iNaturalist

Name: iNaturalist
Rating: 4.1 (673 reviews)
Author: iNaturalist

By: iNaturalist App

Discover nature around you

Overview

Version:

1.1.1

Last updated: 2026-09-08

Features & Capabilities

iNaturalist is a free, nonprofit, community-powered app for discovering and documenting nature. Use your camera to get identification suggestions for plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms, then share photos or sound recordings as observations.

Build a personal record of the species you encounter while connecting with a global community of nature enthusiasts. Community feedback helps turn observations into valuable data for biodiversity research, science, and conservation. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced naturalist, iNaturalist makes it easy to explore the natural world and contribute to protecting it.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Community Photography Accessibility

By:

iNaturalist

Rating:

4.10

(673) 8 new ratings

Version:

1.1.1 Last updated: 2026-09-08

Version code:

891038787

Creation date:

2024-09-09

Compatible devices:

Size:

219.29MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 68,123 ▲ 175

Other rankings

#4 in nature keyword 16 ▼ 1

Other platforms

iNaturalist (v1.38.2)

6,973,894 3.88

(11,838)

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

iNaturalist

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inaturalist/id6475737561

Website:

https://www.inaturalist.org

User Reviews

Users praise iNaturalist for its educational value, community-based identifications, and features like batch uploads and maps. However, persistent performance issues on the newer app—freezes, lag, crashes, and upload failures—along with missing features, a confusing UI, and privacy concerns are frequently noted. The overall sentiment is that the app is valuable for learning and field use, but stability and feature parity with the Classic version remain major drawbacks.

Pros

Strong educational value and community-driven identifications that help users learn about species
Valuable identification capabilities and real-time data from a large, engaged community
Batch uploads feature and an easier-to-navigate interface compared to iNaturalist Classic
Access to profiles, range maps, and projects (e.g., state projects) for biodiversity data
Useful for field work and research; appreciated by ecologists and nature enthusiasts

Cons

Frequent freezing, lag, and crashes leading to unresponsive UI and upload failures
Uploads can fail or be slow; photos and IDs sometimes won't load correctly
New UI is buggy and missing or hard-to-use features (e.g., tagging location, direct messaging)
Privacy and data-tracking concerns with the newer app versus the older version
Inconsistent identification quality and over-reliance on AI IDs, reducing accuracy

Recent reviews

Uses generative AI to ID photos, would not have downloaded if I’d been aware of this. Disappointed, since I heard good things about iNaturalist and it’s community based identification. Does iNat classic not use AI?

by EJ*****, 2026-09-14

It’s super, super easy to upload photos, ID species, and add species IDs to other peoples’ photos. I love taking walks and taking pictures in the app. It’s also so awesome to connect with your local science community outside of clubs. As for suggestions - I haven’t used the web version yet, so maybe this is easier on computer, but I would love if the app had: - a way to bulk edit locations (like if I took a bunch of pics at 1 park, it’s time consuming to add the location to 30 observations when I get home) - accessibility settings to make the location markers larger, it takes like 5 tries for me to tap them exactly, they have an annoyingly small hit box