Costa Rica Birds App Negative ReviewsMichael Mullin

Costa Rica Birds Negative Reviews

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DisappointedFew and poor quality photos, poorly organized, many likely birds missing. This app is NOT worth the cost!!! Worst app I've ever purchased..Version: 1.3.5

Nice info, but hard to useThis app has a lot of data, and it is great to be able to carry around all of the birding info in your pocket. However, as another commenter pointed out, it is hard to search. You can filter birds by color, etc., but you cannot search by name. If you want to find a Quetzal for instance, the only way to do it is to scroll down the list of 622 birds until you get to “R” (R because it is listed by its full name … resplendent quetzal). if you are an expert birder that is comfortable with bird names, etc., this app might be useful. For a beginning birder that just wants to get an idea of what they are seeing on a trip to Costa Rica, it is not very useful..Version: 2.5

Good photos but lacks any informationThis app is given 3-star rating only based on nice photos but should get only 1-star if based on descriptions of birds which is totally lacking. And what self-respecting Costa Rica bird guide wouldn't even include the national bird of Costa Rica? This one doesn't. It is overpriced despite the nice photos due to missing data..Version: 3.1

Not greatI am not on expert birder, but know what I am doing. This app makes identification challenging, and impossible. The birds are listed alphabetically by their proper names so if you don't know that the quetzl is called the resplendent quetzl, there is no way to find the bird. I tried many times to filter by bird characteristics and not one time did it give me the relevant bird. The photos are no good either. I am EXTREMELY disapointed because my trip to Costa Rica is over and the app didn't help me once..Version: 4.25.0

Could Use ImprovementAs a beginner I think it could use more filters such as throat patch or head color. Also more pictures than just one to show the opposite sex or from different angles. The ability to enlarge the photo would also be helpful (I have an iphone5)..Version: 2.5

Needs workReleased too early. Lots of omissions. Same group that made Panama guide. Wait awhile before you buy..Version: 4.6

Semi useful appThere are so many more things that need to be done to make it more user friendly and easier to find the bird you are looking for that I don’t think it’s worth the money. I am currently in Costa Rica and gave up using this app within a few days and downloaded the Merlin Bird app with the Costa Rica bird pack and this has been my go to app for bird iD in the field. To top it off the Merlin bird app is free, easier to use and can be used off line..Version: 6.9.31

Don't get itThis app sucks, most of the photos are of poor quality, the info is sparse, the buttons to move between pages don't function properly, there is no way to compare birds beside each other. Save your money and don't buy this app..Version: 4.16.2

Unable to close page from email section!Unable to return to the main menu. It is stuck on the email section!.Version: 6.5.0

Birds of Costa RicaI recently purchased but with the Apple iSO 13.1.2 update the app doesn’t seem like it is supported. The app was not able to search species and after deleting and reinstalling the app is not launching /opening. Trying to figure out what is happening and how to contact the developer but until resolved be aware it may not interface currently with this version of apple.Version: 4.38

Good but to be improvedThis app is very useful with songs for most birds and often more than one picture. But it is unfinished. The problems are two. First it is not easy to find a bird in the list if you dońt know its full name, or group, or family. There should be a search bar for all search lists with keywords. Second problem: the notes section is useful, but there should be one textbox to add comments, like the date seen, the place, maybe more than one sighting, the gender seen. It does not need to be a complex tabulation, just space to write notes. And after having saved the note, one should be able to go back to thumbnails..Version: 3.1

Update?I just re-downloaded this app after updating my iphone to 13.3. It now shows 1/3 screen pictures and text. It used to work perfectly. I don’t know if it is their new version, or if the app is not compatable with ios 13.3..Version: 4.45

Should be much more comprehensive at this priceInformation provided is minimal & not worth the price....Version: 4.1.8

FlawsApp helpful but has major needs. If looking at a bird, you cannot go back to where you started looking at that bird, but it reverts to the beginning. You then have to scroll thru it all again. Also no way to put in a search for bird looking for, for example, a tanager, but have to scroll down thru everything. Needs major update..Version: 2.4

Convenient but needs workEasier to use than a book-the search functions are good. But the list function will not display location option long enough to turn it on. Almost impossible to add notes and they don't display. Needs more flight photos. I wish all birding apps worked like Collins Europe..Version: 4.0

Could be something but it is what it is.You get exactly what you expect from people from Panama creating a book for another country. The range maps are god awful. They could of spent a little time im trying to make them even a little accurate. How about actually adding a rare color to the maps instead of telling us bare faced ibis residents. So many of these inaccuracies. For people that boast on their photos. You would think there would be more. Or actually good Ones. So many talented photographers could of been used in submissions. The audio is basically the worst. No consistency what so ever. If you are just an average birder or non birder. This online book will barely get you by. They could of done so much more with this. Or spent time creating it. Also never updates species. Lots of wrong names and merges that will likely never get changed. I give it 2 stars cause it’s adaquate as a list for the country. It pretty much ends there.Version: 6.9.31

Costa Rica Birds Field GuideI feel we were ripped off paying a premium amount for an APP that is not at all useful or user friendly. Yes, the pictures are fine but unless you are already very familiar with the birds of CR, using this app for identification is frustration personified. The checklist feature is useless. Nowhere can you access or see a compilation of the birds in the checklist that you have seen. Checking the 'seen' button in the notes feature does not add the bird to your checklist. Also there is no way to edit the date and time of a sighting. The date and time recorded is fixed to the time you click the 'seen' button in the app. Yes you could make additional notes for the correct time and date but then why bother......Version: 3.1

Biologist, retiredI used this in Nicaragua and it was a big help. Shortcomings: alphabetical listing is by the first word in the common name. You can't search for "dove, inca" or "dove, mourning", you have to search for "inca" or "mourning" which makes no sense at all. The photos are wonderful. Families are listed, but not in alphabetical order, a real drag. It wouldn't take much to make this a great ap for us amateur birders..Version: 2.5

Avid BirderThe alphabetical list by Name is on the first name and is virtually useless. The alphabetical list by Group is sorted on the name of the first bird in the group. For example Grosbeaks, Buntings & Allies is listed under G. You would have to know the Buntings are in this group, since you can’t look it up alphabetically. There is a workaround. Click on Filter Bird List top right of screen. Click on Group, the first box. If Alphabetic is showing on the top right of the screen, select it and an Alphabetic listing of the bird groups appears. Much easier to scroll through this list to pick up other birds in the list, for example Sparrows in the Group Seedeaters, Finches & Sparrows. Selecting the list of interest allows you to return to the bird filter screen, shows the number of birds found, and by selecting <Back at top right returns to the bird list showing only the selected group. The alphabetical list by Group has two selections for G, S, and T. None for F, R, or V. Searching for a Orioles using the search engine as described above returned 0 birds. If this happens try resetting. Use of hyphenation in birds with two last names, like Bush-Thrush, is inconsistent. Sometimes it is Bush Thrush. There are numerous examples of this in both first and last name fields. It would be very helpful to use the Audubon approach lumping birds by how they look, such as Long Legged Waders, Ducklike , Shorebirds etc. I ended up entering Family, Group, First Name, Last Name in an Excel spreadsheet allowing sorting by any of these headers, then adding a column with the Audubon categorization to search on to make a quick reference guide for the field..Version: 2.5

.I used this guide in Southern Mexico, not being able to find a local guide book. I used it a lot, and found it at times frustrating. Why no Spanish names for birds? No search for bird names first or last. Visiting in May I would have appreciated if the filter function could have excluded the migrating birds..Version: 2.4

Definitely not worth the $10.00Many pictures missing, no support for GPS in settings, the photo page does not support normal photo dimensions when adding your own. Helps with some identification and details but would expect a lot more from an app at this price..Version: 4.0


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