Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
Research answer
What AppTrendKit can say about Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab today
AppTrendKit estimates Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab's App Store downloads at 10K–50K during 2026-08-29 to 2026-09-27 (30-day window projected run rate) with storefront contributor coverage unavailable.
These are modeled public App Store estimates, not official publisher-reported figures. Storefront scope is stated only when persisted contributor lineage identifies it. No qualifying USD gross-consumer-spend band is available for this listing.
Performance
Downloads, revenue and chart history
Estimates for the last 30D. Chart positions come from the App Store; downloads and revenue are AppTrendKit estimates, shown as a size band (for example 10K–50K) with a confidence level.
Estimated downloads · 30D
Projected10K–50K
Early estimate (1 day of data) · rough estimate
Estimated App Store gross consumer spend · 30D
ProjectedNot enough data yet
Not enough data yet to show an estimate
Rank history
Chart positions
Lower rank is better. Only collected observations are shown.
- Free
- #10
- Paid
- —
- Grossing
- —
- Free
- #10
- Paid
- —
- Grossing
- —
| Date | Free | Paid | Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | #10 | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2026 | #10 | — | — |
Coverage note
What the ranks mean
A missing rank is not treated as zero downloads or zero revenue. Apple chart feeds are bounded and may return censored or not-ranked observations outside the visible chart depth.
Read the methodApp Store search
Keywords Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab ranks for
Observed positions in Apple's US search results, best first. Popularity is a 0–100 index, not a search count.
| Keyword | Position | Change | Popularity | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bird id | #1 | new | 66 | 63 |
| bird identifier | #1 | new | 65 | 52 |
| bird id by sound | #1 | new | 52 | 49 |
| bird identifier audio | #1 | new | 51 | 48 |
| bird watching | #1 | new | 51 | 46 |
| identify birds | #1 | new | 48 | 43 |
| bird identification app | #1 | new | 47 | 39 |
| bird identifier by sound | #1 | new | — | — |
| bird identifier: bird watching | #1 | new | — | — |
| bird | #2 | new | 81 | 70 |
| bird identifier by picture | #2 | new | — | — |
| birdy | #8 | new | 42 | 36 |
Storefront mix
Top countries by estimated contribution · 30D
Country figures cover the days we collected in each country, so they don't add up to the worldwide estimate. Each country shows when it was last updated.
- Revenue range · 30D
- Under $5K
- Share
- 95.3%
- Downloads range · 30D
- Under 5K
- Rank
- —
- Coverage
- 3% · partial
- Confidence
- Low
- Revenue range · 30D
- Under $5K
- Share
- 4.7%
- Downloads range · 30D
- Under 5K
- Rank
- —
- Coverage
- 3% · partial
- Confidence
- Low
| Storefront | Revenue range · 30D | Share | Downloads range · 30D | Rank | Coverage | Confidence | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesUS | Under $5K | 95.3% | Under 5K | — | 3% · partial | Low | Sep 28, 2026 |
| FranceFR | Under $5K | 4.7% | Under 5K | — | 3% · partial | Low | Sep 29, 2026 |
Monetization
How the app makes money
These are listing and product observations. They are not company revenue, subscriber counts, or advertising revenue.
App details
Store metadata
- Version
- 4.2
- Released
- Dec 11, 2013
- Last updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- Content rating
- 4+
- Default storefront
- US
Public IAP observations
Validated in-app purchase prices
Only persisted rows with an explicit public publication boundary are shown. Missing price, currency, country, or date values stay unknown.
Listing detail
What the store says
What's that bird? Ask Merlin—the world’s leading app for birds. Just like magic, Merlin Bird ID will help you solve the mystery. Merlin helps you identify birds you see and hear. Merlin is unlike any other bird app—it's powered by eBird, the world’s largest database of bird sightings, sounds, and photos. Merlin offers four fun ways to identify birds. Answer a few simple questions, upload a photo, record a singing bird, or explore birds in a region. Whether you’re curious about a bird you’ve seen once or you’re hoping to identify every bird you can find, the answers are waiting for you with this free app from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology. WHY YOU’LL LOVE MERLIN • Expert ID tips, range maps, photos, and sounds help you learn about the birds you spot and build birding skills. • Discover a new bird species each day with your own personalized Bird of the Day • Get customized lists of birds you can find where you live or travel - anywhere in the world! • Keep track of your sightings—build your personal list of the birds you find MACHINE LEARNING MAGIC • Powered by Visipedia, Merlin Sound ID and Photo ID uses machine learning to identify birds in photos and sounds. Merlin learns to recognize bird species based on training sets of millions of photos and sounds collected by birders at eBird.org, archived in the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. • Merlin delivers the most accurate results thanks to experienced birders, who curate and annotate sightings, photos, and sounds, who are the true magic behind Merlin. AMAZING CONTENT • Merlin has bird photos, songs, and calls, and identification help for anywhere in the world, including Mexico, Costa Rica, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, and more. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s mission is to interpret and conserve the Earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds and nature. We are able to offer Merlin for free thanks to the generosity of Cornell Lab members, supporters, and citizen-science contributors.
Publisher websiteStore creative
Screenshots
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How we estimate
Where every number comes from
App details: Apple iTunes Search API, updated Sep 28, 2026, 10:30 PM.
Rankings: collected chart positions from the listed storefront. Missing ranks are not zeros.
Economics: downloads and gross store consumer spend are estimated, not official Apple or publisher figures.
Model: public-signal-ensemble-v6.
Confidence: Low; intervals widen when evidence or history is limited.
Last updated: Sep 29, 2026, 3:41 PM.
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