feature). Reserve polygon drawing and saved areas. Nearby accommodation listings on reserve detail. --Misc-- Bug fixes and UI polish throughout. ### 1.0 — 2026-04-19 No release notes. ## Apps similar to The Hide Guide | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [BirdMark - Bird Identifier](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birdmark-bird-identifier/id6759407820) | 1.0 (1) | Free | Reference | | [Birds in Greenspaces](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birds-in-greenspaces/id6754637798) | — | Free | Reference | | [BTO Ringing & NRS Info](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bto-ringing-and-nrs-info/id466711615) | — | Free | Reference | --- *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 2026-09-28.*