App Detail » iFunch - Mushrooms and AI

Published by: Marco Aureggi

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

Price: $3.99
Current Version: 4.9
Released: March 29, 2010

What's New

- Added new high resolution pictures and new species

App Description

You’re in the woods… looking for mushrooms or just on a walk. You know your porcini, chanterelle, parasol mushrooms, ok, but all the other species you may find? What are they called? What do they look like? Are they edible?

iFunch helps you with a fast identification system based on morphological and color features. You’ll be able to immediately recognize the mushrooms you find on your walk using a procedure that simplifies their identification and minimizes the possibility of error.
In addition, a new powerful recognition function based on Artificial Intelligence(*) is now available. Take a photo of the fungus with your camera and the app will find matches in the database.

You can browse the over 420 selected species wherever you are, viewing the photos, illustrated tables and detailed information providing more accurate identification and fun facts. You can even find single mushrooms by their names.

The mushroom photos were taken by fans throughout the world. You can even have yours published by following the instructions on the support site. The best photos and photographers’ names will be added to future updates.

Application features:

- selection of 426 mushroom species
- 877 photos
- 236 illustrated tables
- glossary of mycological terms (with pictures)
- multiple-choiche quiz to test your mycologic knowledge

the following is listed for each mushroom:
- the scientific name, any synonyms and common names
- edibility
- sporocarp shape and color
- habitat and seasons when found
- fun facts and notes

you can search by:
- morphology and color, with a wizard
- the new experimental function of mushrooms AI recognition by your photos
- alphabetical order, using the two lists of scientific and common names

the database is integrated in the application and can be browsed without connecting to the Network and at no extra cost.

* The algorithm of mushroom recognition is implemented on the technologies of Dato ML company.
Dato ML develops solutions using machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Warning: Mushroom identification and edibility should be determined by expert and certified mycologists or competent health control centers. Incorrect or incomplete information could cause serious injury including intoxication or deadly poisoning.