iNaturalist

- September 30, 2016

Everyone

Education

( 673)

Description

The iNaturalist Android app helps you upload citizen science observations of plants and animals to the iNaturalist.org online community for naturalists as well as other members of the iNaturalist network such as NaturaLista.mx in Mexico. You can

* record observations with photos and GPS locations
* explore observations from around the world
* keep track of updates from people you follow

For more info, check out http://www.inaturalist.org

Reviews

4.1

673 total

5 357

4 151

3 70

2 37

1 58

Claire Secrist

Buggy The bugs in this app can be very frustrating. Right now I can't see any photos of my observations, just default icons. And not even always correct default icons - I have a plant with an insect icon right now. The app also has uploading issues, in which multiple entries will be posted for one observation, all with partial information. As in, one entry will have the photo, and its duplicate will have the tags. Very weird.

Midori Endo

Please Fix This App ASAP! Dear I naturalist, I need this app for my Environmental Studies Art History class. I just updated the app and everything is messed up. When I select an individual observation I cannot view the photos I had taken. When I look at the overall observation list the miniature sized photos of the observations have been replaced with generic logos. For example, a curved, green leaf or a red spider. Again, I really need this app for my Environmental Studies Art History class, it's a requirement! Thank you.

Big iNat fan but app still buggy So disappointed that the latest update crashes as soon as you tap Settings. This is a consistent new bug which i have verified on two Samsung Galaxy phones. PLEASE fix!

Brian Olsen

Gets The Job Done, One Suggestion What I am noticing with this app, is that it runs the GPS constantly, causing my phone to heat up quickly. I would suggest only activating the GPS when a recording is made to save people's batteries.

Alicia Warren

The app is mostly good. I'm having one major problem that I haven't been able to solve. It seems to work for most people on most smart phones but not on my Samsung Galaxy Mini 4. When I sync an observation all information other than the photos upload (with the exception of the very first observation I made). To add the photos to my observations I have to download them from phone to computer and edit the observation on the website. I now have 38 observations showing on the app that won't sync. All done in the last 2 months. Best explanation to date is that the photos are stored on my phone in a place that makes them unavailable for syncing. But can this be changed and how?

Cassandra Kuklinski

Got some bugs... Really like it, but some entries won't upload, and my pictures are always sideways. Also bothers me that suggestions can't be marked as incorrect, they just automatically get marked on the profile. Otherwise, it's great.

User reviews

Claire Secrist September 26, 2016

Midori Endo September 29, 2016

September 27, 2016

Brian Olsen September 25, 2016

Alicia Warren September 20, 2016

Cassandra Kuklinski August 29, 2016

Griffin Major September 21, 2016

Good, But Needs Some Bug Fixing I really enjoy the app, but things need to be improved. Other than the bugs which I'm sure the INatrualist team is aware of already, there should be tweeks to location options and achievements/observation goals. Otherwise, the app is quite enjoyable... Just please keep updating it!

Amanda Padilla September 6, 2016

Great concept But many of my photos upload upside down or sideways when elsewhere they upload upright. When viewing my files in Google drive or from a usb connected computer they appear upright, the app seems to randomly rotate the image and keep that rotation no matter how I upload it. I had 10 pictures of a roadrunner that I took in quick succession but each one uploaded sideways or upside down as if i had been spinning the phone while taking pictures.

Amy McDonald September 6, 2016

Fun but has issues The location often isn't accurate. The photos can't be rotated. Needs to have a verification process using books.

xbrucexx September 10, 2016

Won't work anymore for me Won't load on my Sony xperia z1s. Tried to update and it got worse. Faults out immediately.

August 21, 2016

A constant state of crash

JoAnne Davis August 6, 2016

Cool app, crashes though Every time I open Projects the app crashes. I can't add or join any projects, and editing sometimes makes the app crash, too. I was part of Project Noah for years when I had an iPhone, but they decided not to make an Android version, so I stopped uploading observations even though I have 500+ positive IDs on there. Overall I like this app and hope I can start adding to it soon!

Alyeska Ahroun August 11, 2016

Nice app but Very nice app that works well alongside the website version. Only problem is on the mobile app, the observation list is limited by the first few observations added. Anything after 23 observations does not show up in the list. I have not found a way to get those to show up in any way.

michelle lewis August 7, 2016

App Crashes I was able to add a new project, however, whenever I opened a nearby project, the app crashed. I'm not sure how anyone can help me or I can help them if the app crashes every time a project is opened.

Harrison Brown August 7, 2016

Good idea... However for whatever reason, I cannot search for or identify species. I've tried broad searches such as "frog", as well as specific "American green tree frog", but nothing is ever found, therefore, I can't ID anything.

Kerry Kirk August 6, 2016

Crashes every time Can't open any project without crashing the app. Would love to rate it higher but it's pretty useless atm.

Cedric Clunies-Ross August 10, 2016

INaturalist Really great app! Nice tie up with like minded people.

Jackie M August 8, 2016

Bug fixed. Great app Had an issue uploading pics. Fixed within a day.

Jim S August 9, 2016

Great app for identification

Rebekah Bussen July 31, 2016

Bug to fix: There's an annoying bug that won't save my edits. I've attempted to reset the app, as well as the device being used several times. I'm very excited to be using this app, please fix it!

Lera Miles July 12, 2016

The tool I needed to use Inat Update 13 July 2016: Updated version shows many duplicates of photos attached to an observation. Currently the website feels like a better bet for use on Android - the lack of a recent updates feed makes a big difference to my use of the app.

Michiko Squires July 2, 2016

Crash issues App keeps crashing each time I try to edit an observation. I like iNaturalist, I just want it to work for me!

R. Kline June 27, 2016

DANGER DANGER DANGER - during updates to the App on the Android platform, ALL Pending observations on your device are simply wiped out, erased, puff they are gone WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER. NO RECOVERY. Simple for the developers to include a warning to the effect BUT THEY DO NOT.

Nicholas Curtis June 24, 2016

Great Website App could use some work though

j. June 23, 2016

Meh I like how the developer straight up ignored that I said this app was ugly while the iOS equivalent is beautiful. Don't develop for android if you're not going to follow guidelines. Ugly apps= bad user experience

iNaturalist June 23, 2016

Can you mention any specific functionality that you think is ahead in iOS? We think we're at about equal feature parity at the moment

Ruth Bicknell June 7, 2016

Sadly limited to the Americas 😞 Pointless for most as it is not relevant to any of the wildlife on the rest of the entire planet 🐾 🐾 🌍

iNaturalist June 23, 2016

Hi Ruth - not sure what you mean by limited to the Americas. iNaturalist is a Global platform with over a million observations contributed from outside the United States. It works from anywhere in the world, supports global taxonomy, and is translated into several non-english languages

Zachary Dautrich June 5, 2016

Great concept, needs some work Great concept, but functionally needs some work. Uploaded photos seem to automatically be downsized regardless of file size, drastically reducing quality; Need search within new Observation entry screen to access saved Guides; Location data seems to disappear sometimes; Saved data seems to disappear occasionally; No option to save photos on external storage card or to purge photos from local memory once uploaded; Generally slow performance.

A Google User June 3, 2016

Love it! If you are curious about the world around you and want to learn to ID what you see, this app is perfect for you! I do wish I could search my observations on the app like I can on website.

Jesse Hess May 20, 2016

Sync issues

iNaturalist June 23, 2016

Can you clarify the issues you're experiencing

David T April 17, 2016

Great project! I'd rather like to support iNaturalist in general with this rating. It is a community to observe and identify natural organisms. The aim is not only fun but also to support a database for researcher. Every nature enthusiast should have a look!

Gian Andrea Morresi May 7, 2016

Wonderful idea badly implemented Unfortunately the Android version of this app is not cared for as well as the iPhone's. Quite buggy, syncing problems, data loss...

Anthony Metzidis April 17, 2016

Learn and explore the natural world around you I'm always curious about plants and animals when I'm hiking, but as a city boy my knowledge is minimal. This app has been a great way to learn about local ecology and it gets me more engaged in exploring while I'm hiking.

Shaun McCoshum March 28, 2016

Backyard biology This app is awesome for documenting species, exploring nearby wildlife including plants, and getting ID help from experts.

Charles Benjamin April 26, 2016

I really enjoy this app, it is great.

Eric Aguillon April 21, 2016

Amazing

Kimberlie Sasan March 25, 2016

Love the app, but problem with location name I obscure the address of observations at my home, but the app defaults to listing my exact address. Before the upgrade, it was just the county. This can't be corrected on the app, so I have to immediately update on the website. Please fix!!

Lech Naumovich April 2, 2016

Great ap and a great project I love this ap and all I can do. Great companion for web-based interface. I always need to check my GPS points, mainly due to my poor GPS on the phone.

David Gomez March 15, 2016

Good project though Application is very limited. Can't see all of my observations, only the last few. Does not open Wikipedia correctly and does not show other sources. Very incomplete when compared to pc website. Mobile website is very incomplete too .

Jeff Fryett March 14, 2016

Fixed I just cleared app cache and data and loged back in. Now all obs are there and it now says 199 obs under my name. Great app. But all my obs disappeared on update? And it always says 21 obbs under my name?