Bug ID - Insect Identifier

#41 of 48 in Plant and animal identification

28 of 100 · reviews
4.0of 5 · store
805ratings on the App Store
40reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

Sometimes it quickly and correctly flags a dangerous spider, which is genuinely reassuring. But the misses are gross: it calls a fly a spider then a fly, cannot handle a bee, reads the same photo differently, and calls a normal photo too small. On top of that sits aggressive monetization: you must subscribe to start, charges run unnoticed for years, and refunds are near impossible.

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What people use it for

Anxious users wanting a quick check on whether a spider is dangerous, ready for a paywalled entry

What reviews praise

Fast accurate ID of dangerous spiders in good cases, saving finds in collections, notes on whether bugs are harmful

What reviews complain about

Gross misses on ordinary insects, answer changes on one photo, calls a normal photo too small, mandatory subscription to start, hidden charges you cannot get back

What users experience

3 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

I kept resubmitting the same photo and the identification came up different every time.

I needed to quickly identify a red-backed jumping spider that had bitten me. Even though the picture I had wasn't very good, this worked! It was a relief to know that the spider wasn't very dangerous.

I have a perfectly big picture of the bug but it says it's to small. The bug is practically the whole picture and says it's too small.