Pixel Wild: Nature Discovery
Make every walk an adventure
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every walk hides something you've never noticed.
Point your camera at a sidewalk weed, a beetle on your balcony, a bird in the park — Pixel Wild names it, turns it into pixel art, and drops it into a wild little world that's yours to build.
It's not an identification app. Naming the thing is where the walk starts, not where it ends. Every species you find becomes something you can place, grow, and keep — a sanctuary that only fills in if you keep going outside.
FEATURES
• Every species you find becomes original pixel art
• Build and customize your own pixel-art sanctuary
• Complete quests and unlock achievements
• Watch your personal discovery map grow with every find
• Explore maps of discoveries shared by your friends
• Grow your collection as you find new species
• Learn about the plants and animals you encounter
• Filter your collection by scientific classification
• Backed by real biodiversity data from iNaturalist
Nature enthusiast, casual explorer, photographer, hiker, parent, student — or just someone looking for a reason to spend more time outside. Pixel Wild makes every outing worth taking.
Get outside. Discover something new. Build your wild world.
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more This update improves identification accuracy by allowing more shots per capture, giving our AI more details to work with. We’re also preparing a new Flying Boat upgrade that will let you visit other players’ Sanctuaries soon!
1.6.2 11 hr ago
This update improves reporting, discovery accuracy, and sharing controls. Misidentification reports now show alternative suggestions from our AI, making corrections easier. You can now add Field Notes before identification to provide more context and improve accuracy. You can also adjust privacy settings for each capture directly from your Discovery view, giving you more control over how your discoveries are shared.
1.6.1 5 days ago
Thank you for an amazing first week and for helping Pixel Wild reach the top of the Best New Apps list! Throughout version 1.6, we’ll be rolling out quality-of-life improvements, starting with an easier way to communicate with our team through You → My Reports, available on both iOS and the web. We’ve also temporarily removed Community Maps while we improve privacy, but you can still explore your own discoveries and those shared by your friends. We have many more exciting updates planned and will continue shaping our roadmap based on your feedback.
1.6.0 15 Jul
Pixel Wild now supports offline mode, so you can continue exploring and recording your discoveries even without an internet connection.
1.5.6 28 Jun
We’ve added a fourth elevation level for flooring in Sanctuaries, along with lighting effects that make day and night transitions feel more dynamic and immersive.
1.5.5 27 Jun
Sanctuaries continue to evolve with new improvements and quality-of-life updates. Gento can now be found on every island, controls have been refined for a smoother experience, and you can now place as many inhabitants of the same species as you’d like after capturing them just once. We’ve also added new city-themed blocks for even more creative building options, a compass in the map view for easier navigation to community discoveries, improved video trimming, and various bug fixes and performance optimizations.
1.5.4 21 Jun
Sanctuaries continue to evolve with new improvements and quality-of-life updates. Gento can now be found on every island, controls have been refined for a smoother experience, and you can now place as many inhabitants of the same species as you’d like after capturing them just once. The map view now includes a compass to help you navigate to community discoveries more easily, and video trimming has been improved for a better capture experience.
1.5.3 20 Jun
Sanctuaries will continue to receive updates throughout the 1.5 release series as we expand and improve the experience. This update introduces raised ground support, new building blocks, and customizable base ground options in Atmosphere Settings, making it easier than ever to create the perfect landscape for your sanctuary and its inhabitants. Need inspiration? Sail to Gento’s Island to see what’s possible and discover new ideas for your own creations.
1.5.2 16 Jun
We’ve given Sanctuaries a major overhaul to make building and customizing your nature world more fun than ever. Discovering nature is now even more engaging, with a focal point selector for more accurate identifications and our new Gentoo Penguin mascot joining the adventure. This update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.5.1 14 Jun
We’ve given Sanctuaries a major overhaul to make building and customizing your nature world more fun than ever. Discovering nature is now even more engaging, with a focal point selector for more accurate identifications and our new Gentoo Penguin mascot joining the adventure. This update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.5.0 13 Jun
Discovering nature is now even more fun with improvements designed to make exploration more engaging. We’ve added a focal point selector when capturing observations to help improve identification accuracy, and you’ll also meet our new Gentoo Penguin mascot! This update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.4.1 10 Jun
Discovering nature is now even more fun with improvements designed to make exploration more engaging. We’ve added a focal point selector when capturing observations to help improve identification accuracy, and you’ll also meet our new Gentoo Penguin mascot! This update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.4.0 8 Jun
Introducing the new Field Notes Timeline, making it easier to revisit and track your nature discoveries over time. This update also adds Japanese localization support, a fresh new set of icons throughout the app, and includes various bug fixes and performance improvements for a smoother experience.
1.3.4 6 Jun
We have upgraded Daily and Care questions to make every day a little more engaging. We've also upgraded maps to help you explore the world around you more easily. Plus, we made performance improvements throughout the app.
1.3.3 3 Jun
Discover even more with improved Daily Questions and Care Questions designed to make every day a little more engaging. We've also upgraded maps to help you explore the world around you more easily. Plus, we've fixed bugs and made performance improvements throughout the app.
1.3.2 2 Jun
Resolve issues with the community map
1.3.1 2 Jun
This update introduces a new map view where you can explore both community discoveries and your own captures, making it easier to see wildlife activity around you. We’ve also added highlights for captures on your profile so your discoveries stand out more prominently. As always, this release includes bug fixes and performance optimizations for a smoother experience.
1.3.0 31 May
This update introduces a dedicated reporting view to make it easier to review and manage your reports, along with an improved way to see what’s new in the app. We’ve also included various bug fixes and performance optimizations for a smoother experience.
1.2.3 30 May
Explore your discoveries in a whole new way with scientific classification filters, including Kingdom, Phylum, Class, and more. We’ve also added more achievements to unlock as you continue your nature journey, along with various bug fixes and performance improvements to make the app faster and more reliable.
1.2.2 30 May
Push your Pixel Wild discoveries to iNaturalist as observations — connect your iNat account on the web to get started.
1.2.1 27 May
You can now react to your friends’ discoveries and share in the excitement of what everyone is finding. This update also introduces new dojo-themed blocks to collect and decorate with. Profiles now better highlight your captures, making your discoveries stand out even more. You can also add field notes to captures to remember details from your adventures, and a new dog filter makes it easier to browse and discover canine sightings.
1.2.0 26 May
Fun facts are now more detailed and engaging to make every discovery feel more alive. Sanctuary editing has also been improved for a smoother experience when organizing your world. You can now unlock special block trophies when discovering a species group for the first time — like earning a Bee Skep after discovering the Apidae family. This update also includes various bug fixes and overall improvements.
1.1.1 25 May
Thank you to everyone playing and sending feedback — this update is yours.
Growing is now caring: your inhabitants grow as you learn about them, so the wait becomes something you do.
Daily quests reward you for revisiting species you've discovered. Video capture makes the never-sit-still ones (birds, bugs, fish) far easier to collect. Every discovery card now shows its IUCN conservation status.
Plus 1,000+ new species, 30 new blocks, and sanctuaries expanded from 8×8 to 10×10.
Thanks again — you've made discovering the world fun, and we're grateful to be building this with you.
1.1.0 23 May
Now when you discover a species, you’ll uncover even more about their world — from their lifespan and natural biome to how they move, breed, survive, and defend themselves in the wild. We’ve also improved capture details with a side-by-side photo comparison using iNaturalist, making identification clearer and more intuitive.
To make exploring your collection even more meaningful in the real world, you can now filter your discoveries by “nearby,” so when you’re out on a walk, you can quickly see what you’ve already found in that area.
We also polished the overall experience with smoother interactions, thoughtful UX improvements, and a bunch of bug fixes behind the scenes.
1.0.2 21 May
- Add stages of life for anemone
- Add more blocks in sanctuary
1.0.1 20 May
This update improves identification accuracy by allowing more shots per capture, giving our AI more details to work with. We’re also preparing a new Flying Boat upgrade that will let you visit other players’ Sanctuaries soon!
more Version 1.6.2 11 hr ago
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