# Twigle Birds Field Guide — With Bird Photo Identification

> Photo-based bird identification and field guide with offline database. (iPhone/iPad app by Avelgood Apps.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/twigle-birds-field-guide/id917162657 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Avelgood Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/917162656)
- Category: Reference, Books
- Price: $6.99
- Rating: 1.50/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek and 21 more
- Released: 2014-09-30
- Data updated: 2026-11-01
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/twigle-birds-field-guide/id917162657/reviews.md

## What is Twigle Birds Field Guide?

Twigle helps beginner and intermediate birders to easily identify birds as it automatically recognises birds from their photos. Simply take a photo or select one from your photo gallery and Twigle will identify it.

Twigle uses image recognition to help you identify 540 species of birds from North America, 350 species from Southern Africa and 310 species from the UK & Ireland with an accuracy of 60%.

As a complete field guide to birds, Twigle includes a powerful search tool, HD pictures, detailed bird descriptions and birdsongs, all meant to help you better know your birds. 

Download Twigle’s offline database containing information on bird behavior, habitat, diet, breeding and text description. Once downloaded, there’s no need to connect to the Internet to access the database – it’s all on your phone, ready for birding even where there’s no Internet connection.

This bird identification app also gives you access to multiple images and composites for each bird, hear multiple bird songs and calls, and see highly detailed bird descriptions including habitat and distribution, feeding, breeding, and of course, their calls and songs.

With Twigle, you’ll enhance your bird watching experience with these fun features:

• Identify birds from their photos (requires an internet connection) 
• Search smart by color, habitat, bird size, and bird appearance
• Keep a bird journal to record all of your memorable sightings
• Explore composite identification images of birds in various stages of their lifetime
• Listen to several bird songs and calls through the in-app database
• Pinch and zoom HD pictures to see the most detail of each bird

Download Twigle and enjoy birdwatching in a whole new way!

NB:
• Twigle's image recognition works with clear images taken using for example DSLR cameras with the appropriate lenses. You can then transfer the photos to your device to identify the birds. Photos of birds taken with just the phone's camera are generally not crisp and clear and thus are not the use case of this app. You can improve on the quality of photos taken with your phone by using it in conjunction with lens attachments made for your device by several phone accessory manufacturers.

Twigle's database downloads are quite large (several hundreds of MBs) and so it is recommended that you download over WiFi to avoid huge cellular data charges.

You will also need to ensure your device has enough free space to download and install the database - about 3 GB.

## Key features

- Photo bird identification
- Offline database access
- Detailed bird descriptions
- Birds-song audio
- Smart search by color and habitat
- Bird journal for sightings

## Is Twigle Birds Field Guide safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Twigle Birds Field Guide.

## Is Twigle Birds Field Guide legit?

Twigle Birds Field Guide appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Twigle Birds Field Guide is 73 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (10 of 13)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/twigle-birds-field-guide/id917162657/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Nul et couteux!

*2018-04-24*

N’achetez pas, c’est du vol! Et pas d’oiseau...

### 1/5 — Rubbish!

*2017-06-28*

Its only saving grace was the few birds calls it claimed to identify and now even that has been  discontinued. All payments should be refunded by the developers as they misled purchasers!

### 2/5 — Not impressed

*2017-05-04*

It seems every bird I try a sound recording on comes up with the same result......Blue Jay or Turkey. Quite laughable. I'm very familiar with those two birds and what I'm recording isn't even remotely close to their calls/songs. Very disappointing app.

### 1/5 — Doesn't work for me

*2016-03-05*

I bought this app to try and identify birds by their call when I take nature walks. I have yet to be able to accurately identify a bird by doing so after multiple attempts. Also, when it suggests birds, I cannot have the app play the song back to me so that I can quickly compare it to what I am hearing. It is just not working for me.

### 1/5 — ARNAQUE

*2016-01-01*

3 régions seulement, Amérique du nord, Afrique australe, Grande Bretagne ?
Et on le sait après l'achat bien sur.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2015-10-29*

What a cool app! I use the audio analysis to tune my duck calls.

### 1/5 — Twigle

*2015-09-01*

Piece of junk...couldn't identify a Cardinal from 3 feet away. Search doesn't work, and it crashes.

### 1/5 — DO NOT BUY

*2015-07-26*

This app is a scam. Not only does it not work but the search function doesn't even work! Going to all lengths possible to get my money back on this. 
Thanks for a waste of time and effort!

### 1/5 — Crashes!

*2015-05-30*

Paid $7 for this app and it doesn't even open - just crashes! Fraudulent.  Apple should be more on top of this. I just through away money to crooks!

### 1/5 — Download required.

*2015-05-05*

Can't download software to iPad. Doesn't work unless you can select region

## Frequently asked questions about Twigle Birds Field Guide

### What is the accuracy of Twigle's photo identification?

Twigle's image recognition identifies birds with an accuracy of 60%. It works best with clear, high-quality images, ideally taken with DSLR cameras.

### Can I use Twigle without an internet connection?

Yes, Twigle offers an offline database download that includes comprehensive information on bird behavior, habitat, and descriptions. Once downloaded, you can access this data without an internet connection.

### How much does Twigle cost?

Twigle is a paid application priced at $6.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to all its features and the offline database.

### What devices does Twigle support?

Twigle is supported on iPhone and iPod devices. It is designed for iOS mobile operating systems.

### How often is Twigle updated?

The latest version of Twigle is 1.10.3, which was last updated on April 30, 2018. Updates provide improvements and new features for the application.

### What is the age rating for Twigle?

Twigle has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for users of all ages interested in bird identification and learning.

### What are the storage requirements for Twigle's database?

Twigle's offline database is quite large, requiring approximately 3 GB of free space on your device. It is recommended to download over WiFi due to the significant data size.

### What kind of photos work best with Twigle's identification feature?

Twigle's image recognition performs best with clear, crisp images. Photos taken with DSLR cameras are ideal; phone camera photos may require lens attachments for optimal results.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.10.3 — 2018-04-30

Bug fixes

### 1.10.2 — 2018-04-20

Server communication bug fix.

### 1.10.1 — 2017-06-27

Birdsong recognition discontinued.

### 1.10.0 — 2017-02-06

Fixed downloads.

### 1.0.8 — 2016-01-20

A couple of bug fixes & performance improvements.

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