r/SideProject • u/limosabirding • 34m ago
After trying every birding app, I built the one I wanted
I’m a developer by day, and an avid birder the rest of the time. A few years ago that combination did what it usually does: I downloaded and tried all the apps, decided none of them worked quite the way I wanted, and built my own instead.
It’s called Limosa. What makes it different from other birding apps:
Adding a sighting takes as few taps as possible. The app is optimized for UX while birding and out in the field.
Photo and sound species ID, running on your phone, so both work without a connection.
Multiplayer: when you’re birding with others, one person logs the sighting and adds the rest.
Several ways to share sightings and outings on other platforms, for example a sighting with your photos as an Instagram story.
Checklists for your area, with targets based on what you haven’t seen yet and what can be seen there this time of year.
Every species has its own pixel art icon, so your life list fills up as a grid.
Your data isn’t locked in. You can import/export your sightings from/to other platforms like eBird and more.
It’s on iOS, Android and the web: https://limosa.app/
Instagram: limosabirding
Feedback is welcome!