Log bird surveys in seconds, even offline

Canopy Survey is a field logbook for bird surveys, built for speed with a phone in one hand and binoculars in the other. Species codes, GPS, plots, export and backup — with your records staying on your device.

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Works offline
Free with ads
All Pro features free for 3 days

Features

Everything Canopy Survey does for you

Log a sighting in seconds

Type a species code (SHIK, BD, GRTD…) or a name — abbreviation matches come first
Scientific name, habitat and food habit fill in from your reference list
Count, activity, tree/plant, plot, transect, observer, date, time and notes

GPS and plots

GPS coordinates and elevation captured automatically while you log
The plot or site is suggested from where you have logged before
Location is read only while the log form is open — never tracked in the background

Your species reference

Ships with a 228-species master list that grows with your additions
Import and export the list as CSV, resolving duplicates one by one
Every sighting is tied to a species in your reference

Records, filters, export

Browse, search and filter sightings by species, plot, notes or date
Export any date range to CSV with exactly the columns you choose
Ready for Excel, R or QGIS

Backup & restore

Back up sightings and species to a Google Sheet in your own Google Drive
Manual backup any time, or on a schedule with Pro
Restore on a new phone, merging or replacing

AI field assistant (optional)

Describe a bird in plain words and get likely species
Paste a rough field note and let it fill the log form
Bring your own key — OpenRouter, Google Gemini, Groq, Mistral or a custom endpoint

Privacy

Private by design

Your records belong to you. Here is exactly how Canopy Survey handles your data.

Survey data never leaves your device unless you export it yourself.
There is no KeyXplore server for sighting data — records live on your phone.
AI requests go directly to the provider you choose, and only when you ask. API keys are encrypted and excluded from cloud backup.
Drive backups go to a Google Sheet in your own Drive; we never receive them.
Subscriptions are handled by Google Play. Only a purchase token is verified — no name, email, sightings or location.
"Erase all local data" in Settings removes everything.

Pricing

Free to use, with an upgrade if you want it

Free

₹0

Logging, GPS, CSV export and manual backup are always free, with ads and up to 2 species of your own.

Pro

Monthly or yearly subscription

Removes ads and unlocks unlimited species, species CSV import and automatic Drive backup. Every Pro feature is free for the first 3 days — no payment details needed.

Get Canopy Survey

Free on Google Play for Android. Questions? Write to [email protected].

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