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title: "iRecord Butterflies - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United Kingdom | Apple App Store"
description: "Butterflies are in trouble. A third of UK species are threatened and three-quarters are in decline. Butterfly recording is the foundation for protecting these beautiful creatures. The iRecord Butterfl"
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# iRecord Butterflies — United Kingdom

![iRecord Butterflies App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/7c/7e/10/7c7e10de-2fbe-0e94-d907-cfd270bea6a6/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/400x400bb.png)

**Developer:** [Centre for Ecology and Hydrology](https://apptail.io/developer/centre-for-ecology-and-hydrology-cJIb) (United Kingdom)
**Category:** Education
**Rating:** 4.6/5 (409 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.natural-apptitude.butterfly
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United Kingdom
**Version:** 2.6.9 (released 2026-05-28)
**Original Release:** 2022-03-02

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/app/id815539116)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/irecord-butterflies-bCe/united-kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/irecord-butterflies-bCe/united-kingdom)

## iRecord Butterflies Description
Butterflies are in trouble. A third of UK species are threatened and three-quarters are in decline. Butterfly recording is the foundation for protecting these beautiful creatures. The iRecord Butterflies app has been developed by the charity Butterfly Conservation and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to help you identify the butterflies that you see and to submit your sightings through iRecord so that they can be used to protect butterflies and the environment.

The app uses your location and the time of year to help with identification, presenting the butterflies that you are most likely to see at the top of the list. It has galleries of colour photographs showing all UK butterflies, at all stages of their life cycles, and tips to help with the identification of difficult species. You can use the app to record a single butterfly or create a list of different species seen during a visit to a site.

Over half a million sightings have already been submitted through the iRecord Butterflies app and are being used by scientists and conservationists to provide vital information about how the fortunes of UK butterflies have changed over the decades. Your sightings will be used to help understand the causes of decline and to inform conservation action on the ground to help threatened species.

## iRecord Butterflies Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple122/v4/8e/3a/e5/8e3ae58f-fd5b-821a-b8fd-6f611b990d91/6f0d0b75-c606-43d9-a645-1795827013d5_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2021-03-25_at_11.28.37_guide_framed.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple112/v4/4a/48/28/4a482817-beb8-ed50-ba8e-94ff8ceef949/cfa21d5c-5596-4941-90a7-fd120d09210b_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2021-03-25_at_11.29.19_species_framed.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple122/v4/de/3d/c5/de3dc5c9-b07d-20f3-4456-f71b90364116/d44c470d-63ee-4e3f-8370-b59e2c63128d_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2021-03-25_at_11.29.27_photo_framed.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple122/v4/3e/10/96/3e1096cd-546c-23fe-0797-1621a439666e/85c7e80b-4389-4069-9217-f10808ddbaf0_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2021-03-25_at_11.26.26_record_framed.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple112/v4/6f/78/30/6f783024-aa4f-7ef1-6789-d0b7db04bac0/91e64594-7db9-4329-8358-d6731da668cb_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2021-03-25_at_11.30.14_location_framed.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple122/v4/a7/6f/60/a76f6067-19f2-0844-41c7-0a2064d4ea35/50fba3c6-c740-4459-8d56-7245af74ccf1_Simulator_Screen_Shot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2021-03-25_at_11.28.05_survey_framed.png/1242x2688.png)

## iRecord Butterflies Rating Breakdown in United Kingdom
- 5 stars: 331 (81%)
- 4 stars: 42 (10%)
- 3 stars: 11 (3%)
- 2 stars: 8 (2%)
- 1 stars: 17 (4%)

## iRecord Butterflies Reviews in United Kingdom

### *---- "App won’t record data!"
Signed up for the app so I could take part in the butterfly count. I tried recording the butterflies I’d seen and the app kept giving me errors, e.g. location hadn’t been recorded. Tried to rectify the errors and save but then got a message saying I hadn’t recorded anything!! App now deleted and I will just enjoy watching the butterflies rather than trying to help count them.
-- Gredbo, 2025-07-18

### *---- "Needs bug fixes"
Unstable, time-consuming to complete a single record, and uses up too much battery- makes iPhone overheat in warm weather when trying to complete site survey. Not a good app for professionals, sorry. Conservation support and data collection deserves better technology than this.
-- dlazarus1, 2025-04-17

### **--- "Limited moth identification"
The app is ok for butterflies, but it didn’t have any of the moths I had caught in the moth trap
-- Nazarello, 2024-08-18

### **--- "Great idea, not user friendly"
This is not an app for the general public, it’s for trained scientists or butterfly experts… who would not need the app, surely? One is expected to identify by choosing between geometrids or fritillaries etc. most people would not know this! Some identification options are in long lists that run off the bottom of the screen. You cannot scroll to the next option below. A disappointment and in a smaller phone at least, unusable.
-- Blitz9999999, 2024-08-04

### ***-- "Issue."
Hi. Fourth time of reloading this app. Why ? Because it keeps freezing on me. VERY annoying as the only way to sort is delete and reload. After reload all my uploaded record vanish. OK still I assume on iRecord somewhere but…. Please sort !

I GIVE UP !!!

Crashed again so I have now deleted permanently.  Will just not bother.
-- Mraffrey, 2023-06-26

### *---- "No server available"
I’ve been using this app for several years but it doesn’t seem to be working properly - keep getting a message ‘server unavailable’
-- mtkin, 2023-05-25

### *---- "Doesn’t upload"
Can’t get it to upload sightings despite reloading app and starting again. Get the same error message each time sorry upload failed
-- G**star, 2023-04-13

### ***-- "Nov 2022"
I have just tried to upload two sightings from September but these have been unsuccessful due to a “network error”. I am also unable to load the app statistics.

All my other apps are currently working and connected to the internet as I write this.

I also tried the image cropping feature and as you zoom in to your butterfly it turns into a giant blob. Not suitable for photos taken at a distance and I would say that it really distorts the image. 

Usually the app works quite well.
-- MJS58856, 2022-11-11

### ***** "A really useful App for butterfly fans !"
This is a very user-friendly App for rapidly and systematically identifying UK butterflies and recording relevant data, such as the geographical position where the butterfly was seen. You can easily add a mobile phone photo of the butterfly to your record and quickly upload everything to the iRecord website. I strongly recommend this App !
-- Johnny Polygonia c-album, 2022-07-23

### ***** "Helpful and easy to use"
This is a great app, very user friendly. It shows the butterflies in your area for the current time of year which makes identification much easier. 
I have spent the last year and a half making my garden into a butterfly friendly area. My efforts have paid off and it’s great to be able to record my sightings and make a very small contribution to the national monitoring of these beautiful creatures.
-- HaydonSue, 2022-07-20

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## iRecord Butterflies Available In
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/irecord-butterflies-bCe/united-kingdom)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/irecord-butterflies-bCe/lithuania)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/irecord-butterflies-bCe/bulgaria)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/irecord-butterflies-bCe/belarus)
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- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/irecord-butterflies-bCe/germany)
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