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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Birds Complete Reference Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Canal Safari asks for nothing beyond the download.
Birds Complete Reference Guide ships an update every 5 weeks, Canal Safari every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Birds Complete Reference Guide | Canal Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Faisal Akhtar | Watman & Worth Web Ltd |
In-app purchases
Birds Complete Reference Guide
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Canal Safari
No in-app purchases







