Reviews of Firefinch

By: Firefinch

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Total ratings

4.33 (Rating count: 95)

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Review summary

Firefinch earns top marks for rich media, solid field usefulness, and deep content, but reviewers flag the steep, paywalled price, occasional subscription/trial glitches, and missing map and location-filter features that hinder field use.

Pros

Outstanding identification aid with media: high-quality drawings, photos, descriptions, and bird sounds.
Well organized and easy to browse, with clear visuals and the ability to import data from other apps.
Invaluable for field use and trips, especially in South Africa.
Deep, expert content (e.g., Dawn Chorus) and overall depth that some users feel is worth the subscription.

Cons

Very high subscription price and paywalling of features.
Subscription/trial problems (subscribe button sometimes not working; trial expires quickly).
Missing map and filtering features (location-based filtering, high-resolution maps) and trip-list support.
Cumbersome UX / perceived overkill and a desire for a more affordable one-off purchase.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 4.33

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19% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-06	Am*****	Simply amazing identification tips on the images and the calls. You are best in class on this. Well done! But for the asking price(most expensive in SA as far as I can tell), the lack of high resolution maps, filtering species by location and by key feature - reduces utility in the field. These features have been available in BirdPro for years and have recently been added to Roberts. Also,please add fuzzy search matching.. any typos yields no results. Hoping to these updates in a future version.
Simply amazing identification tips on the images and the calls. You are best in class on this. Well done! But for the asking price(most expensive in SA as far as I can tell), the lack of high resolution maps, filtering species by location and by key feature - reduces utility in the field. These features have been available in BirdPro for years and have recently been added to Roberts. Also,please add fuzzy search matching.. any typos yields no results. Hoping to these updates in a future version.
2024-06-19	Di*****	Really enjoy the app and all the functionality that keeps getting added. Easy to find a spesific bird along with photos, sounds and illustrations. Allows for easy import from other apps like sasol and birdlassr. I would recommend this to any birder who wants a more organized list or any birder who would want a easy to access app instead of using a book that takes up space.
Really enjoy the app and all the functionality that keeps getting added. Easy to find a spesific bird along with photos, sounds and illustrations. Allows for easy import from other apps like sasol and birdlassr. I would recommend this to any birder who wants a more organized list or any birder who would want a easy to access app instead of using a book that takes up space.
2024-04-25	Ni*****	It really is an excellent app, the drawings, images, descriptions, way it plays sounds, etc. However the cost is prohibitive, so I will be sticking to the other apps I have.
It really is an excellent app, the drawings, images, descriptions, way it plays sounds, etc. However the cost is prohibitive, so I will be sticking to the other apps I have.
2023-11-29	Je*****	Great App, but the subscribe button is not working. Once downloaded, the trial version expires way too quickly. Please could you fix the subscribe button. I would really love to try the Full Version of your App. Thank you.
Great App, but the subscribe button is not working. Once downloaded, the trial version expires way too quickly. Please could you fix the subscribe button. I would really love to try the Full Version of your App. Thank you.
2023-11-14	Ju*****	This is an amazing app just incredible I would maybe just add more information on the bird such as habitat which I see you are busy with and then I would add a function that shows all bird sites and their bird lists, similar to the Roberts app!! Still nothing to complain about. Worth every penny for sure!!!!!
This is an amazing app just incredible I would maybe just add more information on the bird such as habitat which I see you are busy with and then I would add a function that shows all bird sites and their bird lists, similar to the Roberts app!! Still nothing to complain about. Worth every penny for sure!!!!!
2023-10-04	Ni*****	Great app, and invaluable for bird ID during a trip to South Africa. I wish there were a way for short-term users like me to support the app maker other than a subscription model.
Great app, and invaluable for bird ID during a trip to South Africa. I wish there were a way for short-term users like me to support the app maker other than a subscription model.
2023-06-09	Ma*****	I downloaded this app last year in Nov and it deducted an amount from my account each month. The next payment date is 14 Feb. However, this weekend I didn't have any access to any birds while on a birding weekend. Why did it stop working? Problem resolved
I downloaded this app last year in Nov and it deducted an amount from my account each month. The next payment date is 14 Feb. However, this weekend I didn't have any access to any birds while on a birding weekend. Why did it stop working? Problem resolved
2023-05-27	Ru*****	you need to optimise your images and pa kage size , 10 minutes after download the app storage went from 600mb to 2gb. It is posible to compress an image to a few kb and not loose to much detail especially on mobile. Another opinion on subscription, I think to lock certain birds will chase away a big portion of your users, nothing worse than to see a bird , search it , and hit a paywall. My suggestion wouldbe to open up basic details on all birds. but limit special features like call sound etc.
you need to optimise your images and pa kage size , 10 minutes after download the app storage went from 600mb to 2gb. It is posible to compress an image to a few kb and not loose to much detail especially on mobile. Another opinion on subscription, I think to lock certain birds will chase away a big portion of your users, nothing worse than to see a bird , search it , and hit a paywall. My suggestion wouldbe to open up basic details on all birds. but limit special features like call sound etc.
2023-05-25	De*****	Looks great. I heard you guys won some kind of international price. As a casual birder, I won't subscribe. As I already paid for the other app. Maybe if you half your price, you can get four times the sibscribers?
Looks great. I heard you guys won some kind of international price. As a casual birder, I won't subscribe. As I already paid for the other app. Maybe if you half your price, you can get four times the sibscribers?
2023-05-24	Cr*****	If you are going to get people to pay the fees you are asking for this app then please for the love of god hire developers older than 5 years old... I'll be sticking with the Sasol bird app thank you. All the fluff added is unnecessary, it's designed for children. It states "easy to use", this is hands down the most cumbersome app to use , are you comedians too?
If you are going to get people to pay the fees you are asking for this app then please for the love of god hire developers older than 5 years old... I'll be sticking with the Sasol bird app thank you. All the fluff added is unnecessary, it's designed for children. It states "easy to use", this is hands down the most cumbersome app to use , are you comedians too?