BirdNET Live: iPhone vs Android
BirdNET Live gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
BirdNET Live by Stefan Kahl is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.6 ★
271 ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#177
Android · 
Education Free
Education FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
6776168518
Publisher
Stefan Kahl
Publisher country
Germany
On the store since
Jun 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 16.6+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
368 MB
Also listed in
Books
Google Play
App details
App ID
de.tu_chemnitz.mi.kahst.birdnet_live
Publisher
Stefan Kahl
Publisher country
Germany
Content rating
Everyone
BirdNET Live downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | – | 1k+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 50k+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 50k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where BirdNET Live's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.3 ★ | 16 |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 255 14 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 271 |
About BirdNET Live
BirdNET Live runs our most sophisticated sound ID model directly on your device — no internet connection required.
Watch a live scrolling spectrogram, view species detections in real time, and manage your growing library of animal sounds right from your phone.
BirdNET Live supports bioacoustic research and structured acoustic surveys across multiple workflows:
- Live Mode — Real-time species detections with a live spectrogram
- Point Counts — Structured timed sessions with live detections
- Surveys — Record longer transects while tracking detections along your route
- File Analysis — Analyze audio files from local storage
- Batch Analysis — Process multiple audio files in bulk
- ARU Mode — Schedule longer acoustic recording deployments
BirdNET Live is designed for researchers and citizen scientists alike and offers extensive configuration and detection review options.
This app is a joint effort by the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics and Chemnitz University of Technology, in partnership with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Development of this app is supported by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt.
For more information, consult our online user guide: https://birdnet-team.github.io/birdnet-live-app/user/
Watch a live scrolling spectrogram, view species detections in real time, and manage your growing library of animal sounds right from your phone.
BirdNET Live supports bioacoustic research and structured acoustic surveys across multiple workflows:
- Live Mode — Real-time species detections with a live spectrogram
- Point Counts — Structured timed sessions with live detections
- Surveys — Record longer transects while tracking detections along your route
- File Analysis — Analyze audio files from local storage
- Batch Analysis — Process multiple audio files in bulk
- ARU Mode — Schedule longer acoustic recording deployments
BirdNET Live is designed for researchers and citizen scientists alike and offers extensive configuration and detection review options.
This app is a joint effort by the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics and Chemnitz University of Technology, in partnership with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Development of this app is supported by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt.
For more information, consult our online user guide: https://birdnet-team.github.io/birdnet-live-app/user/
BirdNET Live iPhone
BirdNET Live gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperStefan Kahl
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.3 (16)
Version1.2.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
19 Oct 2026
19 Oct 2026Installs (est.)1k+ worldwide
Rating
4.3 ★
16 ratings
Measured
BirdNET Live on the App Store
App details
App ID
6776168518
Publisher
Stefan Kahl
Publisher country
Germany
On the store since
Jun 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 16.6+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
368 MB
Also listed in
Books
BirdNET Live downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. iPhone downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where BirdNET Live's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.3 ★
16 ratings
Measured
Ratings
16
Measured
About BirdNET Live
BirdNET Live runs our most sophisticated sound ID model directly on your device — no internet connection required.
Watch a live scrolling spectrogram, view species detections in real time, and manage your growing library of animal sounds right from your phone.
BirdNET Live supports bioacoustic research and structured acoustic surveys across multiple workflows:
- Live Mode — Real-time species detections with a live spectrogram
- Point Counts — Structured timed sessions with live detections
- Surveys — Record longer transects while tracking detections along your route
- File Analysis — Analyze audio files from local storage
- Batch Analysis — Process multiple audio files in bulk
- ARU Mode — Schedule longer acoustic recording deployments
BirdNET Live is designed for researchers and citizen scientists alike and offers extensive configuration and detection review options.
This app is a joint effort by the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics and Chemnitz University of Technology, in partnership with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Development of this app is supported by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt.
For more information, consult our online user guide: https://birdnet-team.github.io/birdnet-live-app/user/
Watch a live scrolling spectrogram, view species detections in real time, and manage your growing library of animal sounds right from your phone.
BirdNET Live supports bioacoustic research and structured acoustic surveys across multiple workflows:
- Live Mode — Real-time species detections with a live spectrogram
- Point Counts — Structured timed sessions with live detections
- Surveys — Record longer transects while tracking detections along your route
- File Analysis — Analyze audio files from local storage
- Batch Analysis — Process multiple audio files in bulk
- ARU Mode — Schedule longer acoustic recording deployments
BirdNET Live is designed for researchers and citizen scientists alike and offers extensive configuration and detection review options.
This app is a joint effort by the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics and Chemnitz University of Technology, in partnership with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Development of this app is supported by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt.
For more information, consult our online user guide: https://birdnet-team.github.io/birdnet-live-app/user/
Latest updates
1.2.1
Improves recording reliability with the screen off and after microphone interruptions, prevents freezes when editing or exporting long recordings and viewing maps, and fixes iOS startup and playback issues, with smoother model loading and audio processing.
More from Stefan Kahl
BirdNET Live Android
BirdNET Live gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
BirdNET Live is #186 in Education Free on Google Play in Germany and charting in 3 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBirdNET-Team
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Installs50k+
Rating★ 4.6 (255)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.6 ★
255 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#186
Education FreeMeasured
BirdNET Live on Google Play
App details
App ID
de.tu_chemnitz.mi.kahst.birdnet_live
Publisher
Stefan Kahl
Publisher country
Germany
Content rating
Everyone
BirdNET Live downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where BirdNET Live's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | EducationFree | #186 |
 Australia | EducationFree | #189 |
| Netherlands | EducationFree | #177 |
Apps near BirdNET Live on the chart
Education Free, around #186.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
255 ratings
Measured
Ratings
255
Measured
Written reviews
14
Measured
About BirdNET Live
BirdNET Live runs our most sophisticated sound ID model directly on your device — no internet connection required.
Watch a live scrolling spectrogram, view species detections in real time, and manage your growing library of animal sounds right from your phone.
BirdNET Live supports bioacoustic research and structured acoustic surveys across multiple workflows:
- Live Mode — Real-time species detections with a live spectrogram
- Point Counts — Structured timed sessions with live detections
- Surveys — Record longer transects while tracking detections along your route
- File Analysis — Analyze audio files from local storage
- Batch Analysis — Process multiple audio files in bulk
- ARU Mode — Schedule longer acoustic recording deployments
BirdNET Live is designed for researchers and citizen scientists alike and offers extensive configuration and detection review options.
This app is a joint effort by the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics and Chemnitz University of Technology, in partnership with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Development of this app is supported by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt.
For more information, consult our online user guide: https://birdnet-team.github.io/birdnet-live-app/user/
Watch a live scrolling spectrogram, view species detections in real time, and manage your growing library of animal sounds right from your phone.
BirdNET Live supports bioacoustic research and structured acoustic surveys across multiple workflows:
- Live Mode — Real-time species detections with a live spectrogram
- Point Counts — Structured timed sessions with live detections
- Surveys — Record longer transects while tracking detections along your route
- File Analysis — Analyze audio files from local storage
- Batch Analysis — Process multiple audio files in bulk
- ARU Mode — Schedule longer acoustic recording deployments
BirdNET Live is designed for researchers and citizen scientists alike and offers extensive configuration and detection review options.
This app is a joint effort by the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics and Chemnitz University of Technology, in partnership with the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Development of this app is supported by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt.
For more information, consult our online user guide: https://birdnet-team.github.io/birdnet-live-app/user/
What's new in 1.2.1
Improves recording reliability with the screen off and after microphone interruptions, prevents freezes when editing or exporting long recordings and viewing maps, and fixes iOS startup and playback issues, with smoother model loading and audio processing.