Comparison

AppGameKit Player vs Birdathon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AppGameKit Player

Test games and apps created with AppGameKit directly on your mobile device. Broadcast your projects from the IDE to see them run in real-time before building standalone applications.

Highlights
  • Real-time testing on device
  • Broadcast from AppGameKit IDE
  • Supports AppGameKit Classic and Studio
  • Test simple apps to 3D games
  • Build standalone applications
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Test games and apps on your device by broadcasting them from the AppGameKit IDE on Windows, Mac, or Linux before using them in a standalone application. You can make games and apps in the IDE using AppGameKit's BASIC inspired script and at the press of a button see them running on your iOS device. Scripts can be used to write anything from simple applications to sophisticated 3D games. When you are happy with your script you can use the IDE to build it into a standalone application and use Transporter to submit it to the App Store*. Compatible with both AppGameKit Classic and AppGameKit Studio *requires a Mac

About

Birdathon

This app helps birdwatchers create and organize detailed checklists of their observations. It automatically records time and location, allowing for easy editing and customization. Users can visualize their sightings on maps, add field notes, and export data for sharing or further analysis.

Highlights
  • Observation-centric checklists
  • Automatic time and location recording
  • Customizable maps with boundary overlays
  • Field notes for additional observations
  • Multiple checklist sorting options
  • Data export to CSV and other formats
  • Create checklist templates
Features
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Birdathon is an observation-centric tool for creating birding checklists. It helps you organize your checklists and share them with others. Use Birdathon in the field to quickly record whether and where a bird is seen or heard and the number observed. The time and location of each observation is automatically recorded. You can adjust the location, time entries and the count of birds observed at any time to ensure your records are accurate. You can add breeding codes to your observations. Checklist maps display the locations of your observations. You can overlay county boundaries for every US state. You can add a range circle such as a 5MR (5-mile Radius) to your maps. You can import and overlay custom kml/kmz files onto your maps. An Overview feature lets you see your combined observations for any time period, and displays a map showing any boundaries you have selected, so you can utilize the map feature even when you are not actively checklisting. You can export Overview data into a csv text file or create a new checklist template from the Overview. Your checklists can be viewed in taxonomic order, alphabetically, by rarity or as a timeline of species. You can enrich your checklist with field notes and add observations such as mammals, butterflies, wildflowers, etc., to make it a more complete record of your experience. You can organize your checklists into categories such as Day List, Year List, County List, Life List, etc., and assign color themes to your lists. Bird species may be added and deleted from your lists at any time. You can create new checklist templates from your previous lists or import templates created by others. You can change which template is being used. You can import text files into Birdathon, making them into templates or new checklists. Different export options for your checklists allow you to import into eBird or another copy of Birdathon. The bird species source data and other resources used in this app come from the following sources: AviList, a unified global checklist of birds, is the core data set used for Birdathon. https://www.avilist.org. Some data has been integrated from the following sources: The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world (https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/), the American Ornithological Society's (AOS) Checklist of North and Middle American Birds (https://checklist.americanornithology.org), and the American Birding Association's (ABA) checklist of North American Birds (https://www.aba.org/listing-taxonomy/) Alpha codes come from The Institute for Bird Populations’ Standardized 4- and 6-letter Bird Species Codes. https://www.birdpop.org/pages/birdSpeciesCodes.php. County boundary data is from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) TIGER/Line 2019 Shapefiles found on the United States Census Bureau's website at https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.2019.html. Boundaries should be used as general guidelines and not be considered precise. Note especially where county boundaries follow creeks, rivers, ridge lines and other natural features, and so are of much finer resolution than can be shown on Birdathon’s maps. California breeding bird atlas blocks come from the California Bird Atlas, https://www.californiabirdatlas.org. California Bird Atlas logo and breeding code descriptions used with permission.

Screenshots

AppGameKit Player3 screens
Birdathon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Birdathon at 4.7 against AppGameKit Player's 4.0. Birdathon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). AppGameKit Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birdathon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. AppGameKit Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birdathon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of AppGameKit Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Birdathon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppGameKit Player ships an update every 2 months, Birdathon every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AppGameKit Player versus Birdathon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppGameKit PlayerBirdathon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1015 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Game CreatorsBarry Langdon-Lassagne

Customer experience

AppGameKit Player

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Birdathon

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AppGameKit Player

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Birdathon

One-time4
  • Good Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Amazing Tip$2.99
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  • Incredible Tip$4.99

Questions

Is AppGameKit Player free?
AppGameKit Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Birdathon free?
Birdathon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AppGameKit Player or Birdathon?
Birdathon is rated higher. AppGameKit Player averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Birdathon averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do AppGameKit Player or Birdathon have ads?
AppGameKit Player shows ads; Birdathon does not.
Which is updated more often, AppGameKit Player or Birdathon?
AppGameKit Player ships an update every 2 months, and Birdathon every 4 months. Most recently, AppGameKit Player was updated on October 10, 2026 and Birdathon on October 7, 2026.

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