AnimalDex: Animal Scanner
Identify & collect animals
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
AnimalDex
Nature has been solving problems for millions of years.
AnimalDex helps you discover how animals succeed—and what they can teach us.
Capture real animals around you to unlock their unique principles, build your collection, and grow your own Animal Profile inspired by the natural world.
CAPTURE REAL ANIMALS
Scan animals with your camera to instantly identify them and unlock their core lesson.
Every species is researched and given a principle based on how it survives and succeeds in nature.
COLLECT NATURE’S LESSONS
Build your personal AnimalDex by collecting animals from the wild, your home, farms, zoos, aquariums, and more.
Complete collections and discover over a thousand unique species.
LEARN FROM NATURE
Every animal has something to teach.
A kingfisher teaches precision.
A wolf teaches loyalty.
A crocodile teaches patience.
Explore the principles that have allowed species to thrive for millions of years.
BUILD YOUR ANIMAL PROFILE
Your captures shape your personal Animal Profile.
Discover your Origin, Active, and Apex animals, along with the strengths that naturally emerge from your collection.
DAILY COMPANION
Need a different perspective?
Describe a challenge, decision, or goal, and AnimalDex recommends the animal whose natural strategy best fits your situation.
Think with nature.
MATCHUPS
Run scenario simulations between animals.
Compare how different species perform across both human-inspired situations and challenges in the wild, and discover why evolution favoured different strategies.
LEVEL UP
Capture animals repeatedly, strengthen their principles, train them, complete missions, and continue growing your collection.
OPEN PACKS
Expand your AnimalDex with collectible packs and discover species you haven’t encountered yet.
ANIMALDEX PLUS
Unlock deeper learning with Plus:
• Unlimited scans
• Deeper animal research
• Expanded principles and lessons
• Enhanced Animal Profile insights
• Advanced scenario simulations
AnimalDex combines exploration, collecting, education, and self-discovery into one experience inspired by nature.
Capture. Learn. Grow with Nature.
Terms of Use (EULA):
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Added 'Application Example' under 'Animal Principle' > A short example to explain an animal's principle in real-life situations.
The developer, Lenny Beadle, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Lenny Beadle
- Size
- 32.1 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.1 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Medical Treatment information
Contests
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- AnimalDex Pro $9.99
- 100 Credits $7.99
- 25 Credits $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 AnimalDex. All rights reserved.