Comparison

Birdathon vs Workshop for Raspberry Pi

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

Workshop for Raspberry Pi

Explore a variety of demo projects for Raspberry Pi, covering displays, sensors, home automation, and IoT. Ideal for makers, electronics enthusiasts, and engineering students looking to learn and experiment with hardware.

Highlights
  • Display projects (LCM, OLED, TFT)
  • Sensor projects (temperature, humidity)
  • Home automation (WiFi, Bluetooth, LoRa)
  • IoT projects (post sensor data)
  • Collection of demo projects
  • Suitable for makers and students
Features
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This app is a collection of rich demo projects for makers, electronics enthusiast, or engineering students using Raspberry Pi development board Features 1. Display projects • Character LCM 16x2, 20x4 • I2C OLED 96x64 • SPI OLED 96x64 • TFT 176x220 2. Sensors Projects • DHT11 (temperature and humidity) • 18B20 (1-wire temperature sensor) 3. Automation projects • Home automation using Wifi • Home automation using Bluetooth • Home automation using BluetoothLE • Home automation using LoRa 4. Internet-of-Things IoT Projects • Post sensor data to Iot Thingspeak website More projects will be added soon ! Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi foundation. "Python" and the Python logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Python Software Foundation. All other trade names mentioned in this app or the other documentation provided by this app are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder. This app is not related or affiliated in any way these companies.

Screenshots

Birdathon4 screens
Workshop for Raspberry Pi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Birdathon at 4.7 against Workshop for Raspberry Pi's 1.0. Birdathon also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months). Workshop for Raspberry Pi's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birdathon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Workshop for Raspberry Pi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birdathon ships an update every 4 months, Workshop for Raspberry Pi every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Birdathon versus Workshop for Raspberry Pi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdathonWorkshop for Raspberry Pi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarry Langdon-LassagneSiu Yuen Ho

Customer experience

Birdathon

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

Workshop for Raspberry Pi

All ratings1 ratings
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
10 purchases

Workshop for Raspberry Pi

One-time10
  • TFT 220x176$1.99
  • dht11 sensor$1.99
  • 18b20 sensor$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Rotary encoder$1.99
  • ADC ADS1115$1.99
  • Automation using browser$1.99
  • Automation using LoRa$1.99
  • Environment sensor IoT$3.99
  • Automation using bluetooth$3.99
  • Automation using bluetooth LE$3.99

Questions

Is Birdathon free?
Birdathon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Workshop for Raspberry Pi free?
Workshop for Raspberry Pi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birdathon or Workshop for Raspberry Pi?
Birdathon is rated higher. Birdathon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Workshop for Raspberry Pi averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Birdathon or Workshop for Raspberry Pi have ads?
Neither Birdathon nor Workshop for Raspberry Pi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birdathon or Workshop for Raspberry Pi?
Birdathon ships an update every 4 months, and Workshop for Raspberry Pi every 19 months. Most recently, Birdathon was updated on September 19, 2026 and Workshop for Raspberry Pi on September 24, 2026.

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