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Android Apps > Education > iNaturalist
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iNaturalist

1.38.8
iNaturalist
3.92
11,607 reviews
5,000,000+
Downloads
Free

Observe and identify plants and animals with your friends

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Pros & Cons

  • Strong global citizen-science community (partners with scientists and naturalists)
  • Crowdsourced identifications that help users learn and verify observations
  • Projects and communities enable collaboration around places and species
  • Research-quality data contribution supports scientists and conservation efforts
  • Competitors may emphasize AI-powered identifications
  • Plant-focused learning and photo-centric features emphasized in some rivals
  • Garden/flowers-specific or commodified identification content noted in competitor keyword sets

About iNaturalist

iNaturalist is an education app developed by iNaturalist.

Install Statistics

iNaturalist has been downloaded 7.1 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 70 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 education apps.

User Ratings

iNaturalist is rated 3.92 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 12 thousand ratings.

App Information

iNaturalist is freely available from Google Play. The APK size is 21.46 MB. The latest APK version available is 1.38.8. The last update was on October 12, 2026.

Technical Requirements

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

iNaturalist is made and published by iNaturalist. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with iNaturalist. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to iNaturalist and are shown as published on Google Play.

Description by iNaturalist (from Google Play)
One of the world's most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you.
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Installs over time

iNaturalist has been installed 7.1 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 2.3 thousand installs per day.

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Comments on iNaturalist for Android

★★★★☆ Marsh mallow · Aug 20, 2026
Its good it's a mobile version of naturalist the website so it's good for uploading observations, since it's quicker than doing it on the website but its kinda laggy like the observation map takes a while to load the observations and the annotations take a while to load too but It's still good
★★★★☆ Betty Miller · Sep 19, 2026
Great citizen science app for tracking and identifying the flora & fauna. But, it lacks some of the best features from the website, like the dynamic Life List. It would also be really nice if it notified you when you found a new lifer.
★★★★★ Sarah Bruhn · Sep 15, 2026
Amazing app for identification and adding information for citizen science. Not great for identifying by bird call, I have Merlin bird call app for that function. But this is the overall winner for plant, fungi, animal bird etc. identification by image.
★☆☆☆☆ Austin Koontz · Aug 30, 2026
Context: I'm active on iNat and use it to document organisms and provide identifications. I've used it for years and love the platform/concept. With that said, I dislike the Android app and find it offers limited functionality. For instance, you cannot: - search for a specific user on the platform - locate your past observations of a specific organism My partner uses iNat on iPhone, and it has a much better look and more functionality. I don't know why the Android app remains so subpar.
★☆☆☆☆ Jeff Hansen · Jul 10, 2026
Crashes often or freezes often... like daily. Often gets in a loop when making identifications. I use it almost daily to upload images and identify them. I'm so tired of it crashing multiple times a day. I clear cache and use it for a while and then it crashes again. Fixing the app should be a number one property for the development team. New users are not going to want to stay when the app constantly crashes. I like the app when it works.
★★☆☆☆ James M · Aug 22, 2026
Used one time to identify a common plant and the app said unknown species. I uploaded the image to chatgpt and got a detailed answer in 3 seconds. I'm uninstalling.

Google Play Rankings for iNaturalist

Top rankings

Rank Country Category List
25 Australia Education Top Free
124 United States Education Top Free
110 Canada Education Top Free
134 France Education Top Free
89 Czech Republic Education Top Free
124 Portugal Education Top Free
125 United Kingdom Education Top Free
159 Italy Education Top Free
167 Spain Education Top Free
174 Mexico Education Top Free
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Technologies used by iNaturalist

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Frequently asked questions about iNaturalist

Is iNaturalist free?

Yes. iNaturalist is free on Google Play.

Is iNaturalist still available?

Yes. iNaturalist is on Google Play, and the last update we saw was on October 12, 2026.

Does iNaturalist contain ads?

No. Google Play does not list iNaturalist as containing ads.

What Android version does iNaturalist require?

iNaturalist runs on Android 6.0 and higher.

How large is iNaturalist?

iNaturalist is 21.46 MB.

Is iNaturalist suitable for children?

Google Play rates the content of iNaturalist as suitable for everyone.

How many times has iNaturalist been installed?

Google Play lists 5,000,000+ installs for iNaturalist.

How do people rate iNaturalist?

iNaturalist scores 3.92 out of 5 stars, from 11,607 ratings on Google Play.

Who made iNaturalist?

iNaturalist was developed by iNaturalist. It is listed in the education category on Google Play.

What are the best alternatives to iNaturalist?

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