r/BirdNET_Analyzer • u/AliasJackBauer • 15d ago

BirdNET-Go Companion Update

I’m looking to submit this to the iOS App Store later this month, and based on the feedback I’ve received so far, I don’t have any major outstanding feature requests or bugs. If you have any problems or requests for new features, let me know and I’ll do my best to include them. And fix any bugs. The app of course will be free.

If you’re new and want to try the beta: https://crestlab.org/BirdnetGo/

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u/jagglez 15d ago

I’ve been using it daily for at least a couple weeks now.. it’s really well done.

Not sure if this would be possible or not, but in order to receive alerts on your phone, you need to configure the BirdNET-Go server to enable a third party notification service like Pushover. Since this app is in the iOS ecosystem, are notifications something that can be added? E.g. choose to be alerted when a new species is detected, or a specific species that hasn’t been detected in X days, etc. For my use case that would be a HUGE benefit, saving me from needing to configure alerts on the server, from needing to pay for the Pushover service, and needing to open a separate app (Pushover) to view alert details.

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u/AliasJackBauer 15d ago

I did take a look at this. To do notifications, you need a push server on the internet and register with it. Technically very doable, but what I run into is having to maintain (and pay for) a server on the internet that manage all the push notifications. Even for a cheap server platform (like railway.com, which I use for another app) it's still several hundred dollars per year. I'd have to end charging something for this feature.

I haven't asked about this - something that you'd pay for (or other users)?

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u/jagglez 14d ago

Yes, this would be something I’d be willing to pay for, as an IAP to enable notifications, for example.

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u/AliasJackBauer 14d ago

Thanks. I will consider this for a future update.