# Wild Plant Survival Guide — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Wild Plant Survival Guide by Calculated Industries, rated 4.60/5 from 192 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wild-plant-survival-guide/id387245326/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wild-plant-survival-guide/id387245326.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 147 · 4★ 25 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Wild Plant Survival Guide? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Very informative content - 👍 Great pictures and organization - 👍 Works offline - 👍 Useful for survival knowledge - 👍 Good for beginners - 👍 Real photos, often two per plant - 👍 Well thought out and clear - 👍 Good starter app - 👍 Can save your life in emergencies - 👍 Easy to learn - 👍 Well organized and detailed **Cons** - 😞 Limited plant database - 😞 Missing common plants - 😞 Not 100% accurate - 😞 Primarily USA focused - 😞 Poor navigation - 😞 Not useful for identification without prior knowledge - 😞 Basic information - 😞 Lacks advanced features - 😞 Some plants are not found locally - 😞 Not worth the cost for some - 😞 Inaccurate location data - 😞 Limited identification features **Commonly reported bugs** - Typo in amaranth plant review ('alder') - No back button - Map feature has no purpose - Pictures not showing for some users **Most requested features** - Local plant identification - Photo identification feature - Filter by geographic location/region/state - More pictures per plant (leaves, flowers, roots, etc.) - Search function - Back button functionality - Break up edible plants by state/region - Use GPS for local plant suggestions - Plant identifier with elimination process (leaf shape) - Include mushrooms - More plants from all parts of the world - Show seeds and fruits - Larger pictures - More detailed identification information - Search by location (e.g., New England) ## Newest reviews (16 of 73) ### 2/5 — It doesn’t mention that this is USA ONLY! *2022-11-11, version 3.1.5* It maybe a good app, but useless now I’ve bought it, as I live in the UK. It doesn’t specify that this is USA only! ### 2/5 — Needs photo identification *2022-08-21, version 3.1.5* I had assumed that with this app you could take a picture and have plant identified. This app seems only useful if you already know about the plant. ### 2/5 — Needs photo *2022-07-14, version 3.1.5* If you see a plant you cannot identify you have to take a hour to go thru every line item to see if it’s a match. Just fix it so you can take a photo of unidentified plant and run they app. Does me no good ### 2/5 — Limited info *2022-06-07, version 3.1.5* I’m disappointed. There aren’t that many plants in their database and limited info on the plants listed. Also, the map feature has no purpose. I paid 1.99 and regret that. ### 2/5 — Disappointing app *2021-07-03, version 3.1.3* Maybe because I am already a serious forager I have discovered numerous fails in this app. First 2 wild edibles I look up, very common ones, not in there. Garlic mustard and wild spinach. Could not find them in there. Now if they are in there under some other names this too is a weakness in the app. Would have given it one star but it does have some useful info in there but not great by any means. Keep looking, spend a little more, get a better app ### 3/5 — Ok *2020-03-23, version 3.1.0* It’s a a really good app and well thought of but it show only the location of item in the USA. And half the plants I have never seen or heard of. Please update with UK PLANTS. ### 2/5 — Not enough *2018-04-30, version 3.1.0* I also wish there was a plant identification feature. I’d like to snap a shot and know what I’m looking at ### 2/5 — Elementary *2017-04-20, version 3.0* Not very impressed with the information. Very basic plant identification and regions are even more generally described. Still a good amount of information for $2.00, but your probably better using google search to look up and identify plants in your' specific region. ### 4/5 — Very informative *2017-03-21, version 3.0* I just got this app so I haven't learned everything about it. It seems very informative, and has a pretty big selection to learn about. The one problem I have is that it's not great to navigate. It would be nice to be able to sort by region, or things like that. ### 3/5 — Informative app. *2016-07-12, version 3.0* This app is pretty good. It has a picture of the plants, well described on what's edible and not, where it's from, etc. The only thing I think this app needs is to have more pictures on each plant as what it's leaves (shape, orientation of each), flowers, roots, bark, etc look like so I can go out and determine what's what. The information in this app can be found on the web for free, but when in the wilderness it would be nice to reference since there is no internet in nature. ### 2/5 — amaranth *2016-06-25, version 3.0* When reading the review of the amaranth plant I noticed that in the second paragraph, edibility, it suddenly is referred to as "alder"! Not very good proof reading. Brand-new app for me, I'm wondering if it's going to be trustworthy? ### 3/5 — Where is the back button? *2016-04-01, version 3.0* This is a great app. Very helpful in helping identify various plants. The only problem that I have found is when searching through edible plants there isn't a back button to take me back to the previous menu or previous page that I was looking at. For example if I go into edible plants from the menu and then go into the temperate area plants and I click on a plant that I want to learn about there isn't a back button to take me right back to the temperate area plants instead I have to click the menu and go back to edible plants and then temperate area plants again. This would make the app a lot better. ### 3/5 — Cool app, however... *2016-01-06, version 3.0* It would be outstanding if you could filter the list of plants by geographic location. Other than that it's very informative and extremely useful ### 3/5 — I really like this app but *2015-08-03, version 3.0* I like it it's very informational but I just wish there was a plant identifier walk through where I could pick the leaf shape like an elimination process and it would take me to the plant I'm looking at or anything to narrow it down also if I could search plants based on region that would be awesome. If you could make this happen I will definitely give it five stars. The pictures are very good and the amount of information is outstanding but I would like a way to sift through it to find what I'm looking for. Maybe you could use my gps for the app to tell me what plants are in like a so many mile radius of me or just let me search plants by region or preferably state. Thank you and I look forward to installing the update. ### 5/5 — Well Organized *2015-07-28, version 3.0* This app is well thought out. It covers the shapes of leaf ID, Universal Edibility Test, which is ÜBER IMPORTANT, & has great photos for ID, along with tips on prepping the plant as well as parts to be used. I like it! ### 4/5 — Hiking PCT *2014-12-06, version 2.2* I am hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and this app is useful for knowing what I can and can't snack on! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Local *2024-04-21, version 3.1.5* Is there no way to look up edible plants where u live, I don’t need to know what is edible in Australia or anywhere else around the world 🤨 ### 1/5 — Not worth! *2021-06-29, version 3.1.3* So many edible plants that are missing! Smilax, Biden’s Alba, Dollar Weed, to name just a few that are not on your list. This app needs a serious update! ### 1/5 — Weak *2018-06-16, version 3.1.0* This app has a small amount of info. It misses a lot of plants regularly found throughout New England. Weak. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2016-05-24, version 3.0* For a paid app it is poorly organized and and has minimal identification of plant info. ### 1/5 — Not very good *2014-07-25, version 2.2* Unbelievably limited application. So few plants and so many ubiquitous edibles completely absent from this app. I will continue to carry a field guide instead of using an app I guess ### 1/5 — Disapointed *2013-08-08, version 2.2* Difficult to find anything and does not help with identifying plants. Not what I was hoping for. This is a very basic app and not worth the cost. ### 1/5 — Confirmed *2013-08-05, version 2.2* Thought I was wasting two bucks and confirmed I wasted two bucks. Deleted ### 1/5 — Not nearly complete *2012-08-18, version 2.0* Not enough plant varieties. With knowledge I already had I could name at least 30 more in my own area. Missing most berries, roots, and not nearly enough info on identification of the plants it does list.... ### 1/5 — Tells about a few plants....... *2012-07-10, version 2.0* Really? Doesn't even cover something as basic and common as a fern? this was a total rip off!! Do not buy!!!!! ### 1/5 — Don't buy *2011-03-16* get a free wilderness survival app or one for the same price, this has like forty plants and only basic information. The survival apps have the same and more for the same price or free. Also, the showing of the locations of the plants is basic and inaccurate, it should show it by actual locations with the states shown so people have a better idea of where they are, this shows it by state and in some cases the plant is found in some of one state and either not shown in that state at all or it highlights the whole state. Fix that and add a TON more plants. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Review *2023-11-11, version 3.1.5* Very informative ### 5/5 — If you can’t figure it out with this app stay home *2023-05-08, version 3.1.5* I have a fair knowledge base for edibles but there are always new plants that deserve to be questioned. This app may not be 100% on every plant but it is as close as you will get. It could truly be a life saver. ### 5/5 — Just getting started *2022-01-24, version 3.1.5* So far I like it I have a Lotta information thank you ### 5/5 — Real lifesaver *2020-04-02, version 3.1.0* I’m over 70 & old vet - The Datas found in this application Can save you and your families butts!! In a emergency!! well done !! very well done !! I learned a lot!🤩🦖😎 ### 5/5 — Sick app *2020-02-23, version 3.1.0* This app is amazing. Pets only I love goin our into the bush and knowing what fruit and berrys I can eat really helps. Great job! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2018-08-12, version 3.1.0* Great pictures, perfect information, works off line, easy read, very organized. One suggestion I would make is break up the edible plants into groups where they are located in the states. So all plants found in Florida in one tab. If plants are found in multiple states and it's the same multiple states they should in one tab. ### 5/5 — Good starter app *2018-05-03, version 3.1.0* Good information to use as a start for getting into identifying plants and the map feature is great as well ### 5/5 — I love it *2016-06-19, version 3.0* It's easy and very informative ### 5/5 — Very informative and clear app *2016-04-05, version 3.0* Very clear and easy to use with excellent features. Nice work. I am a naturalist and it is great to have in the field. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2015-09-08, version 3.0* This app is a very helpful, I'm glad I bought it --- *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 2026-09-12.*