The Tick App vs TickReport
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Report tick encounters
- Prevent tick-borne diseases
- Tick identification guides
- Tick removal instructions
- Submit ticks for identification
- Research collaboration
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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.
TickReport
This app provides a professional tick testing service to help you understand the risk of dangerous pathogens. Learn about tick-borne diseases, species, removal methods, and submit photos for identification or order lab testing.
- Tick-borne disease information
- Tick species identification
- Tick removal guidance
- Photo submission for identification
- Order laboratory tick testing
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TickReport is a service provided by the Laboratory of Medical Zoology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 2006. Our mission is to provide a professional tick testing service to public individuals and agencies seeking more information about the risk of dangerous pathogens. We have developed this application to help you: - Learn about Tick-borne diseases - Learn about different species of ticks - Understand the best methods for removing a tick - Submit photos of ticks for identification - Order tick testing from our laboratory
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TickReport at 4.5 against The Tick App's 3.9. TickReport also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 43%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TickReport holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of The Tick App's written reviews are positive against 75% of TickReport's.
The Tick App ships an update every 2 months, TickReport every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tick App | TickReport |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (24 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.3 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | University of Wisconsin-Madison Shared Apps | Stenquist Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
The Tick App
TickReport
In-app purchases
The Tick App
No in-app purchases
TickReport
No in-app purchases
