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Gotta snap them all
A real-life Pokédex. Every creature is real.
Snappit turns the outdoors into the world’s biggest collecting game. Photograph real animals, plants, and bugs, and each one becomes a card with a rarity tier — common robins, rare beetles, legendary finds. No spawns, no lures. Just the actual planet.
Free to download9,000+ species to collectRarity tiersiPhone & AndroidAges 4+
How the real-life Pokédex works
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Encounter
Spot something wild — in the backyard, the park, the zoo, or on a trail. Real creatures appear on their own schedule, which is half the fun.
2
Snap to catch
Take a photo in the app. Snappit identifies the species and "catches" it — no throwing required, and the animal never minds.
3
Fill your Pokédex
Each species becomes a collectible card with rarity, traits, and facts. Complete themed collections, earn badges, and chase legendary finds.
Inside the Snappit app
Your finds become a collection you can keep exploring
Cards you can actually catch
A few entries from the Snappit field guide — every card here is a real species someone can find today.
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'Iliahi
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10-spot Ladybird
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16-spot Ladybird
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Abert's Towhee
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Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
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Abert's Squirrel
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Abyssinian Cat
Why it beats catching pixels
If your kid can name 150 imaginary monsters, they can name 150 real ones. Snappit points that superpower at the actual world.
Rarity done right
Common, uncommon, rare, legendary — rarity reflects how special a find really is, so spotting a fox feels as good as a shiny.
The whole planet is the map
No teleporting to raids. Forests, beaches, city parks, zoos, and aquariums are the habitats — and Snappit has guides for thousands of them.
Stats that are actually science
Every card carries real traits, habitats, and scientific names. Kids absorb biology while they hunt for the next entry.
Collections and badges
Complete bird, bug, and forest collections, keep a daily discovery streak, and earn badges as your dex grows.
A game families play together
Ages 4+, no ads, no chat, no in-game economy. The grind is going outside more often.
A live world map
See where snaps are happening around the world, and what other explorers are finding at your favorite spots.
Real-life Pokédex FAQ
- Very much on purpose. You encounter a creature, snap it, and it joins your collection as a card with rarity, traits, and facts. The difference: every species is real, and the habitat is your actual neighborhood.
- It scratches the same itch — exploring, collecting, completing a dex — but nothing is spawned or virtual. You find real animals, plants, and bugs wherever they actually live.
- The Snappit field guide covers more than 9,000 species across animals, birds, insects, plants, fungi, and more — with rarity tiers from common to legendary.
- Yes — free to download on iPhone and Android with free snaps every day. An optional subscription unlocks unlimited snaps.
- Snappit is built for families: rated 4+, facts written for young readers, no ads, no chat, and no strangers. Parents made it for their own kids.
- Species that are genuinely hard to encounter — elusive, localized, or just plain lucky finds. Rarity tiers make a lifetime hobby out of a single question: what will we find today?
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Download Snappit free and catch your first real species today.