AI Species Identifier (Plant/Bug/Animal)Gets even common species wrong
Strongpain 8 of 10Pain 8 out of 10, strong.
192 reviews · in 36 of 48 apps · 1.1% of the category’s reviews · hand-checked: 83 of 95
People test it on things they already know — a rose, aloe, basil, a crow — and it names the wrong species or recognizes nothing.
Category breakdown →How the 8/10 adds up
- Share of the category’s reviews1.1%4.6 of 5
- Apps36 of 481.5 of 2
- Reviews1921.8 of 3
Total7.9 ≈ 8/10
Where people write about it
36 with this pain12 withoutEach dot is one app in the categoryMost often in
- PlantSnap Pro: Identify Plants17
- Plant Identifier - PlantMe15
- Plant Identification－Plantaria13
- Seek by iNaturalist12
- PlantSnap - Plant Scanner12
Ratings in these reviews
- 5★45 out of 5: 4
- 4★64 out of 5: 6
- 3★63 out of 5: 6
- 2★202 out of 5: 20
- 1★1561 out of 5: 156
What people write
Worthless. I tried this app on known plants and trees around my yard. All were incorrect, it can’t even identify a hosta!
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