Seek by iNaturalist

Name: Seek by iNaturalist
Rating: 4.8 (30833 reviews)
Author: iNaturalist

By: iNaturalist

Identify plants & animals

Features & Capabilities

Seek by iNaturalist uses image recognition to identify living things around you. Open the Seek Camera, point at plants, birds, fungi, and more, and it suggests species from the iNaturalist database. Earn badges for observing different species and completing challenges as you explore the outdoors.

This kid-safe app requires no sign-in by default and respects privacy. Your location is obscured to help protect privacy while still offering nearby species ideas, and precise coordinates are not stored unless you submit observations with an iNaturalist account. Built on iNaturalist data and backed by conservation partners, Seek invites families to learn about the life around them and have fun while helping science.

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By:

iNaturalist

Rating:

4.80

(30,833) 11 new ratings

Version:

2.18.0 Last updated: 2026-04-10

Version code:

884340268

Creation date:

2018-03-09

Compatible devices:

Size:

198.05MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 8,614 ▼ 7

Other rankings

#3 in The Best Plant-Care Apps

#22 in Essential Lifestyle Apps

#24 in Summertime Essentials

#1 in nature keyword 18

#2 in identify keyword 34 ▼ 1

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Other platforms

Seek by iNaturalist (v2.17.9)

4,125,760 3.32

(10,374)

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Developed by:

iNaturalist

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seek-by-inaturalist/id1353224144

Website:

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app

User Reviews

This app makes me feel like I’m living Subnautica or Pokémon in real life. It’s fun exploring and identifying bugs and plants (unless it’s wrong, which it is quite often. I think it would be better if it had ai like the app for Birdbuddy) but I get a little disappointed when I try to read more about the species and all I get is a description that “this ‘scientific name’ is called ‘common name’ is found in the USA.” I was hopping I’d get some fun facts like what is the purpose of the species? or are there any unique quirks to it? Do people use this plant or are there any specific animals that like this particular plant? I bet I learned more about spiders from the web than this.

by Fo*****, 2026-06-26

now it can never focus on anything and struggles to correctly identify anything or identify it past the first level of identification. cant even trust it when it does get the whole classification

by ああ*****, 2026-06-26

A friend and I were walking a trail and came upon a bunch of feathers and a head. Jokingly I opened the app and snapped a picture. It immediately identified it as a Northern Flicker. We were amazed and amused. We compared the markings on the feathers to a picture on the app it looked to be correct! Wish I could attach the picture here to show why we were so astonished.