43
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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
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
33 Points Past 7 Days
Category: Education
30-Day Trend
Android unitQ Score
Android User Feedback
55%
Android
31 Reports
31 Reports
iOS unitQ Score
iOS User Feedback
45%
iOS
25 Reports
25 Reports
User Feedback
45%
iOS
25 Reports
25 Reports
55%
Android
31 Reports
31 Reports
Seek by iNaturalist - Latest Quality Issues
iOS
Apr 18, 2024
Downhill slide
Please fix this app! It used to be so good and I loved using it. Now it cannot identify anything…
iOS
Apr 18, 2024
Worked fine until latest update
When trying to use the camera, I get an error that says “Sorry, the device you are using is not supported. Device/invalid-device.” This started with the latest app update. According to the App Store it should be compatible with my phone and camera. iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17.4.1
Android
Apr 19, 2024
This app is fun, (like a collecting game) but it only identifys flowering plants and not plants that don't flower or haven't flowered yet. Also, it can't identify some easy plants that even I can identify without this app (it can't identify a Daffodil,a Zinnia,or a Clematis for example). Can't identify animals unless you are 10 inches away, so it's really hard to take photos of animals that aren't domesticated. This app is fun, but I think I'll stick to better plant identifying apps.
Android
Apr 19, 2024
Disappointed i can't use this app to identify stuff in photos taken by myself (how would i prove that?) already on my phone. For an app that i never has the opportunity to actually make use of, it gobbles up an enormous amount of data. Great idea though! Uninstalled
Android
Apr 19, 2024
Many of the observations are incorrect and cannot be changed.
iOS
Apr 19, 2024
ID needs to be improved
I've used this app for a few years and always loved it. Recently the ID has been useless. I've used the highest quality pics just for it to not be able to ID.
iOS
Apr 20, 2024
Utterly addicting, but not perfect
This app is often pretty helpful at identifying plants and animals, and is similar to Pokémon Go, except that it's actually practical and teaches you stuff. That being said, there are a few issues. I've noticed that sometimes the app has a very hard time identifying particular species, including pine trees, bears, and crows, and is very ineffective at identifying deep sea creatures. Often it will misidentify things (leading to some pretty hilarious misidentifications, such as confusing a pheasant for a siamese fighting fish, a cougar for a dromedary camel, a clouded leopard for a leopard shark, and a kodiak bear for a domestic dog). Other times however, it can be pretty good at identifying some rather obscure organisms as well, so plusses and minuses. Currently my biggest issue with the app though (which is what prompted me to write this review) is the recent update. Before, it seemed as if it was easier to identify things through saved photographs than it was at identifying photos actually taken by the app's camera. However, with one of the recent updates, the identifying previously saved photos on your device feature seems to have taken a serious downgrade, and now actually seems to do an even worse job than the actual in app seek camera. Could you guys at iNaturalist please fix this issue? Also, could you allow SeekApp to recognize and better identify certain plants and animals, particularly domestic pigs and deep sea creatures (I'm surprised the app doesn't know what a pig is!)? Thank you!
iOS
Apr 20, 2024
Can’t ID a chicken?
I was having trouble identifying my Apple tree so to check how well it worked. I pointed my camera at a chicken and it said it was “red jungle fowl” hahaha! How good is the app if it can't even recognize a chicken?
Android
Apr 24, 2024
Installed. Couldn't recognise location, said I had no GPS. Uninstalled. Disappointed that software like this is so buggy but not completely surprised.
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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