Plug it in. That's the whole setup.
No login, no app, no Wi-Fi password typed on a tiny keyboard. Set it on the sill, plug it in, and it starts listening. See how setup works.
It names the birds outside your window. By ear, on its own screen.
A small wooden display that listens all day and shows who's singing as it happens. No app, no account, and the audio never leaves the house. Your phone can stay in the other room.
No phone required
No app, no account
Works offline
No subscription, ever
$399 pre-order $499 at launch
Charged today. Ships in December 2026 to US addresses, in time to arrive before Christmas, shipping included. Cancel any time before it ships for a full refund, one email. Secure Stripe checkout, with Affirm and Klarna available.
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How it works
Three quiet ways it changes your morning.
It knows who's singing.
An on-device ear for 350+ backyard birds: chickadees, cardinals, and the goldfinch you didn't know lived two trees over.
Mornings, the way they used to be.
Coffee, a quiet window, and whatever the cardinal is arguing with this morning.
A bird sound identifier device with its own screen
Every other one wants you to point your phone at the trees.
ChirpSense just listens, all day and on its own, then paints whoever stopped by. So you can carry on with what you were doing. Reading, sipping coffee, staring out the window. That kind of thing.
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For your space
At home in any room of the house.
A wooden base, a soft display, no glowing logo. ChirpSense was made to fit into the corners of your life, not to announce itself.
Sample morning
The kind of screen that asks nothing from you.
ChirpSense turns the background sounds outside your window into a quiet little record of the day. No feed to check. No alerts to clear. Just the birds that came by.
7:12
Carolina wren
First song near the kitchen window
7:45
Black-capped chickadee
Back on the maple branch
8:03
Northern cardinal
Three calls from the hedgerow
Build status
From prototype to windowsill.
Build status, September 6, 2026: one working prototype on the bench. It boots, listens, runs the bird model on the device, and joins Wi-Fi by sound with no app. Still on the list: outdoor microphone tuning, the oak base, and the packaging you see in the renders. We update this line every month until the first batch ships.
The first batch arrives before Christmas 2026. Until then the About page has the build log: what works on the bench today and what doesn't yet.
Questions, answered
A few things people ask.
Does ChirpSense need a phone or app?
No. ChirpSense is a dedicated tabletop display. Plug it in, set it near a window, and it starts listening. There's no companion app to download, and no phone is required for everyday use. No account and no subscription either; $399 is the last money it asks for.
How does it identify the birds?
An on-device microphone listens for nearby birdsong and matches it against an offline library of 350+ backyard species: chickadees, cardinals, jays, finches, and plenty more. Identification happens on the device itself, not in the cloud, so your audio stays in your home.
Where should I put it?
Anywhere it can hear outdoor birds clearly: a kitchen counter, a sunroom shelf, a bedside table by an open window, a covered porch. The wooden base is meant to look at home in a living space, not a workshop.
Does it need Wi-Fi?
Bird identification works offline. Wi-Fi is only used for occasional bird-library updates and so you can opt in to syncing your daily journal across devices later. No Wi-Fi at setup means it works the moment you plug it in.
What's in the box?
The ChirpSense display, an oak base, a fabric-wrapped USB-C power cable, and a small printed field guide. No glowing LEDs, no startup chime, no setup checklist.
Is my audio recorded or sent anywhere?
No. ChirpSense processes audio locally and only stores the identification result (e.g. "Carolina wren at 7:12") plus a tiny confidence score. Raw audio never leaves the device and we don't have access to it.
How is this different from a bird-ID app?
Bird-ID apps live on the phone you're already trying to spend less time on. You have to open them, hold them up, and stay in them. ChirpSense runs all day on its own, in the background, on its own small screen, so you can keep doing whatever you were doing.
When does it ship?
First batch ships in December 2026, in time to arrive before Christmas. Pre-order now and $399 is locked in; at launch the price is $499. The email list below is free and just gets you launch news first.
Do you ship outside the US?
Not yet. The first batch ships to US addresses only, and checkout won't take an address anywhere else. If you're in Canada, the UK, or further away, put your email on the list below. It's free, and it's where you'll hear first when we open shipping to your country.
Can I cancel my pre-order?
Yes, for any reason, any time before it ships. Email [email protected] and Stripe sends the full amount you paid back the way you paid, usually within five to ten business days. No form, no restocking fee, no questions.
What if the ship date slips?
You hear it from us first: an email the day we know, with the new date. Rather not wait? Reply to that email and we refund the full amount you paid. The current build status is on this page, under Build status.