Quality degradation at Seek by iNaturalist  
Users report higher volume of Quality Issues than usual
21
poor

Seek by iNaturalist | unitQ Score

The unitQ score is the fraction of public feedback data (iOS & Android) that mentions quality issues.
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
-9 Points Past 7 Days
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Android unitQ Score
Android User Feedback
43%
Android
34 Reports
iOS unitQ Score
iOS User Feedback
58%
iOS
46 Reports
User Feedback
58%
iOS
46 Reports
43%
Android
34 Reports
Seek by iNaturalist - Latest Quality Issues
iOS
May 13, 2024
Slow
This app is so slow to get to species that I usually give up.
iOS
May 13, 2024
Not Helpful
I have loaded multiple photos of flowers and trees. Answer every time is Dicot….kind of worthless
iOS
May 14, 2024
Useless
Google Chromes camera tool is better than this. Only thing it can detect is if something is human or not.
Android
May 14, 2024
I would give this app a 5 but it keeps closing on me. I think this would be a good app to get kids outside and learn more about nature around them.
iOS
May 14, 2024
App not working
This app was not working. The photo froze and all I got about any flower was that it was a dicot, which means all the flowers in the world basically. Wow, lousy app.
Android
May 14, 2024
this is a great app...however it seems to struggle with the multiple cameras on my Samsung S23 ultra. it's also started having trouble finding my location
iOS
May 15, 2024
Could be better with this one improvement
This app works really well for identifying and cataloging the plants on my land, but the pop up EVERY time I open it reminding me not to eat anything, etc, is annoying. One reminder is fine but after that it's just condescending.
Android
May 15, 2024
Does not identify plants only seeks access to your location, phone, media etc. NOT helpful.
iOS
May 15, 2024
What happened???
This app used to be amazing but now it's garbage. It now only identifies maybe one in ten plants. Most plants only get as far as being identified as “dicots”. Very puzzling.
Seek by iNaturalist - Product Description
Use the power of image recognition technology to identify the plants and animals all around you. Earn badges for seeing different types of plants, birds, fungi and more!

• Get outside and point the Seek Camera at living things
• Identify wildlife, plants, and fungi and learn about the organisms all around you
• Earn badges for observing different types of species and participating in challenges

OPEN THE CAMERA AND START SEEKING!

Found a mushroom, flower, or bug, and not sure what it is? Open up the Seek Camera to see if it knows!

Drawing from millions of wildlife observations on iNaturalist, Seek shows you lists of commonly recorded insects, birds, plants, amphibians, and more in your area. Scan the environment with the Seek Camera to identify organisms using the tree of life. Add different species to your observations and learn all about them in the process! The more observations you make, the more badges you’ll earn!

This is a great app for families who want to spend more time exploring nature together, and for anyone who wants to learn more about the life all around them.

KID-SAFE

Seek does not require registration and does not collect any user data by default. Some user data will be collected if you choose to sign in with an iNaturalist account, but you must be over 13 or have your parents permission to do so.

Seek will ask permission to turn on location services, but your location is obscured to respect your privacy while still allowing species suggestions from your general area. Your precise location is never stored in the app or sent to iNaturalist unless you sign in to your iNaturalist account and submit your observations.

Our image recognition technology is based on observations submitted to iNaturalist.org and partner sites, and identified by the iNaturalist community.

Seek is part of iNaturalist, a not-for-profit organization. Seek was made by the iNaturalist team with support from the California Academy of Sciences, the National Geographic Society, Our Planet on Netflix, WWF, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, and Visipedia.
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