New Spider Orientation vs Nature's Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
New Spider Orientation
This guide provides essential information for new members of the Spider Family. It includes orientation schedules, contact details, housing information, and tips for settling into your new environment.
- Orientation schedule
- Important contacts
- Housing information
- Settling-in tips
- Welcome to the Spider Family
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New Spider Orientation – Welcome to the Spider Family! You will find the information you need to know in this guide, including your New Spider Orientation schedule, important contacts, housing information, and things to do to settle into your new home.
Nature's Notebook
Record observations of plant and animal life cycles, such as flowering and migration. Mark observation sites, create species lists, and log seasonal changes in nature.
- Record plant and animal life cycle events
- Mark observation sites
- Create species lists
- Log seasonal observations
- Citizen science program
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Nature's Notebook is a program for observing and recording plant and animal life cycle events, like flowering and bird migration. Use this app to mark your sites, create a list of plants and animals, and going into the field to record observations throughout the seasons. Find out more at www.usanpn.org/nn/guidelines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: New Spider Orientation at 3.8 against Nature's Notebook's 3.1. Nature's Notebook's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
New Spider Orientation holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 26 respectively.
New Spider Orientation ships an update every 4 months, Nature's Notebook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | New Spider Orientation | Nature's Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (10 ratings) — better | 3.1 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Richmond | National Phenology Network |
Customer experience
New Spider Orientation
Nature's Notebook
In-app purchases
New Spider Orientation
No in-app purchases
Nature's Notebook
No in-app purchases
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