NaturalistTripper

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Find wildlife before you go. NaturalistTripper turns millions of community observations into a real trip plan — for birders, botanists, herpers, mushroom hunters, and anyone who travels to see living things. FOUR WAYS TO PLAN • Radius — drop a point and search around it. • Area — draw a polygon over the zone you'll actually cover. • Route — import a GPX, KML, or GeoJSON trail (or pull from Maps directions) and see what's been seen along it. • Species — pick a species and find where it turns up, anywhere. SEE WHERE A SPECIES CONCENTRATES • Heat map — the observations behind a Species search, drawn as a density surface, so a hundred reports over one valley no longer look like a hundred across a state. • Baseline range — the species' expected range underneath, from iNaturalist's curated range maps, or its modelled distribution where none exists. • Observation pins on or off, so the surface stays readable. "Reported here" and "expected here" stay separate claims — the app never merges them. Heat and range are Pro. BACKED BY REAL OBSERVATIONS Three of the largest community science datasets in one map: • iNaturalist — millions of verified species observations • eBird — bird sightings from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology • GBIF — global biodiversity records EVERY OBSERVATION IS RANKED Recency, verifier count, and research-grade status are weighted into a confidence score so you spend your time on sightings that actually mean something. MULTI-STOP TRIPS Chain your saved plans into a single itinerary with a combined species view across every stop — a road trip across hotspots in one shared list. CONDITIONS AT A GLANCE Sunrise, sunset, civil dusk, and moon phase for the day and place you're planning — because dawn light changes everything. WANTLIST Star the species you most want to see. Sightings that match your wantlist get priority in results and trigger optional alerts. ON THE TRAIL • Offline-friendly saved plans with prefetched photos • Optional alerts when fresh sightings appear near a saved plan • Tap any species for an ID sheet with photos, recent sightings, and how to tell it apart EXPORT YOUR PLANS • GPX & KML files with species hotspot waypoints, ready for Garmin, Gaia, or your favorite trail app • Trip Itinerary and Plan Dossier PDFs with embedded map snapshots and species photos • Wantlist field checklist PDF for the pocket • Full library backup — every plan, trip, place, and wantlist entry in one file you keep, ready to import onto a new phone PRIVACY Your location stays on your device. We don't sell data. We don't track you across apps. See our privacy policy for the full story. FREE FOREVER • All four planning modes (Radius, Area, Route, Species) • iNaturalist data in every mode; eBird & GBIF in your monthly Route + Species plans • 2 Route plans / month and 2 Species Finder plans / month • 2 years of observation history per search • Unlimited saved plans • 25-entry Wantlist • Sun & moon Conditions card on every plan • Plan Dossier PDF with map snapshot and species photos • Full backup and restore of your whole library NATURALISTTRIPPER PRO ($3.99/month or $29.99/year, each with a 7-day free trial) • Unlimited Route and Species Finder plans • Species heat map and baseline range layers • eBird + GBIF data in every mode • Up to 20 years of history and full fetch depth • Unlimited Wantlist • Multi-stop Trips with Combined Species view • Sun & moon conditions on the plan summary • Offline downloads with photo prefetch • Sightings Alerts for fresh observations near your saved plans • Trip Itinerary PDFs with embedded map snapshots and species photos QUESTIONS, BUG REPORTS, FEATURE IDEAS support@nature-tools.com — a real human reads every message. Subscriptions auto-renew at the standard rate unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://nature-tools.com/privacy Terms of use: https://nature-tools.com/terms