Comparison

MosquitoTracker vs The Tick App

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

Head to head
About

MosquitoTracker

Report mosquito breeding sites with photos and descriptions. This data is uploaded to a global map to alert public health officials, helping to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like Zika and dengue.

Highlights
  • Report breeding sites
  • Upload GIS-tagged photos
  • Global map of reports
  • Alert public health officials
  • Prevent disease spread
  • View recent reports online
Features
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Report sites where mosquitoes like to breed such as stagnant water, trash containers, abandoned pools or fountains, discarded tires, tree holes, areas of industrial or commercial debris. The app will automatically upload a GIS-tagged photo to a global map that will alert local public health officials to the problem. This will help epidemiologists and public health agencies make better decisions. Fewer mosquitoes means fewer infectious diseases like Zika, dengue, chikungunya, malaria, West Nile virus, and yellow fever. Every year millions of people are infected worldwide; hundreds die. 1. Download, install a free MosquitoTracker mobile 2. Tap the red circle marker to open the query form and take a PHOTO as evidence. 3. Add a description if you wish. 4. Send your report 5. Open mosquiotracker..vectoranalytica.com to see all recent reports created and/or filter by date Just a few clicks on your phone can help stop these killers in their tracks! MosquitoTracker was designed to assist WHOs Integrated Vector Management Process

About

The Tick App

This app helps prevent tick encounters and tick-borne diseases by allowing users to report tick sightings. It also provides educational resources on tick identification, removal, and prevention, and allows for tick submission for expert identification.

Highlights
  • Report tick encounters
  • Prevent tick-borne diseases
  • Tick identification guides
  • Tick removal instructions
  • Submit ticks for identification
  • Research collaboration
Features
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Help prevent tick encounters and tick-borne diseases. By sharing when and where you encounter ticks you will help researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University to better prevent tick-borne diseases. The Tick App also provides information on tick identification, tick removal and other prevention ideas. You can also submit ticks for identification by university staff. The Tick App was developed as part of a collaborative research study between the Midwest and Northeast Centers of Excellence in Vector-borne Disease.

Screenshots

MosquitoTracker4 screens
The Tick App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MosquitoTracker at 5.0 against The Tick App's 3.9. MosquitoTracker also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.3). The Tick App's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MosquitoTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Tick App has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MosquitoTracker ships an update every 38 months, The Tick App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MosquitoTracker versus The Tick App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMosquitoTrackerThe Tick App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.9 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.3
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB98 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlicia JuarreroUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps

Customer experience

MosquitoTracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Tick App

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

MosquitoTracker

No in-app purchases

None

The Tick App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MosquitoTracker free?
MosquitoTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Tick App free?
The Tick App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MosquitoTracker or The Tick App?
MosquitoTracker is rated higher. MosquitoTracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while The Tick App averages 3.9 from 24 ratings.
Do MosquitoTracker or The Tick App have ads?
Neither MosquitoTracker nor The Tick App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MosquitoTracker or The Tick App?
MosquitoTracker ships an update every 38 months, and The Tick App every 2 months. Most recently, MosquitoTracker was updated on July 4, 2026 and The Tick App on September 10, 2026.

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