Comparison

Nature Notes vs Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier

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

Head to head
About

Nature Notes

Record and share notes, photos, and audio from your outdoor adventures. Advanced tools allow for photo merging from other cameras and interactive map integration. Organize trips into multiple hikes and share them via email, web pages, or custom files.

Highlights
  • Record notes, photos, and audio
  • Merge photos from other cameras
  • Interactive Apple Maps integration
  • Organize trips into multiple hikes
  • Share via email, web pages, or files
  • GPS tracking and export (KML/GPX)
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NatureNotes allows you to record and share notes, photos, and audio recordings on any walk, tour, hike, or just a stroll around your neighborhood. If you are a serious photographer, advanced tools allow you to load pictures from another camera into the walk record. There are several options for sharing walks with friends or other NatureNotes users, including email, Web page creation, or sending a NatureNotes file to another user. Easy sharing: Take photos, save notes, and record audio on your Apple iPhone or iPad. The app offers powerful editing features to create a slideshow or Web folder that you can email to your friends or upload to a server. Interactive maps: Apple maps embedded in NatureNotes shows where you are at all times, as well as where you've been on your hike. Satellite view can show you the terrain with a data connection. If you repeat a hike you've taken before, you can use the interactive map to see where you are relative to your last hike. Organization: Divide your trip into multiple hikes, then put them under a single header. Combine the subsumed hikes into a single slideshow, email, or web folder for sharing. Creating multiple databases offers a system for organizing larger groups of walk records. Records can be copied directly to other databases for easy sorting and reorganization. Photo merging: Take photos with another camera and merge them directly into your NatureNotes recordings. A smart system using dates and timestamps places photos into their correct positions within previously-recorded records. Even without a recorded hike, create a new record from a set of location-encoded photographs, and see exactly where you took the photos, using the embedded Apple Maps features. If the photos contain captions from another photo-editing program, the captions will be copied into NatureNotes titles for immediate labelling within NatureNotes. All slideshow features and email or Web sharing features can then be used with the new records. Create a kml file for viewing the track in another tracking application, or a gpx file for loading a track with GPS data into photo editing applications. GPS tracking: NatureNotes provides detailed tracking data for your walks, regardless of whether you are in cellular range or not. Tracks can be exported as KML or GPX files for use in other applications. Duplication and backups: Take a complete set of records and copy them to another device, with a cable and computer, regardless of record sizes. In this way complete records can be shared or backed-up without loss of information or photographic resolution.

About

Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier

Instantly identify plants, animals, and other natural elements by pointing your camera. Learn facts, track discoveries, and level up your outdoor exploration skills. Includes practical survival education for safe adventures.

Highlights
  • AI-powered nature identification
  • Discover plants, animals, insects, and more
  • Build a personal Wild Log collection
  • Complete exploration missions and level up
  • Learn practical outdoor and survival skills
  • Conservation and biodiversity insights
Features
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Wildlyfe turns your phone into a real-world awareness and exploration tool — helping you identify wildlife, learn about ecosystems, discover nature, and reconnect with the world around you. Explore, discover, collect, and track the natural world around you through real-life exploration and discovery-driven progression. Explore plants, animals, insects, tracks, marine life, and more while building knowledge through curiosity, discovery, and outdoor exploration. DISCOVER THE WORLD AROUND YOU Simply point your camera at nature and instantly identify: • Plants & trees • Wildlife & birds • Insects & spiders • Reptiles & amphibians • Fish & marine life • Animal tracks & scat • Mushrooms & berries • Nature objects & ecosystems Every scan includes: • Common & scientific names • Educational wildlife facts • Ecosystem & biodiversity insights • Habitat & geographic range • Safety and edibility information • Conservation & stewardship information • Seasonal and behavioral patterns • Care tips when applicable EXPLORE, DISCOVER & COLLECT Turn everyday walks, hikes, trips, and outdoor adventures into discovery experiences. Scan and uncover new species, build your Wild Log collection, complete exploration missions, and level up as your real-world awareness grows. Designed to make outdoor exploration feel immersive, rewarding, and addictive in the best way possible. BUILD YOUR WILD LOG Track discoveries, build your collection, and grow your awareness over time. Earn progression through exploration: • Scan new species • Complete missions • Explore local ecosystems • Discover protected wildlife • Learn about biodiversity Level up from: Observer → Scout → Tracker → Survivalist → Naturalist Every discovery encourages deeper exploration and connection with the natural world. LEARN REAL-WORLD OUTDOOR SKILLS Wildlyfe also includes practical outdoor and survival education when you need it. Learn how to: • Find and purify water • Navigate outdoors • Build emergency shelter • Start fires in different conditions • Handle wildlife encounters safely • Treat common outdoor injuries • Respond if lost outdoors Designed to support real-world exploration — not fear-based survivalism. BUILT FOR • Nature lovers & explorers • Hikers & backpackers • Wildlife enthusiasts • Families exploring outdoors • Campers & travelers • Hunters & foragers • Students & lifelong learners • Conservation-minded adventurers WHY WILDLYFE? • AI-powered wildlife & nature identification • Curiosity-driven exploration • Educational and immersive learning • Progression, missions, and discovery tracking • Conservation and biodiversity awareness • Built for real-world outdoor engagement Wildlyfe isn’t just a scanner. It’s a movement centered around awareness, exploration, education, and stewardship. Every exploration contributes to awareness. Awareness contributes to conservation. CONSERVATION & IMPACT Wildlyfe is designed to help increase awareness around wildlife, ecosystems, and biodiversity. As users explore and scan nature, they contribute to: • Wildlife awareness • Biodiversity education • Ecosystem understanding • Conservation & Protection initiatives • Future environmental research opportunities Wildlyfe believes people protect what they understand. NATURE SCANNING & ADVANCED ANALYSIS FEATURES REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION TERMS: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nature Notes4 screens
Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier at 5.0 against Nature Notes's 1.0. Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Nature Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nature Notes ships an update every 4 weeks, Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nature Notes versus Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNature NotesWildlyfe | Nature Identifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKenneth WahlNoble Strategies LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nature Notes

One-time1
  • English$4.99
3 purchases

Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier

Subscriptions3
  • Wild AI Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Weekly pro subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Wild AI Pro (Annual)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Nature Notes free?
Nature Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier free?
Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nature Notes or Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier?
Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier is rated higher. Nature Notes averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nature Notes or Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier have ads?
Neither Nature Notes nor Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nature Notes or Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier?
Nature Notes ships an update every 4 weeks, and Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier fortnightly. Most recently, Nature Notes was updated on October 10, 2026 and Wildlyfe | Nature Identifier on October 1, 2026.

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