iNaturalist

Identify the Living World Around You

iNaturalist is an education app for people who want to recognize and learn about plants, animals, fungi, and other forms of life. Take a photo or record an observation in the field, then use the app’s identification suggestions to narrow down what you found. It suits hikers, gardeners, students, wildlife watchers, and anyone who wants a more informed look at nature nearby.

Turn Sightings Into Observations

The app lets you save observations and share them with other users. Community members can review what you saw, suggest an identification, and discuss uncertain records. That makes iNaturalist useful both for casual curiosity and for building a personal record of species encountered over time.

Learn With Other Naturalists

iNaturalist is built around shared knowledge rather than a closed reference list. You can browse observations from places near you or explore species recorded elsewhere, compare suggestions, and help identify observations submitted by others. Projects provide a way to follow focused groups or collections centered on a particular location, species, or area of interest.

A Long-Running Community Tool

With more than 5,000,000 installs, the app has a substantial base of people contributing observations. It is published by iNaturalist and carries a rating of 3.7 from 11,170 reviews. Those figures suggest an established community, while the mixed rating is a useful reminder that the experience can depend on identification results, participation from other users, and the quality of each observation.