FrogID vs Grindstone
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.
Grindstone
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A spaced repetition memory app built for learning tunes Add and sort tunes in the "library" tab. To add a tune press the + icon. After you enter the name of the tune you can click the search icon to search thesession.org's database and match the tune to one found there. Any fields left empty by you will be automatically filled. Grindstone can create a midi audio snippet from that search. In the practice tab you will find the tunes ordered by practice priority. You can view any sets you've created by sliding the toggle at the top. You can also pin tunes you want to prioritise by dragging the card sideways, or clicking the pin icon when the practice card is open. Select a tune you want to practice. When a tune is open for practice you can: - play an audio snippet - start a metronome - log your playing speed - record and playback the tune When you've practiced a tune, select "nope", "hard", "good" or "easy". This will help the app generate the next practice interval. Grindstone will encourage smaller practice intervals for new and difficult tunes, and larger practice intervals for tunes you know well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FrogID at 13.0 against Grindstone's 18.6. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | FrogID | Grindstone |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Australian Museum | MARGAUX SJAAN HAYES |
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
Grindstone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FrogID
No in-app purchases
Grindstone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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