Reviews for Picture Insect: Bug Identifier

Never took the time the time to review an app before but this is one is so cool that I have to. 5 stars because of the concept, keeps me more engaged with real life learning about the thousands of species of insects in the world. I love adding pictures too it and expanding my […]

The app works well and it great! … save for one detail. The “begin your free trial of primium,” pops up WAY too often and I almost accidentally accept it every time because it genuienley shows up out of nowhere. There should be a “do not show again,” button. If someone genuienley wants premium, they’ll […]

Didn’t realize it wasnt a free app, which is unfortunate because I would keep it downloaded, but no way I’m paying $25/month for this. BUT, it came with a 7 day free trial, and it was able to identify the bug I needed, so it did the job. but am cancelling the subscription before it […]

I used it for 6 months and it was okay, but now it freezes up when I try to upload a photo, and I am being asked to subscribe to a free trial or “continue with limited version.” The “continue with limited version” button does not work It is impossible to initiate a free trial […]

Don’t call it free if you can’t access ANYthing w/o a subscription. Even giving a short trial would give us some idea if your product is worth paying for MONTHLY, (not a reasonable 1 time fee) so we can see if it works, or if its just like your sister app, plant identification. Which, coincidentally, […]

There must have been some updates bc the app is free to use. I’ve been using it free and it has correctly identified the 3 spiders I submitted a picture of. Yes, it does pop up an ad to subscribe when I open the app but I just simply hit back and it goes back […]

I like the app, but it does tend to be inaccurate. There used to be a cool feature where you could browse insects people around you had found on a map, but theyve removed it. There was also a feature where you could ask everyone for ID help, which was fun. I wish they would […]

The app is very good at its main job of identifying bugs. Sometimes when there are many similar species it doesn’t get it exactly right or even have them all in their database, so you have to pull in other sources when a 100% sure ID is important. This would be a 5 star app […]

I’ve used it for years and have accumulated quite the impressive collection. Bugs are usually easily identified, though the more miniscule insects (freckle sized or smaller) are harder for the algorithms to identify unless you have a super good camera. I rate it five stars because it’s an incredibly reliable thingy. Though I don’t like […]

Spot on… so far it’s identified everything I’ve thrown at it and it does so pretty dang fast! It also has a pretty impressive amount of amplifying information for each “bug” you identify. It’s simple & straightforward; it does everything it says it can do and even a little more. $20 a year is a […]

I really like the app. Upon closing, I wish that the app would allow you to leave something as unidentified when you’re unsure of the actual identification out of the choices given. I also wish that the app would show more stages in the growth cycles of the bugs that you’re trying to identify. Other […]

Update: the in-app camera is very slow and unresponsive. It takes 2-3 seconds for the camera to actually take a picture and by then, the insect has usually moved or the camera loses focus; both result in a blurry image and poor results. It makes using the app frustrating. It’s awesome when you do get […]

Great idea! Bad execution. Love everything about this! I just wish you could add more then one picture especially. It would make identification easier. Sometimes one angle just isn’t enough. Also being able to give a description with each photo could be helpful as well. Since some cameras aren’t the greatest. Maybe a “other defining […]

I absolutely love bugs and insects (and this app). It is almost always completely on point (I have the free version, so not sure if that makes a difference) and is more specific than other apps I’ve tried which are more generalized. The only thing I wish is that we could take pictures offline and […]

Great idea, but the app needs work. It seems fixated on everything being based in Europe or Asia, so many of the IDs I receive as potentials are wrong (I’m based in the US). I wish you could set the app up by region so you get insects, moths, butterflies for your area (continent, country). […]

Trying your app now. I just have 1 problem with a reply to a comment made by a user. You said that all apps do free trials the way you do. Charge the user automatically after the free trial is up. All the apps I have installed on my device doesn’t do it that way […]

Careful when first opening this app! There are two (yeah, 2) pop ups pushing the “7 day free trial”. If you click the “start trial” button and agree to the subscription, even if you uninstall it, it will charge you $29.99 for the year. Click the X in the top right hand corner (of any […]

I love this app. Today, I was checking on some insects I’d photographed as well as a new one I found, and I thought, “I should just go ahead and buy this and support them.” So I went to purchase, and unfortunately, all the options are subscriptions. I can’t justify a subscription for an app […]

for the free version this app is awesome. well on identification it’s pretty decent but you really got a get a good, up close pic for proper identification. otherwise the IDs can be pretty varied. but where the free version lacks is you really don’t get much info on what you’re IDing. but considering it’s […]

This identifying app for insects works well for most bugs. It doesn’t, however, always correctly identify them despite the various angles. Most insects don’t like the frequencies found in a phone’s camera (science behind this statement won’t fit in the comment section, so look it up!). As a result, the insects tend to move away […]