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

• App Store rating4.7★ from 16,822 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$9.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months1 of 54 reviews

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

What the data says

• Few complaints1.9% of 54 recent reviews mention billing; 20% 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 Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds 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 Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds (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

Bird Sound updateI reached out to the developer about an issue and they fixed it ridiculously fast. I’m super impressed!

The best bird identification app of all time!This is the best app I’ve ever gotten! I’ve learned so much and I’m happy to call myself a birder. 10/10 would recommend!

Legacy hobbyI was introduced to birding by my mother and it is about the only thing I do that connects me to her still. The Smart Bird ID app has made it so much easier to capture and catalogue the birds I am fortunate enough to come across.

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★
• SmartBirdID: Quel est l'oiseau4.6★
• Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds4.7★

Alternatives to Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds

Also similar: BirdNET (4.0★), Bird Sound Identifier Bird ID (4.5★)

Questions people ask

How much does Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds cost?

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

How do I cancel Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds?

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

Does Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds 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.

Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds in one paragraph

Smart Bird ID: Identify Birds 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 16,822 ratings. 1 of 54 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 Oct 23, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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