Nature's Notebook

Name: Nature's Notebook
Rating: 3.2 (27 reviews)
Author: USA National Phenology Network

By: USA National Phenology Network

Education

Features & Capabilities

Nature's Notebook is a program for observing and recording plant and animal life cycle events, like flowering and bird migration. Use this app to mark your sites, create a list of plants and animals, and going into the field to record observations throughout the seasons. Find out more at www.usanpn.org/nn/guidelines.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

USA National Phenology Network

Rating:

3.20

(27)

Version:

1.8.8 Last updated: 2024-02-28

Version code:

862443792

Creation date:

2019-05-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

47.19MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 288,420 ▼ 911

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Developed by:

USA National Phenology Network

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/natures-notebook/id1463430668

Website:

https://www.usanpn.org

User Reviews

Nature’s Notebook is generally easy to use with straightforward yes/no logging and solid data syncing in the upgraded version. Reviewers praise the improved interface and the ability to review data post-entry. However, stability remains a core issue, with frequent crashes and occasional non-launches. Input is hampered on smaller devices due to the keyboard covering the typing area, making edits hard. There are also concerns about transferring or viewing data from the old app after upgrading.

Pros

Easy to use with a quick setup.
Observations can be logged using straightforward Yes/No questions.
Data syncing and the ability to review and verify the data after entry.
The new version offers improved functionality and a cleaner interface/upgrade is beneficial.

Cons

Frequent crashes and force closes; the app often becomes unresponsive or won’t launch.
Keyboard/input issues on smaller devices: the keyboard covers the typing area and makes editing comments difficult.
Data visibility and migration concerns when upgrading from the old app; not all old data appears in the new app.

Recent reviews

This app is generally useful and easy to use but is some steps away from being great. I had no trouble setting it up, and I like that observations are logged using straightforward Y/N questions. However, like another reviewer from 1 year ago, I can’t see my comments as I’m typing them and it locks me in the keyboard. To get back to the observation, I have to click a response to one of the questions that are visible. Then I can see the comment. As with entering the comment initially, to edit the comment, I have to blindly backspace over it and retype (carefully) without seeing it. Seems like this should be fixed by now if someone noted the problem a year ago. Also, the app frequently crashes. I’m tracking five plants, and the app usually crashes at least twice before I get the five observations entered. Finally, the calendar shows I entered observations on a date that I did not and says there are no observations when I open that date. There shouldn’t be a green check mark on that date in the calendar. For reference, I’m on an iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 18.3.1.

by me*****, 2025-03-12

It’s useless. Every time I attempt to launch, it is forever loading data

by An*****, 2024-12-12

Probably because I have a smaller phone, the keyboard covers up what I’m trying to type. No way to edit typos in site comments, either, because of the same issue.