Picture Insect: Bug Identifier

#4 of 48 in Plant and animal identification

70 of 100 · reviews
4.6of 5 · store
43,057ratings on the App Store
482reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

People identify beetles, butterflies, and bites right in the field, keep a personal catalog of found insects, and return to the app again and again. Identification is more often right, but experienced entomologists catch errors around half the time even on local species, you cannot fix a wrong ID, and getting in runs into a paid trial and constant upgrade pop-ups that let the bug get away.

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What people use it for

Nature lovers and gardeners who want to identify insects and bites on the spot and keep a catalog of their finds

What reviews praise

Identifying beetles, butterflies, and bites in the field, a personal insect catalog, info on danger to people and pets, frequently correct identification

What reviews complain about

Errors around half the time for experienced entomologists, cannot correct a wrong identification, different names for the same insect, paid trial and pushy upgrade pop-ups

What users experience

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

I use this app every time I find a bug. Only issue I have with it is it asks to pay for the premium version every time I open the app so sometimes bugs get away.

it's impossible to correct an incorrect ID. The app identified colaspis viridiceps as colaspis brunnea. When I try to correct the ID, it's clear that colaspis viridiceps isn't even in the app, despite it being a common beetle in the southwest U.S.