Picture Bird: Bird identifier

• Picture Bird Premium — $39.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.7 39987 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Accurate

   In my experience, this is the best bird identifier there is. A subscription is a little too expensive for me at the moment but I’m still able to insert a photo and get an accurate result. I know most people believe other, more “well-respected” apps are the best but I have used and tested several, over a few years now, including those, and I can honestly say that this is my go-to. There are some limitations but truly, even some of the worst photos I’ve used to test, have been accurate. You have the option to correct an answer but I have maybe done it once. I get more correct answers on harder to place photos than I ever did with clear ones, using other apps. People ask if I have those and I say yes but this has become the only one I use. As soon as I get back on my feet financially, I’m going for the pro version because the options are amazing!! I have played around with this app, I totally trust and love it!

   Leigirard · 30 Aug 2026

2. 4/5Very good, but might need some other features

   I have been enjoying this app a lot, and I credit it for getting me into birdwatching. It’s quite accurate with the sound recordings and pictures, even if it gets it wrong, I can use other features on the app to find the right bird. The app is very useful and convenient, but I think it needs some features to make it even easier to track birds. The feature I would want the most is a way to transport sound files into the bird sound recorder. I often find myself trying to open the app, and not being able to pull up the sound recorder in time. This would also make it so that I don’t have to have the internet to track birds, as I can just transport the sound files/ recordings when I get home. Another useful feature would be a video recorder, it’s difficult to get the picture in time when you can’t see the bird, as it can easily fly off. If I could record the entire process, even when the bird flies off, I would have had it recorded on my phone. Those are my thoughts on the app, it’s very useful and convenient, it’s just that I think it could be improved on even more.

   chidorah · 30 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Awesome!!!

   I’ve been wanting a bird ID for a long while. And when I saw it was from this developer. I jumped on it. I have the insect identification app, and the plant identification app from this same developer. They are both awesome. I’ve even tried to trick them and the mass majority of the time. The app gets it right. What sold me that this app was great. Was I’ve been wondering what kind of bird has been coming to my back porch to feed for months. I tried to get a picture but it was zoomed in as much as I could get. Was basically camouflaged into the branch it was on. But I submitted the picture anyhow. Within seconds the app had spit out an identification. I checked the pictures and it was actually correct my mind was blown. I will also be downloading the rock identification app from them too. These apps are great!!! Thank you so much 👍🏼

   bronco4x3 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 4/5Perhaps not worth $40 / year

   This is a very nice app in some ways and a bit tedious in a few others. I don’t think it is quite good enough to warrant $40 per year. The first thing I tried was to identify the birds in my photos. I have lots of photos. The navigation process is terrible on the iPad. After I select a bird photo, if the photo is good (or even mediocre), the app is excellent at correct identification. All the birds I tried (13) were correct as the first or second choice. The great majority were right as the first choice. That warranted the four stars. I didn’t try the sounds yet. More about navigation: If I select a thumbnail, it is usually one of many for a particular bird. If the first one I pick is not the best, I ‘X’ out and I expect the navigation to stay in the same spot among my 5,000 or so photos. It doesn’t; it jumps back to the latest picture. That gives a super tedious process of trying to select the best photo from a little thumbnail or wasting minutes getting back to the same spot. Doing that once is bad enough but by the time I got through 13 bird images, I was tired of that process. The app tells me I have 13 collections, matching the 13 birds I identified. However, the “Me” tab shows only four of the birds and I have not found a way to scroll or page to the rest of them. That seems an odd deficiency. There was no obvious help link in the app. So, I think I will delete the app to avoid $40 charges. That’s sad because I like the excellent identification.

   Math teacher in WA · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Useless-I don’t love birds for $40 taken out of my account

   I downloaded the trial version because I wondered what bird was being so loud outside. I’m not a bird enthusiast or anything. Of course I was automatically charged the $40 yearly price instead of the $3.99 monthly price. No apps with integrity in their product have to deceive people into something that they don’t want. Any such contract has no legal binding as a signature is only proof of deception. Contracts are agreements between two parties. What is written and signed only proves that two parties were either in agreement or one was deceived. Let’s look at the fine print. It’s “fine” because it’s meant to deceive. Otherwise it would be written clearly in bold. And there wouldn’t be unhappy people. This isn’t a game show and we’re sore losers! The solution is simple. You pay for what you use. No harm no fowl. If you have a useful product then people will happily pay for it. That’s why companies with integrity withstand the erosion of time. This applies to all apps that iTunes have yet to afford the courtesy to their customers with this free trial madness! This has got to stop! It leaves us with a bad taste i our mouth. Shame on iTunes and Shame on you!

   Pi66ie · 30 Aug 2026

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