Features
Everything Songlark does, and where to find it in the app.
Sound ID
A match in four screens. The app records, cleans up the sound, compares it with the songs on your phone and lets you check before you save.
Start
9:41
Hold still, turn towards the song.
0:05 listening
Stop
Record three to ten seconds. Stop when the bird stops.
9:41
Strongest at 3 to 6 kHz
Wind noise removed
Compare
The app cleans up wind and traffic and keeps the song.
9:41
Wren 88%
Dunnock 9%
Robin 3%
It compares the song with the pack on your phone.
9:41
Loud, fast trill ending in a rattle.
Play a reference song
Not this one
Play a reference recording to check before you save it.
The Sound ID screens in tap order (sample app).
All features
Each one has its own tab or setting. Nothing is hidden behind an account.
Names the bird singing from a three-second recording, with the two closest look-alikes and a reference song to compare.
Listen tab
Every song for your region saved on the phone, so a match works in a wood with no signal.
Settings, Packs
Every bird you have heard, with the date, the time and the place. Export it as a spreadsheet any time.
List tab
What other people heard within 5 km this week, so you know what to listen for on your walk.
Map tab
Dims the screen and mutes every sound the app makes, so you do not scare off what you came to hear.
Swipe down on Listen
Offline song packs
One region comes with the free app. Plus adds every region.
Region
Species
Download
Updated
Species counts and sizes (sample). Packs update by themselves on wifi.
Built for every listener
Birdsong is for everyone, including people who cannot see the screen well or who hear in one ear.
- VoiceOver and TalkBack read every button and match
- Text follows your phone's text size
- Matches can vibrate as well as show
- High-contrast mode for bright sunlight
Works on
iPhone
iOS 16 or later
iPad
iPadOS 16 or later
Android phones and tablets
Android 10 or later
Storage per pack
160 to 210 MB
Requirements (sample).
Hear a bird? Ask Songlark.
Free on iPhone and Android. The song pack for your region works with no signal (sample).