Map of Life Reviews

by Whatapain65

None of the big mammals were listed as options to drop on the map. Disappointing.

by Ccpirate

I live in Hawaii - but this so says no turtles and no trees - really???

by Tossitaside

You do not need to track me/my device when I am not using MapofLife . I won't use an app that requires this. Please make it your number one priority to offer the "only while using" option in your very next release. Thank you.

by Loogy Head

Where the heck are moose, grizzly bear, wolf, and caribou from Denali national park’s map? Where the heck are ANY mammals from the recommended map? Why does MapofLife crash when I send a bug report? Why is this a recommended app if it doesn’t have basic nature guide essentials like this?

Pass on this. I downloaded MapofLife hoping for something to help log sightings while out, but MapofLife’s functionality offline is horrendous. The references it uses aren’t bad, which is why it gets more than 1 star but there is so much missing info.

So I saw several grizzly bear on my trip into the park today, but I didn’t get cell service until after I got back to the station. No big deal, let me search for the animal. Oh there it is, but wait; near me? No it was 15 miles in, but wait, it’s centered on me now? Let me move the pin, oh wait I can’t move the pin.

What nonsense.id rather I bought a field guide book than use MapofLife.

by Orbhot

Incomplete and incorrect species makes it worse than useless.

by Maglette

The photo submissions are not well vetted (see Black Oak) and MapofLife cites Wikipedia.

by Whoabruddah

Not accurate

by Dalarian9

Excelente app, aporta muchísimo sobre todo con las fotografías de estructuras dentales y craneales. Sin embargo algunas de las fotos no corresponden a los individuos en varias ocasiones y la opción de comentarios en foto no funciona, siendo esta la única herramienta con la cual los usuarios pueden ayudar a a los desarrolladores a corregir esas fallas!!!

by Imgram

The extra long list of what is around us seems to take in several states. Perhaps countries. Colorado likely has no red deer. Elk yes. Red deer seem to be European. Not likely to see armadillo here either. But I do like that it keeps a list of what I do see. Thus I will keep it.

by PanamaPiLover

MapofLife is amazing and is a great way to identify species when you travel. However MapofLife needs more info put in. More species and such

by J R0d

Works fine for me. Definitely can't wait to use it on a hike!

by Blue Phoenix Radio

Where do I begin on Map of Life... it is amazing!🌱 But then I am curious about the natural world around me. There are so many ways to learn more with this amazing application. I personally love that you can keep records of animals and plants around you! I have so much to learn to help understand Earth and my relationship with it, and it just got a whole lot easier! 🌸Thank you for such an amazing resource and tool. I am absolutely blown away by its intuitiveness, ease of use and the layout... thank you! 🌱

by ZoeaMar

An easy to use app to identify the nature around you wherever you are. Unlike other natural history apps it spans across multiple groups (birds, mammals, trees) and has a great interface.

by Jpianoman

I really enjoy MapofLife. It makes it easy to find animals in my area, and learn more about them. I like the UI and it helps having many pictures attached to the animal "profile"

by Printerman00

MapofLife is very helpful in identifying wildlife and trees without slogging through field guides that cover large geographical areas. My only suggestion is social media integration so that people can share wildlife that they've spotted and bring new users to MapofLife .

by CordedTires

I've been looking for something like this. As far as I know, the comprehensive nature (across animal types etc. ), excellent implementation, and location dependence together are unique. MapofLife is very well thought out and implemented so far. I do think its long term success will depend on how well it can share across other similar efforts.

Bug: Search for Species on iPhone6 iOS 8.3 does not work. Search button on keyboard does not do the enter function, it looks like.

by Naturalist23

Really wonderful how MapofLife gives you a very well-done field-guide tailored to any location worldwide. I don't know of any other app that does that - something specific to that project it seems. You can also record your sightings straight in MapofLife to share them with others and make them public. I think that full integration beats other efforts out there currently, and it has become my go-to naturalist app. Hope they add more groups and make it easier to use MapofLife when away from a network. But already ... thanks!!!

by Sydmalis

Could use a better search by features and a folder for spiders and beetles, but great for all around general identification. It's a great small app.

Please get the spiders up in an update sometime though. I would pay a few bucks for a good local spider identifier app