# iNaturalist

> Observe and identify plants and animals with your friends

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.inaturalist.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.inaturalist.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.inaturalist.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** iNaturalist
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 6,973,894
- **Rating:** 3.89 / 5 (11,839 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.38.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-13
- **First published:** 2011-12-30
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 37 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.inaturalist.android)
- **Website:** [http://www.inaturalist.org](http://www.inaturalist.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.inaturalist.org/privacy.html](http://www.inaturalist.org/privacy.html)

## Description

iNaturalist is a leading nature app designed to help you observe and identify plants and animals around you. By connecting with a vast community of over 400,000 scientists and naturalists, users can receive identification help, share their observations, and learn more about local and global biodiversity. The app encourages citizen science by allowing users to contribute research-quality data to support scientific efforts to understand and protect nature.

Key features include discovering new species, recording and sharing observations, crowdsourced identifications, community discussions, and participation in specialized projects focused on particular locations or species. iNaturalist fosters a collaborative environment where nature enthusiasts can grow their knowledge and contribute to conservation.

## Rankings

- #18,859 — Overall
- #49 — Education (Free)
- #1 — nature
- #7 — reference
- #8 — identify

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `org.inaturalist.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `org.inaturalist.android.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE`

## Review summary

iNaturalist is praised for being educational and helpful for discovering wildlife, and for its strong community and conservation utility. However, users repeatedly report slow performance and crashes, a tricky, non-intuitive UI, and recurring photo orientation bugs during uploads.

### Pros

- Educational and informative tool for learning about biodiversity; users find it highly educational and fun.
- Useful for exploration and planning trips, and for conservation awareness—helps users discover species and track migratory/dormant patterns.
- Strong, collaborative community with improving AI for species identification.

### Cons

- Very slow loading and frequent crashes/spinning; app can be unusable during use.
- Difficult to use/not intuitive with a steep learning curve; users request onboarding or tutorials.
- Photo upload/orientation issues where images are rotated (often 90 degrees) during upload or posting.

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