Record outdoor finds in the field.
Add photos, names, observation dates, counts, notes, location notes, tags, and exact coordinates before the details fade.
Free for iPhone
BloomScout
Field notes for outdoor finds.
Record what you found, where it was, and who you shared it with. BloomScout keeps photos, notes, locations, tags, and private groups in one clear field notebook.
Download free on the App Store
Private by default. Built for wildflowers, orchids, places, and small groups.
What BloomScout helps with
Keep the details that matter.
Photos, names, dates, notes, tags, coordinates, maps, and group context stay connected to each find.
Return to the same place.
Use maps, directions, distance sorting, and compass-oriented revisit tools to get back to a flowering orchid, survey point, or site marker.
Share sensitive locations privately.
Create groups for walking clubs, conservation teams, garden projects, or local nature circles, then choose exactly which finds each group can see.
Find records later.
Search, filter, bookmark, map, and export your records by name, location, group, author, tag, date range, or distance.
Who it is for
For people who notice things outdoors and want to remember them properly.
BloomScout is not a public social feed or a commercial database. It is a free field notebook for personal records and small trusted groups, especially for wildflowers, orchids, native plants, fungi, and other outdoor finds.
Wildflower enthusiasts
Build a private map and photo archive of seasonal finds, flowering times, favorite walks, and places worth revisiting.
Conservation volunteers
Record native plants, weeds, habitat markers, treatment areas, follow-up notes, and shared observations from site visits.
Walking and nature groups
Share selected finds with a club, field trip, family group, or local botany circle without publishing sensitive locations to everyone.
Gardeners and growers
Keep notes on specimens, propagation sites, plantings, nursery stock, local seed sources, or what is thriving in different places.
Land carers
Track vegetation, weeds, flowering patches, revegetation areas, and places that need checking again over time.
Photographers and educators
Connect photos of wildflowers, orchids, fungi, tracks, or other finds to exact places, dates, notes, tags, and context.
Use cases
Useful when a photo album is not enough.
BloomScout is built for observations that need location, context, and a way back.
Personal field notes
Keep a searchable record of wildflowers, orchids, fungi, trees, weeds, tracks, habitat markers, or survey points.
Shared site visits
Create a group for a project or trip, then share only the finds that belong with that group.
Return visits
Find a previous observation, review its notes and photos, then use maps or compass guidance to return to the point.
Lightweight surveys
Tag records by species, area, status, flowering stage, treatment area, habitat type, or local project vocabulary.
Group knowledge
Let members comment on finds, add local context, use shared tags, and build a small private reference archive.
Filtered exports
Search or filter the records you need, then export the current view to CSV for reporting or offline review.
What you can record
Each find keeps the observation together.
A BloomScout record can be quick and simple, or detailed enough for later survey work. Add what you know in the field, then refine it later.
- Subject details Common name, scientific name when useful, count, observation date, notes, and location notes.
- Photos Add photos from the camera or photo library, with optional metadata to fill dates, names, tags, and coordinates.
- Exact places Save coordinates from photo metadata, current location, or a map picker.
- Tags and groups Organize records with personal tags and share selected finds with private groups.
- Comments and bookmarks Keep follow-up notes, group discussion, and important finds easy to revisit.
- Search and export Filter by text, tag, group, author, date, distance, and bookmark status, then export matching records.
A simple field workflow.
- Create a find.Add photos, names, notes, tags, and the observation date while the details are fresh.
- Set the location.Use photo GPS, current location, or a map picker so the record points to the right place.
- Choose who can see it.Keep it private, or share it with one or more selected groups.
- Find it later.Search, filter, map, bookmark, comment, export, or navigate back when the record becomes useful again.
Private sharing
Share sensitive locations with the right people, not the whole internet.
Some observations are personal. Some are sensitive. Some only matter to the people on a project. BloomScout groups are designed for that smaller circle.
- Viewer, contributor, and admin roles Give people access that matches how they should participate.
- Selected group visibility A find can stay private or be shared with the groups you choose.
- Group tags and permissions Use local vocabulary for a group, with admin controls for shared tag lists.
- Notifications when wanted Keep up with new finds and comments, with settings at profile and group level.
Free to use, built for real field notes.
BloomScout is for people who want a practical record of outdoor finds and places: simple enough for everyday use, structured enough for serious observation work, and private enough for small groups.
A quiet field notebook for real places.
Use BloomScout for wildflowers, orchids, native plants, fungi, weeds, habitat notes, site visits, and anything else outdoors worth finding again.