FrogID vs Voice Assess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FrogID
This app allows users to identify Australian frog species by recording their calls. It contributes to a national citizen science initiative, helping experts track frog populations and monitor waterway health.
- Record frog calls
- Identify frog species
- Citizen science project
- Submit records for verification
- Track frog populations
- Monitor waterway health
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FrogID is Australia’s first national citizen science frog identification initiative – a project led by the Australian Museum in partnership with Australia’s leading natural history museums and IBM. Use the App to create a profile, record frog calls and match your calls to the frog calls on the app. Then upload your records to the Australian Museum frog experts for species verification. With your help we can put more frog species on the map and track changes to their species and habitats over time, and therefore monitor our waterway's health.
Voice Assess
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Voice Assess helps teachers capture student assessments, visual evidence, and AI progress summaries using just their voice — right in the middle of a lesson, in the gym, or reviewing work. Speak your observations naturally. Voice Assess transcribes entirely on-device, matches student names from your roster, and creates timestamped notes automatically. Capture photo and video evidence, tag by subject, append follow-up notes over time, and generate comprehensive class or student reports in seconds. HOW IT WORKS • Voice-First: Tap record and speak naturally: "Glen is stepping off the wrong foot. New note: Julia is catching with both hands." Voice Assess splits them into separate student notes automatically. • Media + Voice: Snap student work or record video, then speak your observation directly over it. • Append Anytime: Add follow-up voice notes to an existing student observation without overwriting past comments. KEY FEATURES • Hands-Free Dictation: On-device speech recognition automatically identifies students from your class roster. • On-Device AI Reports: Instantly turn raw notes into polished individual student reports or whole-class cohort summaries. • Custom Report Tones: Select Formal/Academic, Warm & Encouraging, Casual, or Direct & Concise for report cards, IEPs, or parent emails. • Photos & Slow-Motion Video: Attach visual evidence with built-in cropping, trimming, and 0.25× slow-motion playback to analyze physical technique and demonstrations. • Subject & Custom Tags: Organize observations with multi-select tags; browse, filter, and export notes by tag. • Append or Replace: Choose whether new voice recordings add to existing notes or replace them. • 1-Tap AI Cleanup: Polish grammar and transcription phrasing individually or across an entire class in bulk—with preview before accepting. • Flexible Export: Export PDF summary reports, CSV rosters, or save media directly to the Files app and Camera Roll. • Classroom Ready: Works 100% offline, supports Bluetooth mics in noisy spaces, includes 30-day trash recovery, and syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud. 100% PRIVATE & ON-DEVICE Student data stays strictly yours. Speech recognition and Apple Intelligence AI reports run entirely on-device. Audio is discarded immediately after transcription. Notes and media remain securely on your device and private iCloud. No accounts, no cloud servers, no tracking, and zero third-party data sharing. Stop juggling clipboards and typing on tiny screens. Just capture, talk, and teach.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FrogID at none against Voice Assess's 1. FrogID also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Voice Assess's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Voice Assess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FrogID asks for nothing beyond the download.
FrogID ships an update every 4 months, Voice Assess every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FrogID | Voice Assess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Australian Museum | Darrel Branson |
Bugs and requests
FrogID
Reported bugs
43 issues- App crashes constantly
- Database updating hangs
- Recording issues (cutting out, no results)
- App freezes
- App logs off frequently
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- Photo upload fails or disappears
- Password issues
- Cannot record with Bluetooth
- App crashes on opening/explore screen
- Lost recordings
- App not loading
- Microphone not working
- Notes section behind keyboard
- Submit icon frozen
- Null frogs error
- App closes itself
- Cannot submit recordings
- App crashes when accessing Profile
- Recording page issues
- Cannot send recordings
- Submit status 'not submitted'
- App crashes frequently
- No way to match new frogs
- App closes down when accessing Profile
- Cannot record without audio
- App hangs and hangs
- Verification is very slow
- App is deaf unless frog is close
- Assumptions on species based on habitat
- Upload doesn't work
- No way to know if recording submitted
- Frustrating bugs
- No feedback on submissions
- App keeps logging off
- Photos too small
- Cannot identify rare species
- App is useless if not working
- No expert or community verification
- Primitive app, needs work
- Limited to Australia
- Long wait for confirmation
- No photo search
- Discouraging lack of feedback
Requested features
12 requests- Add photo search functionality
- Include other countries (e.g., US, Minnesota)
- Allow photo submission without audio
- Add a short list function
- Add a call playlist function
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- Show user status (e.g., Tadpole)
- Add a stats page showing population changes
- Allow uploading audio from video/audio clips
- Option to upload photo for identification
- Filter based on location
- Add dark mode
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
Voice Assess
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FrogID
No in-app purchases
Voice Assess
- Voice Assess - Unlimited Notes$1.99
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