Antarctic Wildlife Guide vs Bird Data
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Antarctic Wildlife Guide
An offline field guide to Antarctic wildlife, featuring over 110 species of birds, seals, dolphins, and whales. Browse detailed information, compare species, and use a smart search to identify animals based on various characteristics. Save and export your sightings.
- Offline access to wildlife information
- Over 110 species of birds, seals, and whales
- Nearly 700 high-quality images
- Region-specific species filtering
- Side-by-side species comparison
- Smart search by habitat and features
- Exportable personal sightings list
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A guide to the birds, seals, dolphins and whales likely to be encountered on a voyage to the Antarctic peninsula or any other part of the Antarctic continent, The Falkland Islands OR South Georgia. The area covered includes Ushuaia & Beagle Channel, the Drake Passage, the South Shetland Islands, South Orkney Islands, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Island and the Antarctic continent itself. FEATURES: ● Universal app (works on BOTH iPhone and iPad) ● Swipe to move to the next or previous species. ● More than 110 Species found in the region covering birds, seals, dolphins (toothed whales) and whales (baleen whales). ● Almost 700 images. ● You can select a region, so that only the species found in that region are displayed. ● “Compare” allows you to compare two species side by side on the same screen. ● Bird Smart Search lets you easily find a species using a combination of habitat, physical features, colour, bird type and size. ● A personal list that stores your sightings saved to the device* and can be exported using email. ● View the Index in English or Scientific names. *Uninstalling the app will result in the loss of your list. It is recommended that you keep your own backup (master list) separate from the program.
Bird Data
This app consolidates multiple regional bird field guides into a single application. It offers scientific information, distribution maps, photos, and sounds for numerous bird species. Users can also access eBird data and record bird sounds for identification.
- Consolidated regional bird guides
- Scientific information and distribution maps
- Photos and sounds for most species
- eBird Hot Spot and sighting database integration
- Sound recorder for field recordings
- Taxonomy and native language navigation
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Bird Data combines the Bird Data field guides for Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil and Guyana (including Suriname and French Guiana) into one app, as was required by Apple guidelines. The user interface and memory usage for the individual apps has not changed. Each guide has scientific information and distribution maps centered for that country for all species. Photos and sounds are included for most species. Media (images and sounds) can be downloaded individually or in bulk. Bird species can be navigated through taxonomy or native language (English, Spanish or Portuguese). Bird Data uses the latest IOC taxonomy. Also included is a map feature that ties into the eBird Hot Spot and sighting database. See where your target species have been seen recently, or explore sightings at nearby locations. Also included is a sound recorder for recording birds in the field for later identification, or for taking notes. The application is free, but a donation is appreciated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bird Data at Free against Antarctic Wildlife Guide's $14.99. Bird Data also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). Antarctic Wildlife Guide's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Bird Data is free to download; Antarctic Wildlife Guide costs $14.99 up front. Bird Data sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Antarctic Wildlife Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Antarctic Wildlife Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Antarctic Wildlife Guide has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Antarctic Wildlife Guide ships an update every 12 months, Bird Data every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Antarctic Wildlife Guide | Bird Data |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mydigitalearth.com | Tom Friedel |
Customer experience
Antarctic Wildlife Guide
Bird Data
In-app purchases
Antarctic Wildlife Guide
No in-app purchases
Bird Data
- $7.99 (USD) Donation$7.99
- $19.99 (USD) Donation$19.99
- Peter Boesman Recordings$28.99
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- $49.99 (USD) Donation$49.99
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