iNaturalist

1.38.2

iNaturalist

3.79

11,376 reviews

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

iNaturalist connects you with a global community of over 400,000 scientists and naturalists to identify plants and animals around you. By recording and sharing observations, you contribute to research-quality data used by scientists worldwide. With 5,000,000+ total downloads and 77K installs in the last 30 days, it remains a mature, widely adopted education app across multiple regions.

Pros & Cons

Global science community support for identifications and learning
Strong crowdsourced data contribution for research and conservation
Ability to discover, record, and discuss species locally or globally
Projects and community-based collaboration for focused topics

Some competitors emphasize AI-powered identifications and specialized guides (e.g., plant care, gardening) which this app does not highlight as prominently.

About iNaturalist

iNaturalist is an education app developed by iNaturalist.

Download Statistics

iNaturalist has been downloaded 6.8 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 77 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 education apps.

User Ratings

iNaturalist is rated 3.79 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 11 thousand ratings.

App Information

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.

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 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	6.8 million
Recent downloads	77 thousand
Rating	3.79 based on 11 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly 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 6.8 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 2.6 thousand downloads per day.

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Comments on iNaturalist for Android

★★★★★ Anthony Lorenzo · Jul 24, 2026

Awesome app. Helps me identify plants abd wildlife and is a great searchable archive for my wildlife photos. I highly recommend.

★★★★☆ 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.

★★★★★ Knomi Cummins · Jul 24, 2026

Love This App As It Suits My Exploring Adventures With My Children & Interest In Native Flora & Fauna Identification. Especially For Those Protected Species & The Not So Nice Invasive Kinds.

★☆☆☆☆ 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.

★★☆☆☆ Wolfgang A. · Aug 10, 2026

The function is fine and the idea is great in theory, but there are a lot of problems. The worst is not having the function to remove bad suggestions by false "experts." I don't need neck beards being confidently wrong in my observations that are confirmed through multiple apps, books, and follow-up throughout the flowering cycle of the plant. Get rid of the toxic "experts" or it will just be them stroking each other's egos and no field observations left.

Google Play Rankings for iNaturalist

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Rank	Country	Category	List
32	Canada	Education	Top Free
58	United States	Education	Top Free
31	Denmark	Education	Top Free
32	Finland	Education	Top Free
41	Australia	Education	Top Free
98	France	Education	Top Free
64	Austria	Education	Top Free
68	Czech Republic	Education	Top Free
142	Germany	Education	Top Free
83	Switzerland	Education	Top Free

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Trust & Safety: Permissions include location, camera, microphone, storage, network access, and push notifications; app focuses on community-sourced observations and public data sharing, so review permissions and privacy settings to manage data exposure.

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