Comparison

PacFishID vs Tata'u

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

Head to head
About

PacFishID

This educational app helps users identify fish and invertebrates from Pacific Island countries. It features a dataset of approximately 320 common coastal species, aiding in fisheries identification and management.

Highlights
  • Fish and invertebrate identification
  • Pacific Islands region focus
  • Dataset of 320+ coastal species
  • Fisheries officer assistance
  • Educational resource
Features
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Learn to recognize fishes and invertebrates from Pacific Island countries and territories with this application, developed and maintained by the Coastal Fisheries Programme of the Pacific Community (http://www.spc.int/coastfish) At the moment one dataset is available : Common coastal food fishes of the Pacific Islands region This dataset contains approximately 320 of the most commonly targeted coastal sharks, rays and bony fishes in the Pacific Islands region. It is based on the 'Identification guide to the common coastal food fishes of the Pacific Islands region' (Brad Moore and Boris Colas) produced by the Pacific Community (SPC) to assist fisheries officers with the identification of the common coastal food fishes encountered in catches or during market surveys (http://www.spc.int/coastfish/en/component/content/article/465). This application has been produced with financial assistance from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the European Union through the 'Scientific Support for the Management of Coastal and Oceanic Fisheries in the Pacific Islands Region' (SciCOFish) project. Photos from the datasets are copyrighted and may not be used without the permission of their respective authors.

About

Tata'u

Features
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La première calculatrice qui écrit et prononce les chiffres en reo Tahiti ! Fais tes calculs et le résultat s'affiche en reo ! Tu peux même écouter le résultat pour pratiquer ta prononciation... En bonus, une touche géniale qui te permet de garder en mémoire le dernier résultat que tu as obtenu pour faire plus facilement des séries de calcul !

Screenshots

PacFishID4 screens
Tata'u1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PacFishID at every 3 months against Tata'u's every 17 months. PacFishID also leads on iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PacFishID ships an update every 3 months, Tata'u every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PacFishID versus Tata'u: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacFishIDTata'u
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPacific CommunityE-Reo

In-app purchases

None

PacFishID

No in-app purchases

None

Tata'u

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PacFishID free?
PacFishID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tata'u free?
Tata'u is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PacFishID or Tata'u have ads?
Neither PacFishID nor Tata'u shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PacFishID or Tata'u?
PacFishID ships an update every 3 months, and Tata'u every 17 months. Most recently, PacFishID was updated on October 6, 2026 and Tata'u on October 17, 2026.

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