iBird Ultimate Guide to Birds - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads - Apple App Store

Description

Behold, the most comprehensive and awe-inspiring fixed-price birding app for the iPhone, has undergone a stunning transformation! iBird Ultimate has risen to new heights with the addition of the 2019-2020 American Ornithological Union (AOU) standard, making it a true birdwatcher's dream. It is now 100% compatible with iOS 16 and Silicon-based Macintosh. It boasts a vast database of 967 species of birds in North America, 343 species from the United Kingdom and Ireland, 228 species found in Hawaii, and 169 bird species from the enigmatic island nation of Palau.

But this is not your ordinary digital field guide, for iBird Ultimate has an incredible new feature that will leave you breathless. iBird Photo Sleuth is powered by artificial intelligence using a neural network, which enables you to identify any bird from any photo you take or upload. Imagine the possibilities! With just a snap of your iPhone or iPad camera, you can unlock the secrets of the winged creatures that soar above us.

iBird Pro is a birding encyclopedia at your fingertips, with more information on each species than in any app. And that's not all, for iBird Ultimate offers both photographs and field-marked illustrations for every species. What's more, it has composite illustrations that highlight the important identification markings of the bird family, something that photographs cannot do. But fear not, as iBird Ultimate also includes multiple photos of every species of bird - including the male, female, juvenile, and subspecies - so you can see how they appear in real life.

But the real magic lies in Percevia™, the only parametric birding search engine that can turn anyone into an expert birder, with over 35 characteristics that can be searched, such as body color, GPS location, habitat, bill shape, and song type. The beauty of iBird is it always gives an answer; no more “bird not found” messages.

Another unique feature of iBird Ultimate is that no internet connection is required to use iBird Pro in the field, making it the perfect companion for birding adventures. And now, with its consolidated architecture, iBird Ultimate’s default North American database can be supplemented with databases of other countries, such as Hawaii or the United Kingdom. You can instantly switch between them inside the app, making it easier than ever to explore the world of birds.

But that's not all! iBird Pro offers a range of features that will elevate your birding experience to new heights. With Birds Around Me (BAM), you can see just those species within a radius surrounding your GPS location. Time-of-Day lets you search for birds by activity levels during the day or night, dawn, dusk, and more. And let's not forget Owls of Mexico, which includes illustrations with field marks, range maps, songs, and calls for 16 remarkable Owl species.

So, what are you waiting for? Version 13.2 of iBird Ultimate is waiting for you, with 38 new illustrations just waiting to be discovered. The birding world will never be the same again!

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In-Apps

Time of Day

$0.99

Mexican Owls

$1.99

Photo Sleuth

$4.99

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User Rating

4.43 out of 5

512 ratings in United States

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Useless

Had this app for years. Now my lists, favorites, have all vanished. App won’t even do a search. Turned into complete junk. Don’t suppose I can get my money back.

Confused

I bought iBird pro iBird ultimate then iBird pro again not sure. The reality is I paid for and would like the apps that I originally bought to work and now the developer has moved to a repeat you must buy a subscription. Too bad I can’t access the original apps I paid for years ago. Bye bye

Good information

I use this quite frequently. Lots of information on each bird.

Great app I use it all the time

I completely agree with Aerohead tw

Lost life bird lists

Loved iBird ultimate for years until an update cause my life list to vanish. The data is still there but I have no way to access it. I have sent several emails beginning in May 2023 and have received no attempts of helping me to recover my lists. Customer service is apparently non-existent as all phone numbers go directly to unanswered voicemails also

Managing it isn’t a dream

Love what’s in it, if I crawl thru each one. If I recall I want a Pileated Woodpecker vs Acorn then easy. I just have to know their names BEFORE using the app… If I want all Woodpeckers, no putting that in the search and getting it or red black and white either. Probably not doing something right as this would be a basic expectation.

A clutch of resources

I bought the original iBird app over a decade ago and just re-upped in this new ultimate version. For me the app is like nest filled with eggs. Each one is a complementary source of info to help in identifying birds. You can look through and browse quality full color illustrations (with our without notations on marking), look at photos within the app, or birdipedia or Flickr (great for showing individual or season variations), get nicely parsed info (range maps, environmental status, behavior, etc), listen to multiple recording of different calls for each species and more. One of these info “eggs” may be just the one you need in a certain situation and the are all connected by a powerful search function that lets you set dozens of parameters using location, physical attributes, time of year, etc. And the best thing is that you can access all the core features without having cell or Wi-Fi access as the major eggs are all downloaded to your phone. So it’s great in the field or for just being at home and browsing visitors to your house or armchair recalling of neat species seen on vacation that you added to your favorites list. This is what mobile tech is for quality, searchable on the go information.

No backup/No support

Update: I did hear from one support person who was going to check with the developers and try to find the list of species numbers. That was about a month ago. Used this app for years without any problems to keep yearly lists of backyard birds. The lists disappeared. The iCloud backup is a joke - documents don’t open correctly. Could only open them with Notepad - just a bunch of formatting and numbers. The numbers correspond to species on the iBird app - there is talk of a master list of birds/numbers - can’t find a copy because iBird site is down. Reached out to support twice - no response. Useless developers.

Class Action Lawsuit

Is there an attorney out there who can start a class action lawsuit against the iBird company for stealing away this app that I had purchased outright previously, and that they now demand I pay for again in a continuing subscription form?

IBird ultimate June 2023 update

Awful!!! New update dropped all my notes with hundreds of local sightings etc. And it won’t let me log in. The last “help” recommendation is 5 years old. While I doubt it would be helpful, I can’t even look at it since I can’t login. This app is not worth $20 if it only works every now and then.

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Chart	Category	Rank
Top Paid	Canada Reference	145
Top Paid	United States Reference	149
Top Paid	India Reference	352
Top Paid	Mexico Reference	358
Top Paid	Kuwait Reference	365

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