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by LukeInSTL

I can see the potential for this app, especially for new birders. The ‘gamification’ and badges etc might make for fun challenges for new and old birders.
As someone who has been listing daily on eBird for years I am a lot more in tune with that app and record keeping style. Trying to use eBird with Merlin and then simultaneously keeping up with another similar app in the field is just too much and I personally find it too time consuming and distracting. I’ve given it a few weeks and realized it’s just one more thing I’m staring at on my phone when I should be concentrating on the birds and instead I’m staring at my phone trying to simultaneously keep two accurate lists with different types of data entry.
I may try adding eBird data manually at the end of the week for a bit but eBird has the top billing for accurately maintaining my personal records in an easy to digest format.
It’s a fun addition to the birding space and folks who aren’t big listers or eBird users will surely find it fun and valuable but it’s more of a novelty in my opinion. I do appreciate the effort to introduce another app to liven up birding.

by Old_grouse_herder

For now users may import their eBird sitings which is slow & time consuming. Having used eBird for a decade I have no plans to abandon the app as I can submit observations effortlessly using 4 letter codes and use Siri to put in observations for me while driving. I hope a feed from eBird is added soon as I will likely only "import" once a year. Submitting observations through Birda is much too slow and clunky - I have no plans to double my efforts for both apps. I do like the "social" aspect of Birda as that is certainly missing from eBird. I refuse to use any "social" apps owned by jerks (FB, Twit...). So for the most part until Birda came along I lived under a rock. I do like the challenges and will keep participating in those. Good app but needs improvement for me to use on a regular basis.

by WolfAmI!

Has some potential! i’d like to see a few bugs fixed because I’ve only use the app for a few minutes and I’ve already found some glitches.
Note to the devs:
- “Nearby” should be set to a handful of miles or perhaps within your state, not several states over. That’s not really nearby.
- Default view when you open the app should be the people you’re following, not Community. Most people will likely prefer to see what their friends are spotting or what is being seen nearby.
- Overall, the app is very slow. Blank screens, long load times, etc. When you post a sighting, it takes a long time for it to register to your life list. I made multiple posts of the same sighting trying to get it to show up in my list. It did show up but much later…and so did the rest of my duplicate posts.
Overall, the app has promise but is too buggy to enjoy right now.