Utah Wildflowers vs USDA PPRL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Utah Wildflowers
Identify plants by providing details like location, flower color, and season. This app helps you discover which of the 2,873 plant species found in Utah match your observations.
- Plant identification by characteristics
- Searchable database of Utah flora
- Categorized plant types (wildflowers, shrubs, trees, etc.)
- Detailed species information
- Location-based filtering
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This App helps find and identify plants. When you give the App information about a plant, such as its location, flower color and the time of year, the App will quickly show you which plants match your selections. The App includes 2,873 species of plants found in Utah. Overall, 1,899 are "Wildflowers", 268 are shrubs, 104 are broadleaf trees, 21 are conifers, 22 are vines, 31 are cactus, 372 are grasses and sedges, 44 are ferns, 103 are lichen and 97 are moss.
USDA PPRL
This app helps livestock owners identify poisonous plants to prevent animal loss. It provides a searchable database of toxic flora and allows users to report livestock poisonings to the research lab.
- Identify poisonous plants
- Searchable plant database
- Prevent livestock loss
- Report livestock poisonings
- Awareness of toxic flora
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The Poisonous Plant Research Lab App by USDA is aimed to help livestock owners (Ranchers) in preventing/minimizing the loss of their livestock by giving them awareness about poisonous plant. The app will allow a rancher to search for poisonous plants using the information provided in the Application via bulletin 415. Users will be able to contact PPRL to report their livestock poisoning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Utah Wildflowers at 5.0 against USDA PPRL's 4.8. Utah Wildflowers also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). USDA PPRL's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Utah Wildflowers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Utah Wildflowers ships an update every 4 months, USDA PPRL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Utah Wildflowers | USDA PPRL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 587 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wildflower Search | Utah State University |
Customer experience
Utah Wildflowers
USDA PPRL
In-app purchases
Utah Wildflowers
No in-app purchases
USDA PPRL
No in-app purchases
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