Animal track detective
Whose tracks are these? Turn every hike into a detective game.
Paw prints in the mud, tracks in the snow, a feather on the trail — animal signs are clues, and Snappit is your family’s detective kit. Photograph what you find, learn which animals live nearby with the built-in field guide, and collect a card for every animal you actually spot.
How to play track detective with Snappit
Spot a clue
Tracks in snow or mud, scat on the trail, a dropped feather, a gnawed pinecone — photograph any animal sign you find and start asking who left it.
Narrow down the suspects
Snappit’s field guide covers 9,000+ species with habitat facts written for kids, so you can check which animals actually live where you’re hiking and match the clue to a likely suspect.
Catch them in the act
When you finally spot the deer, fox, or woodpecker itself, snap a photo. Snappit identifies the animal and turns it into a collectible card with a rarity tier.
A detective kit for the whole family
Tracks are tricky — even experts combine prints with habitat, scat, and other signs. Snappit gives your family the clues and makes the chase a collecting game.
Photograph every sign
Tracks, scat, feathers, nibbled leaves — snap a photo of any clue. Snappit works best on the animals themselves, and its facts help you read the signs they leave behind.
Habitat clues that narrow it down
The field guide tells you where each animal lives and what it eats, so kids can reason like real trackers: who lives here, and who would leave a print this size?
Collect the animals you find
Every animal you photograph becomes a Pokémon-style card with rarity tiers from common to legendary. Tracking down the trackmaker is the best reward.
One app for every trail
Mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and more — 9,000+ species in one field guide, so any clue on any hike leads somewhere.
Made for young detectives
Facts are short, friendly, and written for kids aged 4 and up. No ads, no chat, no social feed — just the mystery of who passed by.
Know what to look for before you go
Snappit includes guides for thousands of parks with species checklists, so you can preview which animals might leave tracks on your trail.
Animal track identifier FAQ
- You can photograph tracks and other signs, but track identification is genuinely hard — even experts combine prints with habitat and behavior clues. Snappit works best as a detective kit: its field guide tells you which animals live nearby so you can narrow down whose tracks they are, and it reliably identifies the animals themselves when you spot them.
- Snow holds beautiful, clear prints, which makes winter a great time to play track detective. Photograph the trail, then use Snappit’s habitat facts to work out which local animals match the size and pattern you found.
- You can snap any sign you find, and the field guide’s diet and habitat facts help you reason about who left it. For the most confident result, follow the clues until you spot the animal itself — that’s the photo Snappit identifies best.
- Yes. Snappit is free to download on iPhone and Android, with free identifications every day. An optional subscription unlocks unlimited snaps for families who want more.
- Snappit is built by parents for families with kids aged 4 and up. Facts are written for young readers, and there are no ads, no chat, and no social feed.
- Look and photograph, but don’t touch — especially scat, which can carry parasites. Tracking is a looking game: leave every sign where you found it for the next detective.
Keep exploring
Ready to find out who walked your trail last night?
Download Snappit free and turn your next hike into an animal detective adventure.