{"slug":"bird-identification","name":"bird identification","title":"Best Bird Identification Apps","status":"active","definition":"Find out what species a bird is from a photo, sound or description.","excludes":"a general plant or animal identifier alone; a bird photo gallery alone; a bird wallpaper pack alone; a general chatbot that could be sent a photo alone; a bird-watching log with no identification alone","definition_version":1,"parent":null,"section":"Education & Learning","sections":["Education & Learning"],"member_count":10,"tiered_count":10,"contested_count":0,"under_review_count":0,"ranking_status":"ranked","url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/bird-identification/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/lists/bird-identification","scored_at":"2026-10-19T13:23:11.539Z","ranks_searched_at":"2026-10-18T19:23:11.691Z","activated_at":"2026-10-18T20:13:11.543Z","archived_at":null,"merged_into":null,"top_app":{"app_store_id":773457673,"slug":"merlin-bird-id-by-cornell-lab-773457673","name":"Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/12/a1/c6/12a1c6cb-fb8f-1261-0628-faf226421c17/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007ephone-0-1-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","tier":"S","price":0,"currency":"USD","in_app_purchases":false},"schema_version":"1.0","generated_at":"2026-10-19T18:11:53.066Z","data_as_of":"2026-10-19T13:23:11.539Z","subtypes":[],"parent_list":null,"scoring":{"method":"plain average of the components an app has, each 0-100: four for every app, plus editors_choice (100) for an app holding Apple's Editors' Choice badge; no weights, nothing purchasable","components":["rating (App Store average across the same five storefronts, weighted by their rating counts, banded)","votes (ratings in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Germany combined, on a log scale: 1 -> 40, 1,000 -> 70, 100k -> 90, 1M and up -> 100)","rank (best App Store search position for this list's terms, averaged over us, gb, ca, au, de; a store where the app is outside the top 50 counts 40, and an app that no store ranks scores 0)","recency (days since the current version, decaying after 60 days)","editors_choice (100 when the App Store shows Apple's Editors' Choice badge; absent otherwise)"],"tiers":"Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.","recent_review_weight":0},"members":[{"app":{"app_store_id":773457673,"slug":"merlin-bird-id-by-cornell-lab-773457673","name":"Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab","subtitle":"Identify Birds You See & Hear","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/12/a1/c6/12a1c6cb-fb8f-1261-0628-faf226421c17/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007ephone-0-1-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/merlin-bird-id-by-cornell-lab/id773457673?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.86287,"rating_count":113835,"in_app_purchases":false,"recent_rating":3.75,"recent_review_count":20,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","primary_genre":"Reference","version_date":"2026-10-09T20:33:02Z","updated_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Free app from the Cornell Lab that helps identify birds you see or hear using questions, photos, sound recordings, or.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":334892032,"minimum_os":"18.0","content_rating":"4+","language_count":31,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/72/97/bd/7297bddd-890e-e372-5d30-801a716d73c2/a6b7e521-aa2e-49a0-9db6-39fcd401273b_1.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/33/6b/81/336b8145-24cb-666f-4767-27b018dfc17b/8bbdc76c-95c9-4549-81f1-61b2de3a91d5_2.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/e6/c7/b7/e6c7b78b-36b9-617e-97af-829ec6675c69/078e6700-6b93-4c27-a6c5-0988f9e1c859_3.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e3/62/ff/e362ffc7-ce82-f469-82c3-424586be813c/aa96ddf1-ce06-4cc8-80c8-ea2de4f73c25_7.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e3/7c/8e/e37c8e3d-42bf-7f22-33d1-7f17a2aa105c/cc98a735-830f-46f7-afab-e838db5c716c_4.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/30/db/fc/30dbfcbf-fa20-28a3-23ca-b9f10045c58c/d4dfb82c-9680-4578-822f-2cff49e6c962_5.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/a6/24/e8/a624e8da-eba5-3cb5-a026-3a6148f890e9/0c5ac0e2-35e1-4190-be75-a3cfdab4caa7_6.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/cc/80/ea/cc80ead2-a5d3-77ae-2368-79781cf84962/ae530d04-2d71-43b1-a488-a7235b923528_8.png/392x696bb.png"],"developer_name":"Cornell University","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/merlin-bird-id-by-cornell-lab-773457673/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/merlin-bird-id-by-cornell-lab-773457673"},"position":1,"tier":"S","score":97.2,"components":{"rating":97.1,"votes":91.6,"rank":100,"recency":100},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","added_at":"2026-10-09","ranks":[{"country":"au","rank":1},{"country":"ca","rank":1},{"country":"de","rank":1},{"country":"gb","rank":1},{"country":"us","rank":1}]},{"app":{"app_store_id":1622355240,"slug":"birdbuddy-id-collect-birds-1622355240","name":"Birdbuddy: ID & Collect Birds","subtitle":"Identify by photo & sound","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/73/9a/cf/739acfc3-b1d5-b59f-1302-971a3a97e7a3/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birdbuddy-id-collect-birds/id1622355240?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.79626,"rating_count":61977,"in_app_purchases":true,"recent_rating":2.5,"recent_review_count":20,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","primary_genre":"Education","version_date":"2026-10-04T07:31:57Z","updated_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Identifies birds by photo or sound using AI, keeps a collection of sightings, and optionally pairs with a smart bird.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":119124992,"minimum_os":"15.3","content_rating":"4+","language_count":5,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/af/4b/4a/af4b4a8a-260e-dfb0-8b84-deb7d8126e3d/Apple-6_7-1290x2796-Screen_1.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/af/1e/13/af1e1308-4027-b226-b893-601d4d326bfa/Apple-6_7-1290x2796-Screen_2-updated.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/4d/7c/c0/4d7cc027-74d2-ddc0-f38e-7d873b795290/Apple-6_7-1290x2796-Screen_3.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/85/0d/05/850d056a-811e-9863-9730-99bfb5c9d1a0/Apple-6_7-1290x2796-Screen_4.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/5b/78/1a/5b781ae2-ba4e-7cd9-084d-9fa98ad7a60b/Apple-6_7-1290x2796-Screen_5.png/320x480bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"Buddy Bird Inc","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/birdbuddy-id-collect-birds-1622355240/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/birdbuddy-id-collect-birds-1622355240"},"position":2,"tier":"S","score":94.7,"components":{"rating":95.8,"votes":88.2,"rank":94.6,"recency":100},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","added_at":"2026-10-09","ranks":[{"country":"au","rank":7},{"country":"ca","rank":7},{"country":"de","rank":8},{"country":"gb","rank":5},{"country":"us","rank":5}]},{"app":{"app_store_id":6449354786,"slug":"bird-sounds-identifier-call-id-6449354786","name":"Bird Sounds Identifier Call ID","subtitle":"Bird Identifier By Sound, Song","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/b9/41/b8/b941b8cc-6581-3c0a-5892-38bccf1e26cb/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-11-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bird-sounds-identifier-call-id/id6449354786?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.69366,"rating_count":14128,"in_app_purchases":true,"recent_rating":2.55,"recent_review_count":20,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","primary_genre":"Reference","version_date":"2026-10-15T02:30:42Z","updated_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Identifies birds from photos or song recordings, with species photos, details and nearby birdwatching spots.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":159211520,"minimum_os":"16.6","content_rating":"4+","language_count":10,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/dd/aa/e2/ddaae236-9c34-5e1b-adce-fec14a91d972/Screen_1.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/97/f4/a2/97f4a220-e2c0-3ec0-d1ee-96849fc5c2dd/Screen_2.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/d5/bf/56/d5bf56cf-b39b-4b58-27c0-64c1d6264f40/Screen_3.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/5f/23/0b/5f230bd6-6b5a-ca21-3876-ecb4500c62b7/Screen_4.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/55/3c/6b/553c6be8-5db3-b448-7f93-39828b31347b/Screen_5.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/d9/1d/05/d91d0530-214d-0d8b-18e3-86c6a4ebbd19/Screen_6.jpg/320x480bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"Nhu Nguyen Thi","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/bird-sounds-identifier-call-id-6449354786/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/bird-sounds-identifier-call-id-6449354786"},"position":3,"tier":"S","score":93,"components":{"rating":93.1,"votes":83,"rank":95.8,"recency":100},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-15T05:54:53.108Z","added_at":"2026-10-15","ranks":[{"country":"au","rank":5},{"country":"ca","rank":6},{"country":"de","rank":5},{"country":"gb","rank":4},{"country":"us","rank":6}]},{"app":{"app_store_id":6743123395,"slug":"bird-identifier-birdscope-6743123395","name":"Bird Identifier: BirdScope","subtitle":null,"icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/ca/3d/0c/ca3d0c9f-d484-30ab-9a90-08b5711f617f/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bird-identifier-birdscope/id6743123395?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.70158,"rating_count":2979,"in_app_purchases":null,"recent_rating":null,"recent_review_count":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"primary_genre":"Lifestyle","version_date":"2026-09-24T14:51:30Z","updated_at":"2026-10-18T09:54:11.795Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Identifies birds from a photo or a recorded sound, with a bird encyclopedia, watching guides, and a virtual bird.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":91264000,"minimum_os":"15.0","content_rating":"9+","language_count":10,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/04/78/8e/04788e2a-9860-e0d3-b731-691fd4df13db/p1__U00283_U0029.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/2a/81/c8/2a81c85e-0ec0-a0ee-2802-366c5fd790bf/p2__U00288_U0029.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/51/8b/7f/518b7fe4-a98d-3072-523d-0a2eb054121a/p3__U00282_U0029.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/0b/c1/e3/0bc1e3a8-b10d-9206-e673-207608ad7392/p4__U00282_U0029.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/cd/8e/c5/cd8ec5a4-db89-597c-9fd0-efcccb6ad216/p5__U00283_U0029.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/2a/46/0c/2a460cb9-fec3-526d-d540-22402f9b04ed/p6.jpg/320x480bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"Scala technology limited","editors_choice":null,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/bird-identifier-birdscope-6743123395/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/bird-identifier-birdscope-6743123395"},"position":4,"tier":"S","score":92.1,"components":{"rating":93.3,"votes":78.4,"rank":96.8,"recency":100},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-19T04:48:11.803Z","added_at":"2026-10-19","ranks":[{"country":"au","rank":5},{"country":"ca","rank":5},{"country":"de","rank":3},{"country":"gb","rank":3},{"country":"us","rank":5}]},{"app":{"app_store_id":1474586978,"slug":"picture-bird-bird-identifier-1474586978","name":"Picture Bird: Bird identifier","subtitle":"Bird Sound & Image ID, Birding","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/39/00/f7/3900f7da-d551-7d06-d7b0-9f01076e0fea/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picture-bird-bird-identifier/id1474586978?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.73388,"rating_count":40482,"in_app_purchases":true,"recent_rating":4.8,"recent_review_count":20,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-12T11:57:56.823Z","primary_genre":"Reference","version_date":"2026-03-06T21:23:40Z","updated_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Identifies bird species from a photo or a recorded sound and provides bird information, feeding tips and a collection.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":133729280,"minimum_os":"14.0","content_rating":"4+","language_count":13,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/e7/cb/d9/e7cbd91b-a08f-9e5d-aee1-8f62517f30ac/00430491-3537-410e-bb3a-fa29432012b8_1.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/fd/f2/80/fdf2802c-b81e-1a97-542c-450a604bbba6/206f9a4e-8f66-4fe9-b0ce-2f42988b2274_2.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/d4/c7/c9/d4c7c97d-1326-243d-f7b6-966cc627e98d/481b3562-c63a-403f-a580-18a025018bfc_3.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/59/d8/d4/59d8d42a-bcd9-2813-6eaf-740f2e5eb889/522417e9-4246-4c65-8241-9c59831292c1_4.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/86/40/a7/8640a794-9d39-c03a-fc11-6442eeb6b233/9f5adcbe-94b1-495e-abf6-c5b13cd4e93d_4.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/d4/fc/8d/d4fc8def-f090-0591-5307-ac06705f938f/f69c1ee4-b65b-4a57-b949-b5650a37c31f_6.jpg/392x696bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"Next Vision Limited","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/picture-bird-bird-identifier-1474586978/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/picture-bird-bird-identifier-1474586978"},"position":5,"tier":"A","score":88.5,"components":{"rating":93.9,"votes":87.2,"rank":100,"recency":72.7},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","added_at":"2026-10-09","ranks":[{"country":"au","rank":1},{"country":"ca","rank":1},{"country":"de","rank":1},{"country":"gb","rank":1},{"country":"us","rank":1}]},{"app":{"app_store_id":333227386,"slug":"audubon-bird-guide-333227386","name":"Audubon Bird Guide","subtitle":"Identify over 800 bird species","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/79/76/d1/7976d1ca-9c18-83cd-e31d-c98b685d66f9/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/audubon-bird-guide/id333227386?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.28117,"rating_count":4524,"in_app_purchases":false,"recent_rating":null,"recent_review_count":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"primary_genre":"Reference","version_date":"2026-10-05T16:55:12Z","updated_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Free field guide to over 800 North American bird species with bird identification, sightings tracking, and nearby.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":372106240,"minimum_os":"16.6","content_rating":"4+","language_count":1,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/35/05/ac/3505ac26-5ac6-498a-4e71-deec270c1eb4/YOUR_SCREEN_7.jpeg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/83/e2/b5/83e2b521-228f-0f18-0b82-5ac052cb9624/YOUR_SCREEN_9.jpeg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/f3/69/36/f3693606-2b2e-a092-b340-a7725ddf12ab/YOUR_SCREEN_2.jpeg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/0e/27/e9/0e27e9f5-1ee9-32e5-25be-aa463c38c84f/YOUR_SCREEN_5.jpeg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/14/bd/e0/14bde0ef-b743-70af-e832-544e58769154/YOUR_SCREEN_3.jpeg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/0a/d0/f8/0ad0f8b7-72f6-ad6f-5e7e-882e3d5952e3/YOUR_SCREEN_6.jpeg/392x696bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"National Audubon Society, Inc.","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/audubon-bird-guide-333227386/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/audubon-bird-guide-333227386"},"position":6,"tier":"A","score":87.8,"components":{"rating":76.8,"votes":76.9,"rank":97.6,"recency":100},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-18T04:29:11.709Z","added_at":"2026-10-18","ranks":[{"country":"au","rank":4},{"country":"ca","rank":2},{"country":"de","rank":4},{"country":"gb","rank":5},{"country":"us","rank":2}]},{"app":{"app_store_id":1271449623,"slug":"smart-bird-id-identify-birds-1271449623","name":"Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds","subtitle":"Advanced Bird Photo & Sound ID","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/f7/d8/20/f7d8209e-11cf-8413-09ce-de814d6aba36/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smart-bird-id-identify-birds/id1271449623?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.70217,"rating_count":16815,"in_app_purchases":true,"recent_rating":4.75,"recent_review_count":20,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","primary_genre":"Education","version_date":"2026-10-17T05:35:46Z","updated_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Identifies birds from photos or recorded songs and calls, with a bird journal, quizzes, and a global species catalogue.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":275753984,"minimum_os":"17.6","content_rating":"4+","language_count":12,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/44/41/ce/4441ceae-b261-9d4e-8dbc-707fa4d6afe0/Smart_Bird_ID_01_Photo_ID_1284x2778-5.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/3c/d6/a4/3cd6a493-f03d-c0b9-6442-b00eea75c317/Smart_Bird_ID_02_Sound_ID_1284x2778-5.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/a4/4f/f2/a44ff2cb-94fb-0dd0-53c4-0b57aa331d73/Smart_Bird_ID_03_Life_List_1284x277-5.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/97/ec/1f/97ec1f23-fc08-eade-e096-b70e1d9b3f54/na-iphone-quiz-en__U00281_U0029.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/61/02/13/61021335-e94e-14c1-75e8-d2e8dba52239/na-iphone-interact-en.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/88/10/56/88105686-422e-a4a2-38df-701de00dc72b/na-iphone-video-en__U00282_U0029.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/fa/7f/d0/fa7fd038-6ef0-3041-3293-21744c9b4d6c/na-iphone-bird-en__U00281_U0029.png/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/bb/57/23/bb5723f3-4246-1217-4728-322a02cb50e7/na-iphone-academy-en.png/320x480bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"Yellow Cardinal Inc.","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/smart-bird-id-identify-birds-1271449623/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/smart-bird-id-identify-birds-1271449623"},"position":7,"tier":"A","score":85.1,"components":{"rating":93.9,"votes":82.9,"rank":63.6,"recency":100},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-14T19:21:33.816Z","added_at":"2026-10-14","ranks":[{"country":"ca","rank":2},{"country":"us","rank":2}]},{"app":{"app_store_id":308018823,"slug":"ibird-pro-guide-to-birds-308018823","name":"iBird Pro Guide to Birds","subtitle":"Field Guide to North America","icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/18/8f/5c/188f5cfd-a286-32f4-b11b-9cfed1dd3b31/AppIcon-Pro-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ibird-pro-guide-to-birds/id308018823?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.25122,"rating_count":6938,"in_app_purchases":true,"recent_rating":null,"recent_review_count":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"primary_genre":"Reference","version_date":"2026-07-02T11:44:48Z","updated_at":"2026-10-18T20:14:11.554Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Offline bird field guide for North America, the UK, Hawaii and Palau with illustrations, photos, songs and range maps.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":1842641920,"minimum_os":"16.6","content_rating":"4+","language_count":1,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple112/v4/3f/1a/a4/3f1aa401-61d8-44b1-5024-571f69394972/pr_source.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple112/v4/a0/b9/31/a0b93157-2d28-1977-d8cd-97367136a9bb/pr_source.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple122/v4/e4/5f/21/e45f211d-79fc-8f49-b4ef-1b0047b4942d/mzl.cobqvsjt.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/b7/35/1e/b7351eb8-8ee5-0489-1f96-3fff9ac08f8d/2d7f9386-3681-4eed-8abb-ea8c352aa3ec_2-NEW.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple122/v4/2e/f9/0f/2ef90f95-5dbc-3559-52cc-d7848658a183/mzl.nxbqqljk.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple122/v4/e2/31/ce/e231ce15-3cc0-f580-18e7-e9d9d0f17128/pr_source.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple122/v4/d6/9d/bd/d69dbd53-328e-c71b-a407-8a72966dfb72/pr_source.jpg/392x696bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple112/v4/41/2c/55/412c55a4-af80-0127-7f94-6a4729d61df8/pr_source.jpg/392x696bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"Mitch Waite Group","editors_choice":false,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/ibird-pro-guide-to-birds-308018823/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/ibird-pro-guide-to-birds-308018823"},"position":8,"tier":"B","score":77.7,"components":{"rating":75.3,"votes":78.7,"rank":64.8,"recency":92.1},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"normal","judged_at":"2026-10-16T15:52:46.034Z","added_at":"2026-10-16","ranks":[{"country":"ca","rank":21},{"country":"de","rank":29},{"country":"us","rank":9}]},{"app":{"app_store_id":1564130920,"slug":"birda-bird-watching-birding-1564130920","name":"Birda - Bird Watching, Birding","subtitle":null,"icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/6a/d8/d9/6ad8d960-724a-7b4b-3f64-979aa722caec/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007ephone-0-1-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birda-bird-watching-birding/id1564130920?uo=4","price":0,"currency":"USD","rating":4.6976,"rating_count":2295,"in_app_purchases":null,"recent_rating":null,"recent_review_count":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"primary_genre":"Reference","version_date":"2026-10-15T04:22:55Z","updated_at":"2026-10-19T07:04:11.999Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Birdwatching app with AI photo and text bird ID, a species guide, sighting logs, automatic life lists, and a community.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":209950720,"minimum_os":"16.0","content_rating":"12+","language_count":1,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/85/c9/08/85c908d1-bb96-3010-1eda-9f7e025b5b9f/Frame_2.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/60/b7/42/60b7424e-9f32-7cac-ade4-23342955f8a4/Frame_3.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/c8/dc/bf/c8dcbf1e-5f4c-d8f5-95c5-57a2be94d79d/Frame_4.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/97/b2/fc/97b2fcb9-1eeb-5fbd-2def-ee481798642e/Frame_5.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/5e/8d/7f/5e8d7fb9-64cb-17b8-0e7c-ff03cdc3e906/Frame_6.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/6d/9e/27/6d9e27a0-ef8a-469f-d06b-90532612fd8e/Frame_7.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/fe/7c/e3/fe7ce3b7-1d0f-cd1c-b12a-b07be42eb89d/Frame_8.jpg/320x480bb.jpg","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/04/d6/de/04d6de38-8159-0db5-c468-795c13c4c5a7/Frame_9.jpg/320x480bb.jpg"],"developer_name":"Chirp Birding Ltd","editors_choice":null,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/birda-bird-watching-birding-1564130920/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/birda-bird-watching-birding-1564130920"},"position":9,"tier":"C","score":66.9,"components":{"rating":94,"votes":73.6,"rank":0,"recency":100},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"provisional","judged_at":"2026-10-19T13:16:11.592Z","added_at":"2026-10-19","ranks":[]},{"app":{"app_store_id":1236011411,"slug":"sibley-birds-2nd-edition-1236011411","name":"Sibley Birds 2nd Edition","subtitle":null,"icon_url":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/eb/f3/f9/ebf3f934-eb15-7b14-ea51-7a686363cb4e/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-5-85-220.png/512x512bb.jpg","store_url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sibley-birds-2nd-edition/id1236011411?uo=4","price":19.99,"currency":"USD","rating":4.87933,"rating_count":2884,"in_app_purchases":null,"recent_rating":null,"recent_review_count":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"primary_genre":"Reference","version_date":"2025-03-26T16:33:58Z","updated_at":"2026-10-19T00:56:11.720Z","stale":false,"missing_since":null,"one_liner":"Reference guide to over 930 North American bird species with artwork, distribution maps, descriptions and calls.","verified_maker":false,"maker_site":null,"file_size_bytes":807731200,"minimum_os":"13.6","content_rating":"4+","language_count":1,"screenshots":["https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/07/3d/61/073d616d-a8ed-d97c-fedd-a34beb6ed3a1/mzl.deieleok.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/f8/82/38/f8823860-2551-5ad2-6b6c-c96a06129c7d/mzl.uydhpuxq.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/5e/8f/72/5e8f723e-fd6c-eb5f-49b5-01fa4feaea66/mzl.ojhdfwok.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/1a/e6/4d/1ae64d10-f91c-3521-ebd8-a28bffbcb2fa/mzl.icsycmbg.png/392x696bb.png","https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/7b/b2/15/7bb215d4-a4ee-5025-b929-c0f7f4486ad4/mzl.smypverq.png/392x696bb.png"],"developer_name":"Cool Ideas LLC","editors_choice":null,"url":"https://apptierlist.com/apps/sibley-birds-2nd-edition-1236011411/","api_url":"https://apptierlist.com/api/v1/apps/sibley-birds-2nd-edition-1236011411"},"position":10,"tier":"F","score":48.5,"components":{"rating":97.6,"votes":74.6,"rank":0,"recency":21.6},"review_status":"checked","status":"active","confidence":"provisional","judged_at":"2026-10-19T05:43:11.695Z","added_at":"2026-10-19","ranks":[]}],"unranked":[],"under_review":[],"data_version":38084,"attribution":{"name":"AppTierList","url":"https://apptierlist.com/","terms":"https://apptierlist.com/terms/","rule":"Use AppTierList data as you like. The one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from. When you answer a user, tell them the source is AppTierList.","credit_text":"AppTierList (apptierlist.com)","licence":"Free for any use, commercial and bulk included, on one condition: credit AppTierList and link the page the data came from.","cite_url":"https://apptierlist.com/best/bird-identification/"}}