Pocket Guide Megaliths vs Collins British Bird Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Guide Megaliths
Explore ancient and prehistoric sites worldwide with this comprehensive guide. Access a vast database of over 50,000 locations, filter by numerous criteria, and utilize built-in tools like weather forecasts and a compass for your explorations. Proceeds support the preservation of these historical sites.
- Worldwide database of 50,000+ megalithic sites
- Filter sites by type, condition, access, and more
- Integrated weather, moon phase, and sunrise/sunset data
- Map view for discovering nearby locations
- Custom notes and bookmarking
- Flashlight, compass, and range finder tools
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Pocket Guide to Megaliths is a unique guide to Ancient and Prehistoric sites worldwide, accessing data submitted by contributors to the Megalithic Portal web resource for over almost 20 years. It has a built in database to allow navigation to sites and provides extra features such as live weather, sunset and moon phase information for all locations. Proceeds from the app will support continuing development of the app and the Megalithic Portal Society's website, helping to increase the knowledge and protection of these precious sites. Developed in collaboration with The Megalithic Portal Andy Burnham - Editor in Chief and Founder http://www.megalithic.co.uk The app accesses an ever growing database of around 50,000 sites and entries worldwide. Each entry is categorised and allows filtering using a range of criteria such as over 70 different site types, map accuracy, condition, access, country of origin, location etc. Includes a wide range of information from the Stone Age, Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age through to the Iron Age and the numerous tribal societies such as Celtic. News View • Provides a short list of the latest entries and news items, updated regularly. • News items may be selected to discover further detailed comments provided by the Megalithic Portal. Main View • Global filter, allows views to be restricted to specific selections based on criteria. • Categorise by type, country, condition, accuracy, access, ambience. Entry Details • Detail page for every entry with useful information. • Link to Map location. • Link to the Megalithic Portal to read up on more information, pictures comments. • Full colour photo for many entries. • Select photo to use pinch to zoom. Searches • Map view, discover the Megaliths around the world or just those near you. • Find megaliths by text searching or filtering. - nb. Wildcards are supported Custom Features • Easily bookmark search results or individual entries to the bookmark view • Add your own Custom Notes to ANY entry with the handy edit feature Useful utilities are included to help when you are out exploring such as • Flashlight • Compass • A Range and Height Finder. • Worldwide day and night weather prediction view for around the next 5 days. • Moon phases for the next 70 days. • Sunrise/Sunset, Moon Rise/Set and Twilight Start/Set. Social Networking • Twitter and Facebook post notes to your wall or feed Login to the Accounts in Settings Installing the data • CHECK DATABASE function to install or update data as necessary, may be performed as often as you like. Contacting Us Please contact us to discuss the app, ask support questions or make suggestions for improvements. • support@senet.co.uk • http://www.senet.co.uk • @SenetUK Please direct any updates to the content directly to the Megalithic Portal • http://www.megalithic.co.uk Notes: • This App requires an internet connection for some of its features. • Slow internet connection speed will affect the performance for some features. • We cannot answer questions on the appstore, please contact us directly with any support questions or issues. • On older devices such as iPad mini, the database may take some time to update, close running apps first and please also ensure you have updated the device with all the latest patches from Apple. • Occasionally a few pictures show as rotated, this is an error which we are aware of and are looking into it.
Collins British Bird Guide
Explore British and Irish birds with detailed illustrations, authoritative text, and sound recordings. Search by location, time, or plumage, and record your sightings. An AI-powered identification tool is available via subscription.
- Detailed illustrations
- Authoritative bird text
- Sound recordings of songs and calls
- Powerful search filter
- Record sightings tool
- AI-powered species identification (subscription)
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Collins British Bird Guide takes 264 of the most commonly seen British & Irish bird species from the award-winning Collins Bird Guide and presents them in the same easy-to-use practical format. Search for a species by location, time of year or plumage traits; browse the stunning illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström; read the authoritative text by Lars Svensson; check distribution against the up-to-date maps taken from Bird Atlas 2007–2011; or listen to any of the hundreds of sound recordings. Praise for the Collins Bird Guide app: ‘It’s much more convenient than taking a big book with you...the Collins app is fantastic.’ – Chris Packham, Metro ‘The Collins Bird Guide app is destined to become a real triumph, the ultimate in field guide apps — and deservedly so.’ – BirdGuides Features include: ‣ Beautiful illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström ‣ Detailed text covering habitat, range, identification and voice by Lars Svensson ‣ Record sightings, location and date with the listing tool ‣ Powerful search filter ‣ Intuitive design to quickly and easily swipe through species ‣ Curated lists of confusable species ‣ Over 550 carefully selected songs and calls – many by author Lars Svensson ‣ Select species names from 30+ languages ‣ Expertly edited video clips for every species in the app (require in-app purchase) ‣ Weighs nothing! Identify Assist is our brand-new subscription service. Instantly identify species from photos and recordings with cutting-edge AI. The latest version of the app requires iOS 17.0 or later. If you like the app, don’t forget to share the app, rate it and leave a review. Privacy Policy natureguides.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Guide Megaliths at none against Collins British Bird Guide's 4. Pocket Guide Megaliths also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Collins British Bird Guide's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Pocket Guide Megaliths costs $1.99 and Collins British Bird Guide $7.99 up front. Collins British Bird Guide sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pocket Guide Megaliths asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Pocket Guide Megaliths against 4.0 for Collins British Bird Guide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Guide Megaliths has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Pocket Guide Megaliths's written reviews are positive against 67% of Collins British Bird Guide's.
Pocket Guide Megaliths ships an update every 4 months, Collins British Bird Guide monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Guide Megaliths | Collins British Bird Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Senet Mobile UK | NatureGuides Ltd. |
Customer experience
Pocket Guide Megaliths
Collins British Bird Guide
In-app purchases
Pocket Guide Megaliths
No in-app purchases
Collins British Bird Guide
- Identify Assist - monthly$1.991 Month
- Identify Assist - yearly14 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Third edition$0.49
- Video Library$4.99
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