The new app design is really good, I especially like that you can look at species profiles in app now as that was one of my biggest issues with the old app. I haven’t had any of the loading issues other users have mentioned, and have found the new app very easy to navigate. Only thing that would be better is if there was an easier way to go through notifications, maybe a slide or scroll feature in opened notifications as it often takes a while to clear them.

INaturalist is awesome and I have been using it from the beginning. The new app set up is really good and the capabilities within the app are great too. However I almost never use inat anymore because it’s not even worth opening up. 1 out of 10 time it will open and be usable to do any of the things I am looking to do. The other 9 of 10, half of the time it won’t allow any button pushing and the other half it’ll allow you to get to what you clicked on but won’t ever load the page.

Uploading photos gives incorrect time. I wait 2-3 minutes when a notification indicates there are new identifications to my observation. If it worked , I’d switch over. Also, hard to find how to switch to desktop version. Please make that more accessible and obvious. I’m sure you’ll get it right, but it’s been almost a year of this

I use iNaturalist all the time, and have been generally pleased with this new app. However, to get an accurate ID of an organism, you often need multiple photos, and while the classic app allows you to select multiple photos prior to species ID, this new one only allows it after the fact. This is frustrating - can we get an update?

I love iNaturalist, and have used it as well as Seek for a few years. For me, it’s a lot like a game, like if Pokemon Go was about real flora/fauna/fungi! I love to use it when I go on trips to explore what new environments have to show me, but I also love to be a part of my local naturalist communities, documenting and appreciating what makes my home special! It could be great for getting kids to engage with their environment more, especially if they usually prefer mobile games (i’m looking at you, Ipad-kid parents.)

I do not like the new updates with google Gemini AI technology there are people who know their stuff on this app and confront you very bluntly if your right or wrong you do not need AI if you get an identification wrong just put in your description you need help IDing un-confirmed observations and eventually they’ll get seen. It is an app for learning and just for fun and enjoyment. Edit: I was apparently mistaken and given false information thanks to the response to this review I will be editing this review, I still don’t really enjoy the use of AI despite it being a helpful tool it takes up many resources no matter the platform but knowing it’s not from a massive corporate world is a little bit more reassuring!