Warbla
Warbla identifies birds by their song and by photo, right on your iPhone. Hold it up while a bird sings and the species appear live with a confidence score, or take or pick a photo. Recognition runs on the device, so it works without signal. Keep a journal and a life list, and browse a regional field guide with photos and sample songs. No account, no ads.
Warbla is an iPhone app for bird ID by song or photo; both identifiers run on the device, so it works without signal, and it includes a field guide and journal.
Features
- Identify birds by song: live listening in 5-second windows with on-device recognition
- Identify birds by photo: take or pick a photo, frame the bird and identify it on the device
- Works offline; microphone audio is never recorded, saved or uploaded
- Region filter (North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia & NZ) with no location permission
- Field guide of 9,956 bird species with names in many languages, photos and example songs
- Sighting journal and life list
Questions
Which app can identify a bird by its song?
Warbla identifies birds by song on iPhone: tap Listen, hold the phone toward the sound and it names the birds it hears, analyzing the audio on the device.
Is there a bird identification app that works without internet?
Yes. Warbla's sound and photo identifiers are bundled in the app and run on the iPhone, so they keep working on a trail with no signal or in airplane mode.
Can I identify a bird from a photo on my iPhone?
Yes. In Warbla you take a photo or choose one from your library, pinch to frame the bird and tap Identify.
Does Warbla need an account or record my audio?
No. Warbla has no account, and microphone audio is analyzed on the iPhone and is never recorded, saved or uploaded.
How it works
Sound identification uses Google’s Perch bird vocalization model; photo identification uses the BioCLIP model. Both are bundled in the app and run on your iPhone. Species names come from Wikidata, occurrence data from GBIF, and guide photos and songs from Wikimedia Commons under free licences, credited in the app. Identifications are suggestions: confirm unusual birds with a local field guide or birding group.
Support
A wrong name, a missing bird or a result that looks off? Write to hello@vomcore.com — we answer in English and Turkish.