Comparison

TheTreeApp SA vs Struik Nature Call App

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

Head to head
About

TheTreeApp SA

Identify over 1200 South African trees using detailed descriptions, artwork, and photographs. Search by scientific or common name in 11 languages, or use interactive location and random search functions. An evaluation version is available, with a yearly subscription unlocking the full database and two versions of the app.

Highlights
  • Identify over 1200 South African trees
  • Detailed species descriptions
  • Artwork and over 6000 photographs
  • Search by scientific/common name
  • Search in 11 South African languages
  • Interactive location-based search
  • Random Tree Search function
  • Offline functionality after initial download
Features
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Identify and discover over 1200 indigenous and selected invasive trees of South Africa. The app provides full species descriptions as well as uses and gardening information. Tree details are described in artworks, over 6000 photographs, maps, and texts. Searching for a species can be done by scientific or common name, using any of the 11 South African languages. Once loaded using Wi-Fi, no internet is needed; but satellite coverage improves the map and Location search experience. Interactive Location options based on unique, highly detailed species distribution maps, rapidly reduce the number of tree species to the actual number that can grow there naturally. Using the powerful, rapid, and highly intuitive random Tree Search function; the characteristics of your tree are matched to those on the app. Select the relevant tick-boxes and watch as the number of species’ choices in the Tree List reduces! If you are a new user, you can download and test the free Evaluation version of TheTreeApp SA, covering a limited number of trees (155). To load all 1 399 trees, you must buy a yearly subscription of R179,99 by pressing the Buy Full Subscription Version button on the Home Screen in the app and following the steps. TheTreeApp SA has an inbuilt education system; based on clicking InfoHotSpots, for explanations about any detail that is not clear. In Settings on the home screen, you can select your use of primary and secondary languages from Scientific, English, or Afrikaans. In addition, the Sightings function allows you to add and list the names of your own personal tree discoveries. You can also type in notes and record GPS locations. The Second Edition is a two-in-one app that contains both the Original version (simple English terms) and the Botanical version (classical Botanical terms). Therefore, you only pay for one subscription per year but you receive both versions of the app. Users can switch between versions on the app home screen. The language differences apply to the search, text, and captions. Both versions include all South African trees, and all species’ artwork, photographs, and maps. *** MTN App of the Year Winner 2017 – Agriculture (Conservation) ***

About

Struik Nature Call App

This app allows you to scan barcodes in specific bird identification books to instantly play over 1000 bird calls. Simply launch the app, scan the barcode with your device's camera, and press play to hear the corresponding bird's call.

Highlights
  • Scan book barcodes
  • Play over 1000 bird calls
  • Identify bird species
  • Free to download
  • Works with specific bird books
Features
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Scan barcodes in the Sasol Birds of Southern Africa and Southern African LBJs made simple books to play over 1000 bird calls. Download the app for free, and simply scan the barcodes in the book to listen to the bird calls. How it works: • Launch the app on your device and hover your camera over the barcode in the book. • The barcode will scan and bring up the calls associated with that species. • Press play to listen! TIP: Use a bookmark or sheet of paper to cover surrounding barcodes, so that you can scan the exact one that you want. THE CALL SUPPLIERS Struik Nature would like to acknowledge Bernabe Lopez Lanus, Dawie de Swardt, Derek Solomon, Dominic Rollinson, Fabrice Lebouard, Frank Lambert, Horst Bacher, Lynette Rudman, Mike Nelson, Niall Perrins, Oscar Campbell, Otto Whitehead, PDA Solutions, Peter Boesman, Peter Ryan, Santiago Imberti, Simply Birding, Stein Ø. Nilsen and Tony Archer for supplying calls for this app.

Screenshots

TheTreeApp SA4 screens
Struik Nature Call App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Struik Nature Call App at 5.0 against TheTreeApp SA's 2.7. Struik Nature Call App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16.0). TheTreeApp SA's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. TheTreeApp SA sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Struik Nature Call App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Struik Nature Call App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheTreeApp SA ships an update every 2 months, Struik Nature Call App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TheTreeApp SA versus Struik Nature Call App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheTreeApp SAStruik Nature Call App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB668 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHigh Branching ccmydigitalearth.com

Customer experience

TheTreeApp SA

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Struik Nature Call App

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

TheTreeApp SA

Subscriptions5
  • TheTreeAppAddOn$6.991 Year
  • TreeProBotAddOn$6.991 Year
  • TheTreePro SA$8.991 Year
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  • TheTreeApp$9.991 Year
  • TreeProBot$9.991 Year
None

Struik Nature Call App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheTreeApp SA free?
TheTreeApp SA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Struik Nature Call App free?
Struik Nature Call App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TheTreeApp SA or Struik Nature Call App?
Struik Nature Call App is rated higher. TheTreeApp SA averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Struik Nature Call App averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TheTreeApp SA or Struik Nature Call App have ads?
Neither TheTreeApp SA nor Struik Nature Call App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TheTreeApp SA or Struik Nature Call App?
TheTreeApp SA ships an update every 2 months, and Struik Nature Call App every 6 months. Most recently, TheTreeApp SA was updated on November 2, 2026 and Struik Nature Call App on November 3, 2026.

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