Zach Gentner
The user experience could be slightly better. It's unclear how to join groups or subscribe to guides. I don't believe there is a follow feature for users either. Overall the app functions well, but it's rather unintuitive. My favorite thing about iNaturalist is that it makes you much more conscious of every living thing around you. Each specimen becomes a beautiful and amazing new example of how vastly complex our world is. Every organism plays a part in the world, no matter how small.
146 people found this review helpful
Philip Shirk
Website is awesome. App is super glitchy for me. Slow or inconsistent internet completely breaks the app. It's utterly useless offline. My friends with iphones claim to be able to use it offline quite easily (just uploading the photos later), but that's never been my experience on Android. I've tried on 3 different Android phones over the past 6+ years and my experience has always been terrible.
50 people found this review helpful
Tommy Tsunami
This is like collecting Pokèmon but in real life! You find flowers, birds, or bugs out in the wild, take a photo of it, and the app identifies the species and builds your collection of sightings! I love photographing and documenting all the new wildflowers that I come accross on my hikes in different regions. Now I have my own personal library of my sightings with my own photos! I just wish there was a way to add friends or follow other users nearby. I need people to share this with. Amazing!
172 people found this review helpful