SmallBird vs eir TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmallBird
Identify birds by assembling their parts to hear their songs. Explore common garden and woodland birds with visual identification and audio recordings. Create your own unique fantasy birds by mixing and matching different avian features.
- Assemble bird parts to hear songs
- Visual bird identification
- Mix-and-match fantasy bird creation
- Learn about common garden birds
- Includes bird songs
- English and Norwegian language support
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Put together the right parts of the bird in order to hear its song! Get to know the small birds that you meet in the garden, the park or on you Sunday hikes in the woods in this beautiful and fun mix-max inspired app! SmallBird contains both visual identification and the song of each bird. In addition, you can make your own fantasy bird by putting together parts from different birds. Everybody loves small birds and birdsongs. Now you can get to know them better! Contains 22 of the most common birds. English and Norwegian language.
eir TV
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Stream the best in live entertainment direct to your iOS device or Apple TV at home, or on the move anywhere in Ireland. Enjoy the eir TV app on your mobile, tablet or laptop, great TV is just a swipe, tap or click away. Catch up or restart the TV shows and movies you missed or enjoy the most popular linear content on the go or at home. With over 100 channels to stream (with an eir TV subscription), eir TV brings you the most watched channels in Ireland. As an eir TV customer you also get Amazon Prime on us so you can stream 1000s of movies and TV shows via the Amazon Prime app when you register via Myeir. Download the eir TV app and login with your Myeir account to enjoy the best in live and catch up entertainment. Features include*: · Over 100 live channels · HD channels at no extra cost · Record up to 500 programs · Restart programs that are currently airing · Catch up on the most-watched programs *Dependent on content rights and content entitlements, some features and content may be on a pilot basis eir TV is compatible with Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD, iPhone and iPad Note: access to the content in the eir TV app is only available to customers with an eir TV subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: eir TV at Free against SmallBird's $1.99. eir TV also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 96 months). SmallBird's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On in-app purchases 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
eir TV is free to download; SmallBird costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmallBird ships an update every 96 months, eir TV every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmallBird | eir TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 96 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ablemagic | eircom Limited |
In-app purchases
SmallBird
No in-app purchases
eir TV
No in-app purchases
