top | item 47040818 (no title) kylenessen | 14 days ago Why not iNaturalist? discuss order hn newest AnujNayyar|14 days ago iNaturalist is great for identification and information, but it lacked the fun and soul we were looking for.It doesn’t feel like you’re playing when you use it, it feels like you’re in biology class (no hate to them).Wildex gives you cute fun facts and lets you build up points for rare species finds. It feels like a completely different experience. DeLopSpot|14 days ago iNaturalist specifically has a gamified Seek app for new users which is more approachable and has more 'fun' elements than the main iNaturalist app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seek-by-inaturalist/id13532241... jacquesm|14 days ago > It doesn’t feel like you’re playing when you use itThat's a feature, not a bug. Gamifying nature is a bad idea. It's tourism, but with the worst kind of tourists. load replies (2)
AnujNayyar|14 days ago iNaturalist is great for identification and information, but it lacked the fun and soul we were looking for.It doesn’t feel like you’re playing when you use it, it feels like you’re in biology class (no hate to them).Wildex gives you cute fun facts and lets you build up points for rare species finds. It feels like a completely different experience. DeLopSpot|14 days ago iNaturalist specifically has a gamified Seek app for new users which is more approachable and has more 'fun' elements than the main iNaturalist app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seek-by-inaturalist/id13532241... jacquesm|14 days ago > It doesn’t feel like you’re playing when you use itThat's a feature, not a bug. Gamifying nature is a bad idea. It's tourism, but with the worst kind of tourists. load replies (2)
DeLopSpot|14 days ago iNaturalist specifically has a gamified Seek app for new users which is more approachable and has more 'fun' elements than the main iNaturalist app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seek-by-inaturalist/id13532241...
jacquesm|14 days ago > It doesn’t feel like you’re playing when you use itThat's a feature, not a bug. Gamifying nature is a bad idea. It's tourism, but with the worst kind of tourists. load replies (2)
AnujNayyar|14 days ago
It doesn’t feel like you’re playing when you use it, it feels like you’re in biology class (no hate to them).
Wildex gives you cute fun facts and lets you build up points for rare species finds. It feels like a completely different experience.
DeLopSpot|14 days ago
jacquesm|14 days ago
That's a feature, not a bug. Gamifying nature is a bad idea. It's tourism, but with the worst kind of tourists.