Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.7★ from 16,721 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$9.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months1 of 53 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Few complaints1.9% of 53 recent reviews mention billing; 8% of the last 90 days' reviews are one or two stars
• Free trial converts to a paid plan7 days free trial, then $9.99 per month

What Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month.

• Smart Bird ID+ Monthly7 days free trial, then renews every month$9.99
• Smart Bird ID+ Monthly (Family)7 days free trial, then renews every month$19.99
• Smart Bird ID+ Yearly14 days free trial, then renews every year$49.99
• Smart Bird ID+ Yearly (Family)14 days free trial, then renews every year$99.99

How to cancel Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID (listed under a plan name such as Smart Bird ID+ Monthly).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Login screen freezes; Playback issues with bird songs; Inconsistent progress tracking in quizzes.

Recent one-star reviews

App crashes constantlyI want to love this app but I can’t even use it. Want to identify a bird? Crazy. Upload a video? Crash. Use sound ID? Crash. Change your location of a sighting? Crash. Upload photo? Crash.

Parents Beware: Disturbing, Violent Ads in AppThis app exposed my 6-year-old son to an ad showing graphic images of bloody assault/murder victims, the kind of horrifying content you’d never expect in a birding app. Thankfully I was sitting next to him and shut it off immediately, but he normally uses this app on his own. The ad included shockin…

Not pleasedTerrible app, always says too much background noice even when there is none. Every bird comes back as being a Bluejay, even though the subject bird sounds nothing like a Bluejay. Maybe once you get your checkbook out it suddenly turns into something worthwhile, but I doubt it.

Recent five-star reviews

This is the best appIt is awesome

Makes walks more enjoyableWhat a great app! I recently moved to Truckee, CA near Lake Tahoe and see and hear so many beautiful birds around on my walks. Some sounds are so interesting and I was curious as to what these birds are. Being able to identify the birds using this app through pictures and sound recordings have made…

If you’re a birder, you want this appMy wife and I both love the app, interface is great, resources are great. Currently using it not only to log sightings, but also to track the growth of two hawk chicks nesting at my camp. Have been taking pics regularly, and uploading each with notes, so there’s a real time record of their develo…

About the developer

Yellow Cardinal Inc. has published on the App Store since Nov 6, 2017: 4 app(s), 1 of them no longer in the store.

• Name the bird!4.2★
• Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID4.6★
• Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID4.7★

Alternatives to Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID

Also similar: Bird Sound Identifier Bird ID (4.5★), Bird Song Identifier Sounds ID (4.0★), Learn Bird Watching—Larkwire (4.8★), BirdNET (4.0★), Bird Scanner (3.9★), Plant Identifier And Care (4.3★)

Questions people ask

How much does Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month.

How do I cancel Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID have a free trial?

Yes: Smart Bird ID+ Monthly offers a 7 days free trial, then $9.99 per month.

Is the app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use and is 100% ad-free. While the core identification and learning features are free, there are in-app purchases available for additional content or features.

Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID in one paragraph

Identify Birds – Smart Bird ID by Yellow Cardinal Inc. is a Education app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month across 4 plan(s). App Store rating 4.7 from 16,721 ratings. 1 of 53 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (2%). The developer has 4 app(s) on the App Store, 1 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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