Forest Tree Identifier vs City Trees
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forest Tree Identifier
Instantly identify trees using their leaves, flowers, bark, or buds with advanced AI. Explore a comprehensive tree list, compare species, and learn detailed information about each tree. Ideal for nature enthusiasts, students, and families exploring the outdoors.
- Identify trees from leaves, flowers, bark, buds, and twigs
- Use photos or clear images for identification
- Filter trees by leaf morphology
- Compare and learn about trees from a comprehensive list
- Access detailed tree history and location information
- Choose Christmas trees with filters
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Identify trees from photos — unlimited & free. You can also identify trees by their leaves, flowers, bark, buds, and twigs, and learn more about them. Filter trees by leaf morphology, regions, or filter flowers by number of petals, color. Database with 160+ countries to discover native trees and flowers. Our tree and flower list lets you view all trees at once, compare them, and learn more about each one. We hope that Forest Tree Identifier helps both kids and adults identify trees, flowers and fruits while walking in parks or forests around the world and enjoy learning through tree and flower trivia. We also hope that Tree Identification helps students understand the distinguishing features of trees and how their characteristics vary across regions and climates. With our Favorites, Collections, and Expedition pages, it’s easy to explore a tree’s history, locations, and much more. Let’s make Forest Tree Identifier better together. Terms of Use: We use Apple’s Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
City Trees
Identify trees in your vicinity by leveraging city landscaping data and your current location. This application provides species information for millions of trees across numerous supported cities. Users can also request their city be added to the database.
- Tree species identification
- Uses current location
- City landscaping data integration
- Supports over 23 cities
- Database of 3.5 million trees
- City request feature
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Just walk up to a tree, and this app will display its species, using city landscaping data and your current location. Includes data for 23 cities, and over 3.5 million trees! Currently supported cities: Austin, TX Berkeley, CA Cambridge, MA Denver, CO London, England Los Angeles, CA Montreal, Canada New York, NY Oakland, CA Pasadena, CA Philadelphia, PA Portland, OR Sacramento, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Santa Monica, CA Seattle, WA Toronto, Canada Victoria, Canada Washington, DC Waterloo, Canada West Hollywood, CA Don't see your city here? Email me to request it, and I might be able to add it if data is available from your city.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: City Trees at 4.7 against Forest Tree Identifier's 4.1. City Trees also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 23%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Forest Tree Identifier's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (825 vs 54). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Forest Tree Identifier sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. City Trees asks for nothing beyond the download.
City Trees holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forest Tree Identifier has 825 ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Forest Tree Identifier's written reviews are positive against 60% of City Trees's.
Forest Tree Identifier ships an update every 6 days, City Trees every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Forest Tree Identifier | City Trees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (825 ratings) | 4.7 (54 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.5% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 825 — better | 54 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ersin KAYALI | Cricket Technology |
Customer experience
Forest Tree Identifier
City Trees
Bugs and requests
Forest Tree Identifier
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or freezes on launch
- Information under images not fully visible
Requested features
4 requests- Regional filtering for tree species
- Ability to identify trees from photos
- More comprehensive coverage of North American trees
- Inclusion of bark and winter identification features
City Trees
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Forest Tree Identifier
- Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
City Trees
No in-app purchases
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