# BirdsEye Bird Finding Guide

> A Global Birding Tool

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id324168850](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id324168850)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id324168850`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Birds In The Hand, LLC
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (1,875 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.6.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-05-07
- **First published:** 2009-12-02
- **Size:** 20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birdseye-bird-finding-guide/id324168850)
- **Website:** [http://www.birdseyebirding.com/](http://www.birdseyebirding.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.birdseyebirding.com/about-us/privacy-policy/](http://www.birdseyebirding.com/about-us/privacy-policy/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #42,252 — Overall

## Review summary

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 However, the app is widely criticized for outdated data and taxonomy, persistent bugs, a costly subscription model, poor support, and syncing issues with eBird life lists.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.

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