Seek for Android

Seek fails to identify fully 80% or more of plants and insects I ask it to ID. Or it gives me a general species and suggests a clearer photo or that I zoom in, even though the photo could hardly be more clear. This is annoying and frustrating. Often I’m trying to determine if an organism is harmful or beneficial in my garden, so Seek isn’t helpful in that regard at all. Also, there should be an option for a user to provide an ID for species they already know the ID of in those instances where Seek comes up with no/limited information. This would help grow the database of known species.

Sometimes this app identifies the plant as the wrong name. Also, I tried to identify a bee and if kept looking at the plant instead of the bug even when I zoomed in really far to see the bug. It also will randomly freeze so that the screen becomes really shaded and I can’t click anything. However, I LOVE going up to every plant in sight and “observing” it. This app is pretty good.

This app is so useful on walks, kayaking and hiking. I have expanded my knowledge and amused my family with this wonderful app. Top notch!

I love this app growing up I was some what of a naturalist caching bugs,snakes,lizards and so on and had stacks of Audubon field guides,and this is one of the best tools for identifying every aspect of nature. I do a lot of backpacking and this is great for logging your finds. I would definitely suggest this for others.

When I first began using Seek it seemed to be very accurate but in the last few months it has become ridiculously wrong especially with animals. It has identified my Lab as a Tapir, Bat, and various other mammals even though 2 years ago correctly identified her as a Chocolate Lab. The app has permission to use my location but identifies a common local snake as an exotic python from Australia and several other obvious misidentifications. It seems to be a bit more accurate with plants.