# Learn Bird Watching—Larkwire

> Smart Birding & Identification

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id544499991](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id544499991)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id544499991`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Larkwire
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,290 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.17
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2012-07-26
- **Size:** 66 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learn-bird-watching-larkwire/id544499991)
- **Website:** [https://www.larkwire.com](https://www.larkwire.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.larkwire.com/pub/simple/tos#privacy](https://www.larkwire.com/pub/simple/tos#privacy)

## Description

Learn North American birds with Larkwire, a complete, game-based system for learning to identify birds by sound and plumage. Perfect for beginners and still challenging for advanced birders.

Audio courses teach you to identify bird sounds and visual courses teach plumage, all created by world-class experts in field identification. This app is trusted by professionals to master birding by ear.

## Rankings

- #48,601 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Larkwire as an effective, engaging way to learn bird songs and calls across levels, with strong content and responsive support. The main downsides are subscription costs, occasional audio glitches, and a wish for more region-specific birds. A few also prefer the older interface. Overall, the learning value outweighs the drawbacks for most users.

### Pros

- Highly effective for learning bird songs and calls across all levels.
- Engaging gamified learning with instant feedback, spaced repetition, and multiple practice modes.
- Rich content and features (topography course, playlists, real bird photos) that enhance learning.
- Responsive support and quick bug fixes.

### Cons

- Price and subscription model is expensive; many reviewers prefer a one-time purchase.
- Occasional audio glitches or missing sound disrupt learning.
- Requests for more region-specific birds; coverage of birds by region is limited.
- Some users miss the older interface design and feel the experience has regressed.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id544499991)