Mushroom Identification by Battery Stats Saver is a pocket mycology encyclopedia for Android. Point your camera at a mushroom you’ve found in a nearby forest or upload a photo, get a likely ID, read a short profile of the species, check edibility notes, save the GPS location, and carry key info offline for forest use. The app can recognize hundreds of species, offers offline essentials, Google Maps viewing, and a confidence score on results.
Mushroom Identification works well for quick, cautious checks. Walkers and beginner foragers can snap a photo, see a likely match, view possible toxic lookalikes, and save the spot to revisit later. The app also stores a history of finds, has a short field-guide view, and a quiz to help you learn. Offline access and GPS logging make it useful where mobile signal is weak.
Treat the app as a clue, not a verdict. The developer warns against eating wild mushrooms without expert confirmation. Independent research results of photo ID tools show real-world errors; some apps missed many cases in tests. A 2026 npj Science of Food study found that popular AI mushroom-identification tools tested on real-world photos could still fail materially, with the best-performing tool missing almost 15% of cases and others doing worse; the authors explicitly said these tools should not be trusted for life-or-death identification.
A 2023 comparison of mushroom-ID apps summarized on PubMed also reported modest real-world performance in poisoning-related specimens. Those studies are category context, not a direct lab test of this exact app, but they matter because this app belongs to the same basic photo-ID promise.
Users report inconsistent results when they photograph the same mushroom multiple times. Good fungal ID needs photos from several angles and habitat notes. Solid fungal ID often needs photos of the cap, gills/pores, stem, base, habitat, and multiple angles, so one camera shot rarely gives a final answer.
The app is free to install, with ads and paid premium options. Unlocking premium features requires an in-app subscription or a one-time purchase. The standard premium plan is priced at $18.00 per week. The free version has many ads, and the trial is available for three days.
Picture Mushroom: similar quick-scan approach.
ShroomID: deeper data and human confirmation options.
Shroomify: region filters and many photos per species.
iNaturalist/Seek: broader community and science focus, not mushroom-only.
Compared to rivals, this app is handy in the field but less demonstrably expert-driven than apps that combine AI with human verification.
Mushroom Identification is a useful pocket tool and learning aid. It gives helpful clues and stores field notes, but it can be inconsistent and is not a substitute for expert ID. Keep it as a cautious companion, not the final authority.