Birda - Bird Watching, Birding Apple

Birda - Bird Watching, Birding

eBird Import & AI Identifier

Overview

Features & Capabilities

Birda reimagines birdwatching as a connected outdoor hobby. Identify birds with AI, log sightings, and automatically track dates, locations, and life lists while learning from a welcoming global community.

Import sightings from eBird, Merlin Bird ID, iNaturalist, and more, discover hotspots, participate in birding challenges, and share data with GBIF to support real-world conservation. You control your privacy with zones and sharing settings.

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Developed by:
Chirp Birding Ltd.
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birda-bird-watching-birding/id1564130920
Website:
https://birda.org

User Reviews

Birda offers a strong social, photo-sharing platform for birding with solid logging and outdoor-learning appeal. Communities praise engagement, challenges, and photo discovery. However, a recurring pain point is the pricing model and hidden charges, with many reports of trial traps and annual fees. Identification accuracy is criticized as unreliable, and performance bugs (slowness, upload times, UI quirks) further hinder the experience. Overall, it’s appealing for social birding and logging, but cost and reliability concerns limit its value for beginners.
Pros
  • Strong social features and community engagement (likes, comments, challenges, photo sharing).
  • Solid logging of sightings and easy organization of bird photos (by species).
  • Encourages outdoor exploration and learning through challenges.
  • Support for paying the full version to back ongoing development.
  • Photo-based discovery and community-driven birding experience.
Cons
  • Paywall and subscription model leads to unexpected charges; multiple reviews report charged after free trials or canceling.
  • AI identification feature is unreliable/poor in accuracy.
  • Performance and reliability issues: slow responses, bugs, long image uploads, and search issues.
  • Inconsistent UI/UX across devices and usability quirks.
  • Paid Birda+ / pay-to-play model criticized as detracting from citizen science.
Recent reviews
Good job
by Dr*****, 2026-06-30

Also it's an annual charge so be prepared to pay for a whole year at once before getting to try it.
by JJ*****, 2026-06-23
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