TreeSnap vs Anecdata.org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TreeSnap
Contribute to vital tree research by identifying and tagging healthy trees in your area. Your data helps scientists study genetic diversity and develop better tree breeding programs to combat invasive diseases and pests.
- Identify and tag trees
- Contribute to scientific research
- Support forest health initiatives
- Locate trees for genetic studies
- Aid tree breeding programs
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Help Our Nation’s Trees! Invasive diseases and pests threaten the health of America’s forests. Scientists are working to understand what allows some individual trees to survive, but they need to find healthy, resilient trees in the forest to study. That’s where concerned foresters, landowners, and citizens (you!) can help. Tag trees you find in your community, on your property, or out in the wild using TreeSnap! Scientists will use the data you collect to locate trees for research projects like studying the genetic diversity of tree species and building better tree breeding programs.
Anecdata.org
This platform empowers users to create, manage, and participate in citizen science projects. It facilitates data collection in the field, even offline, and supports project analysis and download.
- Project creation and management
- Datasheet design
- Participant invitation
- Offline data collection
- Data download and analysis
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Anecdata.org is a free online platform for managing all aspects of a citizen science project, from project creation, datasheet design, inviting participants, collecting data, to eventual download and analysis of data! The app makes it easy for you to create your own project or find a project to join, with excellent offline support for collecting data in the field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anecdata.org at 5.0 against TreeSnap's 4.6. Anecdata.org also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). TreeSnap's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Anecdata.org holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively.
TreeSnap ships an update monthly, Anecdata.org every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TreeSnap | Anecdata.org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Tennessee | MDI Biological Laboratory |
Customer experience
TreeSnap
Anecdata.org
In-app purchases
TreeSnap
No in-app purchases
Anecdata.org
No in-app purchases
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