unless a change to the iOS app was somehow reverted, i think you might just be overestimating the ability of the computer vision to evaluate images the way a human does.
it may be worth reading some other threads:
- https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/why-does-cv-give-different-suggestions-on-the-mobile-app-than-on-the-website/32587/20
- https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-ability-to-tell-computer-vision-what-category-of-life-to-make-suggestions-for/45858/2
that said, it might be time to close this thread…