Collins Bird Guide

After the most recent update the ability to obtain further information via a link to BWP does not work. The link takes me back to the Home Screen on my iPhone. This facility was very useful.

I thought this app would be handy as I frequently forget to carry a bird book and it saves the extra weight in my bag. However I have been disappointed by a number of issues. To start with despite having paid for the app, many of the features are only available if you make further in app purchases. Secondly there seems to be no recognition of mistypes which may be something as simple as assuming a birds name consists of 2 words when in reality they are linked as one. Often when you have birding and have cold hands typos occur-some suggestions would help! My final complaint is the most frustrating- missing birds! This has been an issue on multiple occasions-today it was Common Redpoll that I found was not included-or Lesser Redpoll-these are in even my slimline basic bird guide! I have also found some birds are listed without pictures E.g Ross’ Goose-there is a generic silhouette of a swallow-this is really infuriating when I am expecting it to be useful in the field. Overall I am not sure how a big name such as Collins is getting away with producing such a bad app!

I have recently updated my app and the print and pictures are far too small. The previous version was much clearer. Disappointed.

Good app when it works but has weird issues. For example, the auks section is greyed out and inaccessible. Why?

I am signed in to iCloud but my lists are not in the app. I just get sent to download another app. I purchased this app in May and have lost everything. Everything I do produces a prompt to buy more. Please restore what I purchased.

The developpera have turned a great app to an usable app. The update to V3 is a nightmare - paid for V2, paid for the V3 update but now I’m back to using the book as this update is unusable.

Only purchased the old version 4 months ago and now had to pay an extra £7.99 The text search doesn’t work correctly eg search for owl and all instances of owl within the text appear eg Wild fOWL Try Barn Owl and BARNacle Goose appears!!

After paying an extortionate sum to get the latest update, the search feature does not work. After the search result returns, I can’t click through to a species description. Update: asked for and got a refund only to find that the update also totally screwed the 2nd edition. Previously it was great. Now the search is terrible, e.g. searching for “owl” returns first a Swan ?!? and other water fowl. Can’t click through from search result. Previously the species comparison was excellent, now it is hidden and when you tap “show similar” the comparison no longer includes the species of interest. I used the previous version of the 2nd edition constantly in the field, it was very helpful. PLEASE CAN I HAVE IT BACK!

Updatjng to the new Collins edition on an iPhone 12 Pro with the latest iOS, has meant the app no longer works correctly. Very disappointing.

Search for (say) sandpiper and get results. Try to get into the bird details from the search selection and it won’t open If you search for green sandpiper and it goes direct to the bird that’s working fine.