NZ Trees vs Mahau
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NZ Trees
Identify New Zealand's native trees with this educational app. Features a user-friendly wizard, an alphabetical species list, and the ability to record and share your tree sightings.
- Tree identification wizard
- A-Z species list
- Capture and save sightings
- Share tree observations
- Educational content
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The NZ Tree app was developed as a joint project of the School of Science, the School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, and the Centre for learning and Teaching at Auckland University of Technology. The app comes with a user friendly ‘multiple choice’-type wizard, an A-Z species list and the option to capture, save and share your own sightings.
Mahau
Learn te reo Māori with this app, focusing on dialects from Wellington's mana whenua iwi. Features synchronized narration, interactive learning, and the ability to record your own voice. Supports learning at work, school, or home.
- Synchronized narration in standard and regional dialects
- Swipe to read or touch to hear
- Record your own narration
- Create custom pepeha
- Export content to social media
- Informative videos and maps
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Welcome to Mahau, our te reo Māori language app for Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington. Mahau refers to this section of the whare as an entrance, and that's what this app is all about – it's designed to help you enter the house of te reo Māori. Use Mahau at work or school, in your home or café and give te reo Māori a go! What makes Mahau special is that you can learn the dialects of our mana whenua iwi, Taranaki Whānui and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Ngā mihi nui for helping to make Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington a bilingual capital city by 2040! FEATURES Synchronised narration in standard te reo Māori and 2 dialects, Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Taranaki Whānui Swipe to read or touch to hear Record your own narration Create your own pepeha Export pages, images, and audio to colleagues, friends or social media Maps Tutorials Watch informative videos This app was produced by world leading Cultural Services agency Kiwa Digital. For more www.kiwadigital.com NEED HELP? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mahau at 100% against NZ Trees's 22%. NZ Trees's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
NZ Trees ships an update every 2 months, Mahau every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NZ Trees | Mahau |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AUTEL | Wellington City Council |
Customer experience
NZ Trees
Mahau
In-app purchases
NZ Trees
No in-app purchases
Mahau
No in-app purchases
