BirdsEye Bird Finding Guide

Name: BirdsEye Bird Finding Guide
Rating: 4.5 (1862 reviews)
Author: Birds In The Hand, LLC

By: Birds In The Hand, LLC

A Global Birding Tool

Features & Capabilities

BirdsEye Bird Finding Guide is a global birding tool for all levels, helping you discover the birds around you and the ones you want to see. The free version includes stunning photographs from top birders, bird photographers, and guides, and has earned praise such as “Best invention for birding since binoculars” from Kenn Kaufman and “A landmark in birding” from John Fitzpatrick.

Key features include instant bird lists based on recent sightings, life-list and year-list syncing with eBird for the ABA region and worldwide, robust trip planning with driving directions, and multilingual bird names. The Store provides access to bird sounds from Birdsounds.nl, and premium memberships unlock more checklists, rare bird alerts, offline content, and other advanced tools.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Navigation & Mapping Photography Content

By:

Birds In The Hand, LLC

Rating:

4.50

(1,862) 3 new ratings

Version:

2.6.1 Last updated: 2020-05-07

Version code:

835830573

Creation date:

2009-12-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

19.56MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 44,512 ▼ 38

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Developed by:

Birds In The Hand, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birdseye-bird-finding-guide/id324168850

Website:

http://www.birdseyebirding.com/

User Reviews

User reviews praise its usefulness for planning trips and locating birds via eBird data, with handy search and access notes. However, the app is widely criticized for outdated data and taxonomy, persistent bugs, a costly subscription model, poor support, and syncing issues with eBird life lists. Reliability and maintenance are the core concerns, while usefulness remains when the app functions.

Pros

Very useful for planning trips and targeting species using eBird data, showing current sightings and hotspots across regions.
Useful features like search by species or location and access to checklist comments for access details.
Easy to use and a go-to tool for discovery in both domestic and international birding.
Supports abundance reports and region-wide viewing, helping plan excursions and trips.
Valuable resource for serious and casual birders when it works.

Cons

Data and taxonomy are outdated; recent species names and splits aren’t reflected, leading to inaccurate life lists.
Frequent bugs and reliability issues: crashes, UI glitches, long or failed updates, and slow loading.
Price/value concerns: ongoing subscription is expensive and often not justified by the lack of regular updates.
Poor customer support and lack of documentation; broken contact options and unresponsive help.
Sync and data integrity problems with eBird life lists; not all species appear and life lists don’t always update correctly.

Recent reviews

Birdeye used to be amazing, but now it’s stopped working and no one from there will respond. No info at all!

by ml*****, 2026-05-24

The app used to be amazing, but is no longer updated. For instance, my last checklist I submitted to eBird had 32 species on it and this app only picked up 26 of them. My life list is also incorrect. You cannot rely on recent info/#’s. Doubt “All” is still correct.

by Tb*****, 2026-03-11

The premise is great especially for traveling to other places to find target species. I used this for Costa Rica and it was helpful to see what lifers had been reported in various hotspots that I was visiting. It worked pretty well for that. Unfortunately, the developers are no longer updating this app. Recent species renames and splits have not been updated. It was a bit clunky and required internet access to work. I had a free trial for a month and used it a bit when I was in CR but ultimately I did not think it was worth $5 a month so I cancelled after the free trial. The price is way too high for an app that isn’t being regularly upgraded/fixed. Shame.