Comparison

Birds Complete Reference Guide vs Canal Safari

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

Head to head
About

Birds Complete Reference Guide

Explore a comprehensive guide to over 11,400 bird species, featuring high-quality songs, calls, and detailed information. Organize your findings with personal lists and access external resources like Wikipedia for deeper insights. This app helps you manage and learn about birds both online and offline.

Highlights
  • 11,400+ bird species coverage
  • High-quality bird songs and calls
  • Offline access to bird data
  • Search by English or Scientific name
  • Personalized favorite and finding lists
  • Links to Wikipedia, Avibase, and Ebird
Features
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A complete birding reference app that includes over 11,400 species of birds grouped into 243 birding families. Access beautiful and distinct high quality songs and calls for individual birds in an easy to navigate way. All birds and lists can be accessed without an internet connection, however access to birding multimedia (sounds, images and videos) does require an online internet connection. You can search for a bird with the English name or Scientific name. A favorite list is also available allowing you to add any bird to your favorites. Personal birding lists can also be created helping you manage bird findings into your own separated lists. In-depth information for each bird can be found using links to Wikipedia, Avibase and Ebird found in each bird profile screen. If you feel there are any omissions that you would like to see added, or have any issues with that app please send us an Email.

About

Canal Safari

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Take a walk on the wild side along the Montgomery Canal in Wales. An interactive dual language app designed to inform and inspire visitors to the Montgomery Canal about the wildlife that can be found there whatever the season; from Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, one of 46 independent Wildlife Trusts across the UK who are working for an environment rich in wildlife for everyone.

Screenshots

Birds Complete Reference Guide4 screens
Canal Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Canal Safari at none against Birds Complete Reference Guide's 1. Canal Safari also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birds Complete Reference Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Canal Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birds Complete Reference Guide ships an update every 5 weeks, Canal Safari every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Birds Complete Reference Guide versus Canal Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirds Complete Reference GuideCanal Safari
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB135 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFaisal AkhtarWatman & Worth Web Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Birds Complete Reference Guide

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$0.99
None

Canal Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birds Complete Reference Guide free?
Birds Complete Reference Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Canal Safari free?
Canal Safari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Birds Complete Reference Guide or Canal Safari have ads?
Birds Complete Reference Guide shows ads; Canal Safari does not.
Which is updated more often, Birds Complete Reference Guide or Canal Safari?
Birds Complete Reference Guide ships an update every 5 weeks, and Canal Safari every 3 weeks. Most recently, Birds Complete Reference Guide was updated on October 12, 2026 and Canal Safari on October 12, 2026.

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