Lifer
Turn birdwatching into a daily collecting game
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Lifer - Turn birdwatching into a daily collecting game

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Lifer turns birdwatching into a collecting game. Identify birds by sound or camera, catch them as beautiful species cards, build your Aviary and Life List, join Birding Parties with friends, create private Flocks, track walks, chase streaks, milestones, rare finds, and Prismwing cards. Built for birders who want ID, logging, and social discovery to feel more playful and rewarding.

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Hi Product Hunt! I built Lifer because I wanted birdwatching to feel more fun, collectible, and social. Birding is growing fast, and more people are getting into it through walks, gardens, local parks, and just paying more attention to what is around them. But a lot of birding apps still feel quite functional: identify something, log it, move on. I wanted to make the experience feel more rewarding. In Lifer, every bird you identify is animated and 'flies' onto the screen for you to catch. After catching the bird it becomes a collectible species card. You can build your Aviary, grow your Life List, customise cards, chase streaks and milestones, join Birding Parties with friends, create private Flocks, and share catches with other birders and much more. The idea evolved from a simple bird ID tool into more of a birding game layered on top of real-world nature. The goal is not to replace traditional birding, but to make it easier, more playful, and more motivating for people to keep going outside and noticing birds. Would love to hear what you think, especially from birders, walkers, nature lovers, and anyone who has ever thought “what bird was that?”

How accurate is the sound ID compared to something like Merlin when there's a lot of background noise on a windy trail?

Maker

 Hi! It's very similar to Merlin and supports every bird worldwide. The app only supports UK & Europe currently though. We do a lot of audio processing before analysis to remove external noise to boost the chance of identification.

How accurate is the sound ID when there's a bunch of birds calling at the same time, like in spring? Curious if it can actually pick out individual species or mostly just flags a general area.

Maker

Hi! I'd say it's pretty accurate when there's lots of birds calling. Give it a go!

Does the bird ID work offline during walks in spots without signal, or do I need to be connected for the sound and camera recognition to do their thing?

Maker

 Hi! Audio identification works completely offline. The camera identification requires network though - but you can 'save for later' if you are offline.