Comparison

FrogID vs ACTS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

ACTS

Features
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ACTS: Auctioneer Training helps auctioneers and aspiring auctioneers practise calculations, bid recall and auction delivery. PRACTISE AUCTION SKILLS • Run auction simulations with configurable bidders, reserve prices, increments and negotiation scenarios. • Practise bid calling, vendor bids, on-market calls, negotiations, selling and passing in. • Use Visual, Audio or Both training modes. • On supported devices, use optional Voice Control for spoken bids and commands. • Practise Mental Maths and memory exercises. • Generate and review auction scripts, track training results and export scripts as PDF files. • Audio and Both modes, Voice Control, Mental Maths, memory exercises and the Script Generator need ACTS Pro. The Daily Challenge uses Pro-level settings for every member. STANDARD AND PRO ACTS offers Standard and Pro memberships. The app explains the included features before purchase. Pro provides the complete training toolkit, including advanced settings, expanded modules, detailed review, custom and saved scripts, and supported voice features. Weekly, monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions are available. The App Store displays the local price and billing period before confirmation. Manage or cancel through your Apple account. Members can also buy ACTS Pro Lifetime in the app under Settings > Manage Account: a one-time non-consumable purchase with the same Pro features, no recurring charge and no scheduled expiry. Buying Lifetime does not automatically cancel an existing subscription; cancel that separately in your Apple account. Restore eligible access with the original store account. Eligible Apple offer codes can be redeemed using Redeem on the membership screens. Restore Purchases is available before purchase and in account settings. OPTIONAL ON-DEVICE SPEECH iOS Voice Control requires Apple’s on-device recognition. Manual controls remain available if permission is declined or on-device recognition is unavailable. Spoken training responses are generated locally using bundled voice models. NO ACTS ACCOUNT REQUIRED Training history, scripts and settings stay on your device. RevenueCat starts at launch to provide offers, verify store access and support purchase restoration and subscription analytics. ACTS does not include advertising or cross-app tracking. ACTS is a practice simulator, not legal, financial, property or auction-day advice. It does not guarantee accreditation, competition results or auction performance. Support: https://actsauctioneer.com/support Privacy: https://actsauctioneer.com/privacy Terms: https://actsauctioneer.com/terms Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FrogID3 screens
ACTS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FrogID at none against ACTS's 7. FrogID also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ACTS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ACTS sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per 7 days. FrogID asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FrogID ships an update every 4 months, ACTS every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FrogID versus ACTS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrogIDACTS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAustralian MuseumNicholas McIntyre

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

ACTS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FrogID

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

ACTS

Subscriptions6
  • ACTS Standard Weekly$2.007 Days
  • ACTS Standard Monthly$4.001 Month
  • ACTS Pro Weekly$8.007 Days
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  • ACTS Pro Monthly$19.001 Month
  • ACTS Standard Annual$29.001 Year
  • ACTS Pro Annual$119.001 Year
One-time1
  • ACTS Pro Lifetime$649.99

Questions

Is FrogID free?
FrogID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ACTS free?
ACTS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FrogID or ACTS have ads?
Neither FrogID nor ACTS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FrogID or ACTS?
FrogID ships an update every 4 months, and ACTS every 2 days. Most recently, FrogID was updated on October 24, 2026 and ACTS on October 24, 2026.

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