iNaturalist

1.38.2

iNaturalist

3.78

11,223 reviews

5,000,000+
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Observe and identify plants and animals with your friends

Pros & Cons

Strong global citizen-science community (400k+ scientists and naturalists) for accurate identifications
Crowdsourced identifications accelerate learning and discovery
Broad coverage of plants and animals with rich observation data
Free to use with no upfront cost or subscription

Uses a wide range of permissions, which may feel invasive to some users (location, camera, microphone, storage)
Identifications rely on community input, which can vary in speed and certainty
Some competitors emphasize AI-powered instant IDs that iNaturalist does not highlight

About iNaturalist

iNaturalist is an education app developed by iNaturalist.

How many times has iNaturalist been downloaded?

iNaturalist has been downloaded 6.7 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 93 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 education apps.

What is the rating of iNaturalist?

iNaturalist is rated 3.78 out of 5 stars, based on 11 thousand ratings.

Is iNaturalist free?

iNaturalist is free to download. The APK download size is 22.87 MB. The latest version available is 1.38.2. The last update was on March 11, 2026.

What are the requirements for iNaturalist?

iNaturalist requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play January 2012.

Description

One of the world's most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you.

More data about iNaturalist

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	6.7 million
Recent downloads	93 thousand
Rating	3.78 based on 11 thousand ratings
Ranking	Top ranked
Version	1.38.2
APK size	22.9 MB
Number of libraries	0
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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iNaturalist has been downloaded 6.7 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 3.1 thousand downloads per day.

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Comments on iNaturalist for Android

★★★★☆ Erik · May 2, 2026

Environmental scientist and ecosystem specialist: This app, and the corresponding use of Seek, is an incredible app bridging the gap between hiking, citizen science and biogeography. The ability to obscure coordinates is crucial. The naturalist app needs more feeling of progression; hitting a certain number of species, certain number of observations of the same species and encouragement to find new species and report common species as well.

★★★★★ Robert S · May 26, 2026

Fast and intuitive app, suggests identification to your observations with the chance to compare photos and have input from other people if in doubt. Easy, fun, the knowledge sticks in your head easier. Class

★★★★☆ PackiWacki · May 26, 2026

Naturalist is a great app for nature lovers and aspiring ornithologists like me. You can get very specific with the birds, which I love. However, I hate how you need to go to the actual website to create a project or follow anyone, as I am not signed in on the website and cannot remember my password, nor do I want to go through the process to get it figured out. Please make it easier to use it on mobile, thank you.

★☆☆☆☆ R · May 8, 2026

I love this app and use it daily, but as my observations and identifications go up its become virtually unusable. Nothing loads. Its minutes between each post. So much time is just spent watching the little loading arrow spin.

★☆☆☆☆ David Hugh Meagher · Apr 2, 2026

I love the concept. I love the citizen science aspect. However, the app is very sick; Why the heck does this app insist on changing the location to a different place than what I've specified (somewhere within a mile or so of where I chose) every single time in every different location? Additionally, why the heck does it take 2 goes every single time to choose the correct folder for file/picture location. I've tried restarting; clearing the cache, but nothing helps & this is all driving me crazy

★☆☆☆☆ Steven Røste · May 3, 2026

Amazing potential, but... It crashes, so frequently it's practically unusable, especially when trying to suggest an ID. I basically only use it for uploading. Update: App is still garbage. Tried to ID an observation 10 times with the app failing to process the ID. Then it froze, and I had to force it to stop. I believe the problem is their image caching doesn't clear often enough.

Google Play Rankings for iNaturalist

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Rank	Country	Category	List
17	Canada	Education	Top Free
48	United States	Education	Top Free
25	Czech Republic	Education	Top Free
32	Finland	Education	Top Free
36	Denmark	Education	Top Free
41	Austria	Education	Top Free
96	Germany	Education	Top Free
54	Australia	Education	Top Free
109	France	Education	Top Free
56	United Kingdom	Education	Top Free

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