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Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab earns about
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Opportunity
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✓ Features to copy
- the proven core flow that drove these download numbers
⚡ Improve / fix
- faster onboarding · clearer pricing page · richer empty-state
🛠 MVP scope
- core feature
- onboarding flow
- IAP unlock or one-time purchase
- settings + share
💰 Pricing recommendation
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab is free with ads. Consider a free trial → $4.99/mo or $29.99/yr subscription model - much higher ARPU than ads.
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Monetization
No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)Revenue mix (estimated)
- Ads / branded ~100%
Paying users (est.)
Per-MAU revenue from category benchmark ($0.20–$1.50/mo)
In-App Purchases
No in-app purchases
Free app, likely ad-supported.
App Details
Pulled from the App Store- Current Version
- 3.8.4
- Released
- Dec 11, 2013
- Last Updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- File Size
- 360.9 MB
- Required OS
- 18.0
- Content Rating
- 4+
- Category
- Reference
- Price
- Free
- Currency
- USD
- Languages
- AF, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, KK, Korean, ML, MR, MN, NB, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, ZU
- Developer
- Cornell University
What's new in v3.8.4
What’s new in 3.8.4:
Sound ID is better at listening for birds, and now includes hundreds of new species in Central and South America, Australia, Hawai’i, the Caribbean, Taiwan, and India!
A smarter Explore experience. As you travel to new locations, Merlin will keep you updated on birds found in that new spot
Improvements and new species added to Photo ID
Nearby Places: Get ready to explore! Get seasonal suggestions for nearby places where you can find your Bird of the Day, and other birds you want to see
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Estimated Installs
16.2M
estimated from 107,728 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
1.5M
9% of installs · default benchmark · iOS large-install decay × 0.75
Rating
4.86 ★
108K reviews
Monetization
No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)
Rating Distribution
5★
98K
4★
7K
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1K
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535
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