Bug Journal vs buggydex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bug Journal
Document your insect discoveries with this virtual bug collection app. Capture photos, record field notes with automatic date and location data, and organize your findings. Features an interactive identification tool and educational bug information.
- Virtual bug collection
- Photo capture with notes
- Automatic date and location tagging
- Interactive bug identification tool
- Bug information lookup
- Exportable reports for school projects
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Bug Journal is a virtual bug collection. You will be able to take pictures and record field notes. Date and location are automatically stored with the photo. Sort the journal by date, name or species. Any journal entry can be exported as a printed report or air-dropped to another iPhone. Reports were made with school projects in mind! Bug Journal has an interactive identification tool built in. Simply answer a couple questions about the bug and the app will narrow down the possibilities. You will also be able to look up the various bugs for more information. If you are interested in the latest news about bugs, there are 5 news feeds you can look at.
buggydex
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- Use insect-rnapp to detect and recognize insect you see around you! - If you encounter an unknown insect and wonder if it is dangerous, you can use insect-rnapp to get information about it. - As you encounter more and more insect, you personal collection will be filled with their data to record your achievement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bug Journal at every 3 months against buggydex's every 26 months. buggydex's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). 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.
Bug Journal ships an update every 3 months, buggydex every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bug Journal | buggydex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Johnson | Fei WU |
In-app purchases
Bug Journal
No in-app purchases
buggydex
No in-app purchases
