MyNature Tree Guide App Reviews

I have three or four books I carry in my SUV for identifying trees and as I just stumbled across this app. It takes a fraction of the time to identify with this software. Great find. Well worth the price tag if you enjoy tree hunting etc. Im not a tree hugger but love the outdoors. Excellent *****

I was hoping for better since it had an average rating of 4 stars. No way! Im suspicious of the reviewers. The problems are glaring. Ive paid $4.99 for star gazing apps with tons more functionality. This can only be summed up as 3rd grade quality. Im convinced a child wrote this. If you have no value for money and all you want is to identify your very basic types of trees and go back and forth and in and out of pictures this is for you. Problems: 1.) data base is miniscule. 2.) navigation is clumsy. In and out, back and forth.....repeat lather rinse..... 3.) no search area. 4.) photos are lacking. Seems to use same photos for similar trees. 5.) very elementary and basic. To sum it up "you DONT get what you pay for". Now what do you do?, Spend $20 bucks trying to find one thats worthy. Im not. This the first and the last until I feel more confident in the ratings. They are bogus. I should have known better when the most critical rating was 4 stars. Theyre essentially stealing. Shame on you all!

I am very excited to truely test this app out at my job. Its has been very helpful thus far! :D

It is a bit limited, but fine for four bucks (it does cover the whole country, some limitation should be expected). I have similar print guides that cost about the same, and this is more convenient. My only real complaint is there are no pictures of flowers. In some trees this is their biggest identity feature (think dogwood, among others). Other than that, its a fine guide. If nothing else, itll get you in the ballpark.

Have a degree in biology/botany and if I didnt already have a basic knowledge of alot of trees this app would be practically useless. Suspect many of the reviews fake.

My biggest complaint is that theres no search by common name. I know its a maple, I want to know which one. Search on maple and page through the results. Ive also found (or NOT found) most of the odd (to me) trees in the forest nearby. Looking for more features, mostly, and more entries.

Im in the forests every 8 weeks or so. This has been a wonderful reference. Easy to use. My 10 year old plays with it when Im home and now hes learning about different trees on his own. Gotta love it!

There are widely differing reviews for this app and for good reason. On the one hand, it has reasonably useful keys and many fine photos. Between the two, most users should be able to identify the trees that are covered by this guide. On the other hand, it has serious limitations that cannot be easily overlooked. First, there is no search feature which is hard to fathom. This might make attempting to go straight to a specific species of tree a time-consuming process, especially if you do not know the latin genus name. Secondly, there are no pictures of flowers, another shortcoming that is hard to understand. Magnolias, catalpas, flowering dogwood, horse chestnut, locusts and many other trees could be readily identified by their flowers. One last shortcoming I will mention is that there is no alphabetized list of the trees covered in this app which also makes it difficult to go straight to a specific species of tree. In some ways, 3 stars is a generous rating for this app but it still has its uses. Do not be fooled, however, by the reviews that give it 4 or 5 stars, especially if you are at all knowledgeable about trees. This app has too few features to deserve such a high rating. What you will get with this app are many fine photos of leaves, bark and fruit, concise text describing each tree, range maps and a fairly useful key to identify common species.

Sad app. Poor search function (birch-like, maple, oak). Latin names are interesting but not helpful as search category. Poor interface - Far right Headings are cut off so you cant select them. Why have two "leaf" headers and no bark? Bark is a key identifier. Some illustrations dont match the photos. Many photos are not sized correctly for the app and are distorted. Its fast but it doesnt take you anywhere. Would wait until a well thought out app is developed.

UI is horrible. Organization and structure is poor. Would not work as stand-alone tree ID app - for all the reasons explained by others. Limited species list. Supplement with something else or pass. I waited for price drop to check it out - but still not worth it.

I work as a naturalist in the Pacific Northwest and this is a great app to show the public. For many people the thought of carrying around books while exploring the natural world is not something that are willing to do, so it is awesome that there are apps out there that they can use to help identify and better understand their environment. I highly suggest this app to everyone! One improvement I would like to see with the update is a search option. I would like to be able to be able to type "Pine" or "Madrone" and have all of the results pop out to explore.

I am disappointed in this app. As with other reviews, I think it is seriously lacking in several areas, especially not having a search box. I dont feel the price of this app is justified to what you receive.

App does not work at all. Never gives you the right name of tree. Total waste of money.

What a joke. The most uneducated arborist in the form of an app. DO NOT BUY.