piko
LiveAn app for recording plants and animals you notice on walks, then revisiting them as your own field guide.
Overview
- Save plants and animals the moment you notice them
- Revisit your observations through list, calendar, and map views
- Turn everyday walks into a field guide that grows over time
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A simple way to keep the small discoveries from your walks
piko is an app for turning the plants, insects, and birds you notice outdoors into a personal field guide you can return to later. The point is not only to identify something once, but to remember that you saw it here, in this season, on that particular day.
The list view makes it easy to revisit what you have already saved, notice repeats, and build a clearer sense of seasonal change over time. Combined with calendar and map views, the app lets ordinary walks accumulate into something you can actually look back on.
What it helps with
- Record plants and animals when you notice them
- Revisit names and observations in one list
- Trace when and where you saw them through calendar and map views
Useful moments
- Keeping a record of things you notice on walks with children
- Learning the local nature around your neighborhood over time
- Looking back on what you found during trips or park visits
The app treats identification as a starting point for observation, not as a guarantee of perfect certainty. The goal is to give everyday discoveries a light, usable place to stay.