EarthLayer
Explore Life Across Earth
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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Explore life on Earth with EarthLayer, a biodiversity discovery app that brings wildlife, plants, interactive maps, and nature stories together in one connected experience.
EarthLayer includes two complete exploration experiences: SpeciesMap and PlantsMap. Move between them from the EarthLayer home screen and discover the natural world from different perspectives.
SpeciesMap helps you explore animal life from around the globe. Search species by common or scientific name, open detailed profiles, examine real-world observations, and discover how wildlife is distributed across countries, regions, habitats, and ecosystems.
PlantsMap opens the door to Earth’s botanical diversity. Explore plant species ranging from towering trees and flowering plants to ancient ferns, grasses, and mosses. Search for plants, learn about their classifications and conservation context, and discover the ecosystems they help support.
Interactive views turn biodiversity data into a visual experience. Explore wildlife sightings, biodiversity patterns, conservation status, ecosystems, and hotspots to better understand where life is found, where it is most diverse, and where species may be facing greater pressure.
EarthLayer also goes beyond maps and data with thoughtfully presented articles about wildlife, plants, conservation, ecosystems, and scientific discovery. These stories provide context for the species and landscapes you encounter throughout the app.
Designed for nature enthusiasts, students, educators, photographers, researchers, travellers, and anyone curious about our planet, EarthLayer offers an accessible way to explore the connections between species, plants, habitats, and the places they call home.
EarthLayer uses biodiversity and observation data from established open-data sources. The availability of species records, images, locations, conservation information, and other details may vary by region and source.
What's new in 2.4.1
- Help shape EarthLayer: now and then we'll ask a quick one-tap question on Home. Answers are anonymous and help us decide what to build next.
- Simpler map views: Discovery and Intelligence overlapped with Sightings, so we've removed them for fewer, clearer ways to explore.
- More reliable on spotty connections: your activity and survey answers are saved and sent when you're back online.
- Fixes and updated components under the hood.
The developer, Kyra Web Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Kyra Web Inc.
- Size
- 56.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Kyra Web Inc.
