ObsEnMer vs Lilo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ObsEnMer
Report marine animal sightings with this app. It's designed for boaters, professionals, and associations to contribute to citizen science programs. Help researchers understand marine life and climate change impacts.
- Report marine animal observations
- Two involvement levels for boaters
- Expert level for trained contributors
- Species identification guide
- Observation history
- Species identification quizzes
- Share observations on social media
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OBSenMER vous permet de signaler vos observations d’animaux en mer. OBSenMER est une application à destination des plaisanciers, des professionnels et des associations, qui cherchent un moyen de signaler leurs observations de faune marine en mer. OBSenMER est gérée par le programme de Sciences Participatives du GECC et Cybelle Méditerranée. Cétacés, raies, requins, poissons pélagiques, tortues et méduses sont les groupes d’espèces étudiées par le programme. Des méthodes simples ne nécessitant aucune formation préalable vous sont proposées pour nous transmettre vos observations. Toutes ces informations sont ensuite centralisées et mises librement à disposition. Elles servent à mieux comprendre l’écologie des espèces étudiées et les impacts des changements globaux (ex. réchauffement climatique), et permettent d’agir pour la préservation des espèces emblématiques et protégées. Caractéristiques de l’application : -Deux niveaux d’implication pour la signalisation des observations pour les plaisanciers, -Un niveau expert réservé aux contributeurs formés, -Un guide d’identification pour reconnaître les espèces, -Un historique de vos observations, -Des quizz pour vous entraîner à les reconnaître et les connaître, -La possibilité de partager vos observations sur les réseaux sociaux. L'utilisation continue du GPS en arrière-plan peut réduire considérablement la durée de vie de la batterie.
Lilo
This search engine allows users to fund social and environmental projects with their search activity. By generating revenue through ads, it directs funds to causes like deforestation prevention or supporting children. Users can choose which projects their searches support, making internet use impactful.
- Fund social and environmental projects
- Choose project destinations for funds
- Generate money through advertising
- Supports causes like deforestation and child support
- Provides search results
- Free to use
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Say hello to Lilo - the search engine which funds life changing projects of your choice for free. Everyone uses search engines most days. But what many people don’t know is that your searches on the internet generate money through advertising. Money you never see. Money that goes straight into someone else’s pocket. At Lilo, we let you use that money to fund social and environmental projects. You get to decide where the money you generate with advertising goes. Whether that’s preventing deforestation in the Amazon, supporting street kids or protecting the turtles from poaching. You get to support projects and causes you care about simply through your searches. Lilo is the search engine designed to provide great search results and do some good along the way. So why not switch your search engine and join our mission today?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ObsEnMer at 5.0 against Lilo's 4.0. Lilo's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ObsEnMer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ObsEnMer's written reviews are positive against 60% of Lilo's.
ObsEnMer ships an update every 4 months, Lilo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ObsEnMer | Lilo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Altitude Cherbourg | Lilo |
Customer experience
ObsEnMer
Lilo
In-app purchases
ObsEnMer
No in-app purchases
Lilo
No in-app purchases








