pixel wild: snap, grow, learn
capture the world in pixels
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The world is wilder than you think.
Pixel Wild turns the species you find — bugs, plants, birds, the weird mushroom on your walk — into pixel art for a tiny world you build yourself.
Point your camera, and the app identifies what you photographed and gives you back a pixel-art version. Every find goes into your collection and into your sanctuary, a tile-by-tile pocket world you arrange however you want.
What you do:
• Capture real species using your phone’s camera
• Get instant identification with notes, taxonomy, and links to learn more
• Watch your collection fill out across seasons and trips
• Build sanctuaries one tile at a time — your own personal habitats
What’s inside:
• Camera-based species identification powered by iNaturalist’s open community catalog and modern AI
• Custom pixel art generated for every species, so the whole world reads as one
• Public sanctuaries you can share with a single link
• Friend discovery over Bluetooth — find other players physically nearby
• Optional iNaturalist push — contribute your discoveries to citizen-science research from the web
• Optional Matter packs that speed up your sanctuary build
There’s life everywhere — sidewalks, balconies, parks, the back of your closet. Most of it goes unnoticed. Pixel Wild is built to help you slow down, pay attention, and do something meaningful with what you find.
The longer you play, the more your world fills in.
Terms of Use:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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The developer, Team Common Ground LLC, 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 Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Team Common Ground LLC
- Size
- 67.6 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- XL Matter Pack $24.99
- Large Matter Pack $9.99
- Medium Matter Pack $4.99
- Small Matter Pack $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Team Common Ground LLC
