2017-12-05
The 'Chids Are All Right
I purchased this on the strength of the wild flower and tree apps that I have already. I know very little about orchids, but this contains enough information and clear photos to enjoy.
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Description
The guide has been created by professional published ecologists working alongside members of the Hardy Orchid Society.
SUNBIRD field guides come highly recommended having had guides in BBC Countryfile's top 10 and the Guardian Green Living top 10 apps. The apps have been described as "Incredibly useful" by ITV's Seth Conway and "Lovely" by the Guardian.
Have you ever been on a walk in the countryside and experienced the excitement of finding a wild orchid? Orchid Id is a great tool to help you quickly and easily identify species.
It’s great fun to use, too. With OrchidId identification can be enjoyed by the whole family, and can engage children with the natural world around them. For the orchid enthusiast, there is comprehensive anatomical and ecological information, with high quality images.
When you have identified an orchid you have found, you can log it by sending us a photo and recording it on our map. See how many species you can find this year!
The app does not need an internet connection, all content is downloaded when the app is purchased.
SUNBIRD field guides are the only products on the market that use the KUSAM species identification methodology. This state of the art method is a modern taxonomic keying system designed specifically for use on mobile devices.
What's New in Version 8.8
- now includes all British orchid species!
- minor corrections
- new icon!
Seller
Name
Mullen & Pohland GbR
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
8.8
Size
74.8 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 8.1 or later
Devices
iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad Pro, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPhone 11, iPod touch (7th generation), iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad mini Retina, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 5, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi, iPhone 5c, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air3, iPad Air3Cellular, iPad Mini5, iPad Mini5Cellular, iPhone 11 Pro, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, Watch4
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.5 of 5 (14 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2016-04-29
Great app
Love this app, it's really satisfying for when you completely recognise a flower but can't place a name to it, this app really helps you. Great for natures lovers like me !
2016-04-28
Awesome
This is a great app for people who love orchids. I like the fact that you can track your sightings, and it also gives you pictures of the orchids in case you didn't know it. All I all a great app.
2016-04-24
Amazing!
This app is great for nature lovers like me and anyone who would like to id flowers and plants.
This app gives you great information about plants and nature and I am loving all of the apps in the id series.
2013-07-29
Dda
A useful app. It would be excellent if it were extended to include information about each orchid as would be found in a wild flower book.
2013-06-30
A visual feast
Some beautiful photos . I'm not an orchid expert but enjoy using this app and find it easy to navigate.
2013-06-25
Adequate, but not wonderful
I'm disappointed with this app: I bought it after coming across hundreds of orchids in a meadow and wanted to know what they were, yet they don't appear on the app. The "all species native to the UK are covered" doesn't include any sub-species or hybridisation so none of the three species I could see are featured. :(
An update from 2011 including more photos and colour variants would be really useful. Until then I'll be sticking to carrying an FSC guide.
2012-12-01
Orchids
Very good app, like very much. Thank you!
2012-11-27
Reasonable App
Very basic. Room for a lot of improvement. For example Fragrant orchid is treated a one, not the three sub/species that are actually present in Britain.
This could be a great app with a few decent updates.
2012-06-27
Newby
New to this app. New to identifying orchids Finding it very useful when I take my dogs out for long walks. It could maybe be improved by simplified pen/ink sketches to clarify flower structures, but it is very good as is.
Jacqui Flack, Southampton
2012-06-05
I just love the searching method
This app (like many) has good pictures and descriptions of orchids. But what sets this app apart is the fantastic searching method. It actually gives you a % probability that an orchid matches. This is fantastic compared to any other app I have tried.
2012-05-06
Good app
I should state before I comment that although I provided photos for the app, I had no other input into it.....
The app is reasonably comprehensive and would now benefit from updating the taxonomy to match current thinking, and start to add other forms, to sub-species level at least.
It is clear and easy to use, and perfect for beginner and those with some experience. The sightings section might benefit from avoiding showing exact locations of the really rare species
2012-01-05
Excellent clear help to identify these difficult flowers. Wish they did one for other Flowers.
Well done.
2011-11-02
Great app!
Great app, with room for improvement in the future as well.
2011-08-02
Orchid app
This is just the right kind of orchid app for the birder browsing around the countryside in the summer months when migrant birds have gone through and other wildlife becomes more interesting. There are other apps in this series which are equally useful. The photos and descriptions are good enough to identify each of the species. Fuller details including variations can be had back at the car or home from a paper field guide if required. Considering the price it is good value for money and people new into the orchid field will find this very useful and may not need more detail until they get well into the subject.
Mike
2011-07-09
Rather minimal information
I want to like this app but find it scant in detail and minimalistic overall.
It seems to have been put together quickly and cheaply with the main intention of getting it on the shelf rather than producing a quality app.
Pyramidal Orchid: I've never seen it spelt 'Pyrimidal' and I've checked many books.
Flowering period is surely part of a plant's ecology, not its anatomy?
Disappointing overall.
Subsequent updates have corrected the errors mentioned above and several other improvements have been made. Still scope for further improvements but now much better and happy to give it four stars.