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iNaturalist

LiveiNaturalist3 apps · 11.4M installsEducationFreeorg.inaturalist.android

Observe and identify plants and animals with your friends

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Total installs
7,045,912
exact · Play shows 5,000,000+
Installs / day
+2.6K
since last crawl
Rating
3.9★
11.9K ratings · 1.3K reviews
Released
30 Dec 2011
14.8y ago
Last update
13 Aug 2026
v1.38.2 · 2mo ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
7M7.8M8.5M9.3M10M11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct
7M7.8M8.5M9.3M10M11 Oct12 Oct12 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

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Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 12 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇺🇸 United States (~24%), out of 31 countries where it is charted.

  1. United States24%#98 Top free · Education
  2. Mexico13%#123 Top free · Education
  3. United Kingdom6.2%#96 Top free · Education
  4. Australia4.8%#25 Top free · Education
  5. Colombia4.6%#178 Top free · Education
  6. France4.3%#150 Top free · Education
  7. Argentina4.3%#152 Top free · Education
  8. Germany4.2%#177 Top free · Education
  9. Spain3.5%#140 Top free · Education
  10. Chile3.1%#109 Top free · Education
  11. Italy3.1%#197 Top free · Education
  12. Canada3.1%#58 Top free · Education
  13. Poland2.8%#156 Top free · Education
  14. Ukraine2.3%#197 Top free · Education
  15. Ecuador2.2%#113 Top free · Education
  16. Bolivia1.5%#88 Top free · Education
  17. Malaysia1.4%#96 Trending · Education
  18. Azerbaijan1.4%#23 Trending · Education
  19. Taiwan1.2%#110 Top free · Education
  20. Czechia1%#73 Top free · Education
  21. Portugal1%#21 Trending · Education
  22. Netherlands0.8%#200 Top free · Education
  23. Turkmenistan0.8%#171 Trending · Apps
  24. New Zealand0.7%#46 Top free · Education
  25. Austria0.7%#90 Top free · Education
  26. Belgium0.7%#117 Top free · Education
  27. Switzerland0.7%#94 Top free · Education
  28. Finland0.6%#61 Top free · Education
  29. Sweden0.6%#116 Top free · Education
  30. Panama0.5%#19 Trending · Education
  31. Costa Rica0.4%#108 Top free · Education

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 12 Oct
ChartCountryRankChange
Trending · Education TM#15▲ 3
Trending · Education PA#19▲ 17
Trending · Education PT#21▲ 5
Trending · Education AZ#23▲ 6
Top free · Education AU#25▲ 2
Trending · Education BO#31▲ 4
Top free · Education NZ#46▼ 3
Top free · Education CA#58▼ 1
Top free · Education FI#61=
Trending · Education MX#65▲ 37
Trending · Education ES#67▲ 17
Top free · Education CZ#73▼ 6
Trending · Education AR#87▲ 20
Top free · Education BO#88▲ 4
Top free · Education AT#90▼ 9
Top free · Education PT#92▼ 10
Top free · Education CH#94▼ 8
Top free · Education GB#96▼ 14
Trending · Education MY#96▲ 17
Top free · Education PA#96▼ 16
Top free · Education US#98▼ 1
Top free · Education CR#108▲ 5
Top free · Education CL#109▼ 8
Top free · Education TW#110▼ 4
Top free · Education EC#113▼ 6
Top free · Education SE#116▼ 1
Top free · Education BE#117▼ 7
Top free · Education TM · 11 Oct#122—
Top free · Education MX#123▼ 1
Top free · Education ES#140▼ 9
Top free · Education FR#150▼ 19
Top free · Education AR#152=
Top free · Education PL#156▼ 22
Trending · Apps TM · 10 Oct#171—
Top free · Education DE · 11 Oct#177—
Top free · Education CO#178▲ 6
Top free · Education IT#197▼ 14
Top free · Education UA#197▼ 15
Top free · Education NL · 11 Oct#200—
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App manifest

Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.

Manifest analysis reads only the required APK ranges. Base APK downloads may need separate device splits to install.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data Location, Personal info and 5 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

16 in 9 groups
9 Sensitive2 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
  • Use your camera to take photos and record videos
  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
IdentitySensitive1

Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
ContactsSensitive1

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

  • See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive1

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive1

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherSensitive7

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Get sign-in tokens for accounts saved on your phone to use online servicesuse accounts on the device · USE_CREDENTIALS
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full description
One of the world's most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over 400,000 scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What's more, by recording and sharing your observations, you'll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature. KEY FEATURES • Discover species new to you both near and far • Record your own observations and share them with the community • Receive suggestions and crowdsourced identifications of what you've seen • Discuss and help others identify what they've seen • Follow projects comprised of smaller communities and fellow citizen scientists passionate about a particular place and/or species For more info, check out http://www.inaturalist.org

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