Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds

Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds

By Buddy Bird Inc

  • Category: Education
  • Release Date: 2022-09-28
  • Current Version: 3.10.3
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 195.88 MB
  • Developer: Buddy Bird Inc
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.3 or later.
Score: 4.79636
4.79636
From 58,304 Ratings

Description

Birdbuddy is the world’s most recognized app for discovering and learning about birds – whether you’re using our smart bird feeder in your backyard or identifying birds anywhere with just your phone. Powered by artificial intelligence, Birdbuddy instantly recognizes bird species by photo or sound. Snap a picture, record a song, or let the smart feeder do the work for you. Get alerts when a bird visits, receive collectible postcard photos, and learn fascinating facts about each species. Join a global community of bird lovers and enjoy live bird photos from 500,000+ feeders in over 120 countries – all while contributing valuable data to bird conservation efforts. Key Features: • Identify birds by photo or sound – Use your phone’s camera or microphone to get an instant ID. No feeder required. • Smart feeder integration – Pair with the Birdbuddy feeder for automatic photos, videos, alerts, and postcards. • Collect and learn – Build your collection with each new bird. Explore facts about appearance, diet, calls, and more. • Explore a global birdwatching network – Discover moments of nature shared by our community. • Support conservation – Each bird you identify helps researchers track populations and migrations. Birdbuddy brings the joy of birdwatching to curious beginners and seasoned nature lovers alike. Whether you’re exploring your backyard or out on a trail, Birdbuddy helps you connect with birds — and the world around you.

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Reviews

  • So good

    5
    By Robin wing
    This is a very nice app, I recommend it
  • Why would you mess up a good experience?

    3
    By JennMaKaCa
    So, you took away a feature that was standard. Who does that? Why would you do that to your customers? Having to click a button to identify every bird is not an improved experience. That stinks. And here I have just bought another Birdbuddy as a gift for someone else. Questioning my life choices at the moment.
  • Not worth opening the app anymore

    1
    By Tayb254
    Ridiculous that this company would take away the most important feature for this app (AI bird identification) and start requiring a subscription to identify birds that stop by. I already paid $200+ for this product and now it’s useless for its original purpose!!! I might as well get a baby monitor cam and tape it onto bowl of bird food.. I get way too many cardinals and I want to ignore them but because the app won’t identify them ahead of time, I get stupid notifications for every bird even though I don’t want to see them! Bait and switch by this company— this product had major potential but the company just wants to drain their customers wallets with this subscription model.
  • Loved the app a year ago, many features now paywalled. Will not be purchasing more feeders

    1
    By Jay Links
    Got my first bird buddy over a year ago and instantly loved it. Encountered a couple small bugs here and there but nothing bothersome. Liked a lot of the features of the free tier , especially the app ID’ing birds and sending you a notification of what birds were stopping by. This feature has now been moved to the premium tier. The app is also constantly adding AI features that, from a user standpoint, seem unneeded and don’t improve anything. Admittedly not an app-breaking problem but I don’t think this type of conduct should be rewarded. I would not have purchased a hummingbird video feeder from Birdbuddy had I known this would happen. From the recent reviews, I gather many others feel similarly.
  • Garbage Update

    1
    By Gibraltar3
    Zero birds get ID’ed now. The switched their ID to AI and did it on the cheap. To save costs, now you have to manually prompt it to ID birds instead of it being done automatically. I would return this birdhouse if I could.
  • Used to be great, but they’ve now hidden greatness behind a paywall

    2
    By Jdsal02
    So disappointed; so mad. After paying hundreds for the bird feeder the app no longer fulfills its promise - to identify birds by photo and sound - unless you pay more. The bird identification worked great. The bird identification AI worked great for us. We had a symbiotic relationship. By using the app, we the consumers, feed you data that improves your AI. But now, you’re simply taking out data and charging us for it. I guess I’m simply going to have to use Merlin to ID birds now.
  • Squirrel deterrence

    5
    By Kkcomical
    Maybe someone with the experience could right a program to install in the camera to scare away squirrels. Sounds, lights whatever! Good idea right?!
  • Very amazing videos

    5
    By Eddie’s Bird Buddy
    We just got our first hummingbird & the video is amazing. Love it so much we’re going to buy a second one.
  • Does Not Work

    1
    By swimpics
    App is extremely slow and will not allow us to log in.
  • New Birdbuddy2 is great.

    5
    By Jmj45
    App notifications and video/pics work well. Species identification is strong. The app is also useful to track the charge (solar panels are suggested) and generally easy to use. It is mysterious why folks balk at a small fee- the AI is a valuable feature and I’d like the company to stay around !

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