Larkwire is a web or iOS app that uses games to aid the learning of bird songs. It started out as a web-based app that worked in web browsers and on most mobile devices. It's also available as a dedicated iOS app for iPhones and the like.
Regardless of what device you use it on, the functionality is the same. Larkwire uses two types of games to help users learn sounds of North American birds. In the first - "Gallery" - you are shown four birds from a given grouping. The app will play a song for you, and you choose which bird you think it is. The "Field" game is used to simulate actual birding where, when you hear a sound, you don’t have a definite set of options to choose from.
One great thing about Larkwire is that it’s very customizable. You can work on one or more pre-defined groups, as well as choose which birds from within those groups you want to be quizzed on.
I like it because it's pretty easy to use (make sure to read the instructions or leave the pop-up tips on), and is the best way that I've found to learn bird songs.
There's a lot more to it than that, of course, as well as lots of different options for the app. I go into it in more detail in my full review of Larkwire
Regardless of what device you use it on, the functionality is the same. Larkwire uses two types of games to help users learn sounds of North American birds. In the first - "Gallery" - you are shown four birds from a given grouping. The app will play a song for you, and you choose which bird you think it is. The "Field" game is used to simulate actual birding where, when you hear a sound, you don’t have a definite set of options to choose from.
One great thing about Larkwire is that it’s very customizable. You can work on one or more pre-defined groups, as well as choose which birds from within those groups you want to be quizzed on.
I like it because it's pretty easy to use (make sure to read the instructions or leave the pop-up tips on), and is the best way that I've found to learn bird songs.
There's a lot more to it than that, of course, as well as lots of different options for the app. I go into it in more detail in my full review of Larkwire
