Comparison

Birdathon vs LCD Bitmap Converter

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

Head to head
About

Birdathon

This app helps birdwatchers create and organize detailed checklists of their observations. It automatically records time and location, allowing for easy editing and customization. Users can visualize their sightings on maps, add field notes, and export data for sharing or further analysis.

Highlights
  • Observation-centric checklists
  • Automatic time and location recording
  • Customizable maps with boundary overlays
  • Field notes for additional observations
  • Multiple checklist sorting options
  • Data export to CSV and other formats
  • Create checklist templates
Features
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Birdathon is an observation-centric tool for creating birding checklists. It helps you organize your checklists and share them with others. Use Birdathon in the field to quickly record whether and where a bird is seen or heard and the number observed. The time and location of each observation is automatically recorded. You can adjust the location, time entries and the count of birds observed at any time to ensure your records are accurate. You can add breeding codes to your observations. Checklist maps display the locations of your observations. You can overlay county boundaries for every US state. You can add a range circle such as a 5MR (5-mile Radius) to your maps. You can import and overlay custom kml/kmz files onto your maps. An Overview feature lets you see your combined observations for any time period, and displays a map showing any boundaries you have selected, so you can utilize the map feature even when you are not actively checklisting. You can export Overview data into a csv text file or create a new checklist template from the Overview. Your checklists can be viewed in taxonomic order, alphabetically, by rarity or as a timeline of species. You can enrich your checklist with field notes and add observations such as mammals, butterflies, wildflowers, etc., to make it a more complete record of your experience. You can organize your checklists into categories such as Day List, Year List, County List, Life List, etc., and assign color themes to your lists. Bird species may be added and deleted from your lists at any time. You can create new checklist templates from your previous lists or import templates created by others. You can change which template is being used. You can import text files into Birdathon, making them into templates or new checklists. Different export options for your checklists allow you to import into eBird or another copy of Birdathon. The bird species source data and other resources used in this app come from the following sources: AviList, a unified global checklist of birds, is the core data set used for Birdathon. https://www.avilist.org. Some data has been integrated from the following sources: The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world (https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/), the American Ornithological Society's (AOS) Checklist of North and Middle American Birds (https://checklist.americanornithology.org), and the American Birding Association's (ABA) checklist of North American Birds (https://www.aba.org/listing-taxonomy/) Alpha codes come from The Institute for Bird Populations’ Standardized 4- and 6-letter Bird Species Codes. https://www.birdpop.org/pages/birdSpeciesCodes.php. County boundary data is from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) TIGER/Line 2019 Shapefiles found on the United States Census Bureau's website at https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/tiger-line-file.2019.html. Boundaries should be used as general guidelines and not be considered precise. Note especially where county boundaries follow creeks, rivers, ridge lines and other natural features, and so are of much finer resolution than can be shown on Birdathon’s maps. California breeding bird atlas blocks come from the California Bird Atlas, https://www.californiabirdatlas.org. California Bird Atlas logo and breeding code descriptions used with permission.

About

LCD Bitmap Converter

This tool converts image files into byte data suitable for firmware display. Developers can customize color depth and dimensions, and choose from Hex or Binary output formats. It also offers image manipulation options like rotation and inversion.

Highlights
  • Image to byte data conversion
  • Customizable color depth (1, 2, 4 bit)
  • Adjustable image dimensions
  • Hex and Binary output formats
  • Image rotation and inversion
  • BMP, JPG, PNG support
Features
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LCD Bitmap Converter tool allows developers to customise firmware display graphics. This is achieved by loading an image in BMP, JPG, or PNG formats and selecting the colour (1bit, 2bit or 4bit) and image dimensions (for eg: 96 x 96). The result is a text file representing the image bytes in textual Hex or Binary formats(e.g. 0x23, 0x03 or B1111000, B10101100,.. etc), this code is then included in a firmware source code or library for compilation. The resultant binary when uploaded will display the graphic at the desired time. Produce Textual in different formatted output: 1) Hex , for e.g. x0A, x0C, x1F,.. etc 2) Zero suppressed Hex for e.g. xA, x1A, x9, x3F, .. etc 3) Binary B1111000, B10101100,.. etc Translate images: 1) Rotate 180 2) Lateral Conversion about Y Axis 3) Laterally Invert

Screenshots

Birdathon4 screens
LCD Bitmap Converter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Birdathon at 100% against LCD Bitmap Converter's 0%. Birdathon also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.7 vs 1.0). LCD Bitmap Converter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Birdathon is free to download; LCD Bitmap Converter costs $0.99 up front. Birdathon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. LCD Bitmap Converter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birdathon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birdathon has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Birdathon's written reviews are positive against 0% of LCD Bitmap Converter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birdathon ships an update every 4 months, LCD Bitmap Converter every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Birdathon versus LCD Bitmap Converter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdathonLCD Bitmap Converter
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarry Langdon-LassagneMark Raymond

Customer experience

Birdathon

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LCD Bitmap Converter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Birdathon

One-time4
  • Good Tip$0.99
  • Great Tip$1.99
  • Amazing Tip$2.99
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  • Incredible Tip$4.99
None

LCD Bitmap Converter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birdathon free?
Birdathon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LCD Bitmap Converter free?
LCD Bitmap Converter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Birdathon or LCD Bitmap Converter?
Birdathon is rated higher. Birdathon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while LCD Bitmap Converter averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Birdathon or LCD Bitmap Converter have ads?
Neither Birdathon nor LCD Bitmap Converter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birdathon or LCD Bitmap Converter?
Birdathon ships an update every 4 months, and LCD Bitmap Converter every 7 months. Most recently, Birdathon was updated on September 19, 2026 and LCD Bitmap Converter on September 9, 2026.

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