Comparison

WCUTrees vs Tree Identification with AI

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

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About

WCUTrees

Discover and learn about trees on Western Carolina University's campus. Use the map to locate specific trees or explore those nearby. Access detailed information including common and scientific names, plus interesting facts about each species.

Highlights
  • Tree identification
  • Campus map view
  • Tree details (common/scientific name, facts)
  • Explore on-campus or at home
  • Learn about various tree types
Features
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WCUTrees is your guide for learning and identifying any type of tree on Western Carolina University's campus! Explore and learn about many of the trees, on-campus, or at home. Use the map-view to see which trees you are close to, or to find one specifically. View details of each tree - learn their common name, scientific name, and a few facts about each!

About

Tree Identification with AI

Identify forest trees by taking a picture of their leaves. This AI-powered tool can recognize up to 185 tree species across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia. Simply snap a clear photo of a single leaf for accurate identification.

Highlights
  • AI-powered tree identification
  • Identify trees from leaf pictures
  • Supports 185 tree species
  • Covers North America, Europe, Asia
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Discover the names of forest trees only with a picture of leaves. Now you can recognize the trees in your nearest forest. This app has been created using artificial intelligence. This app can detect until 185 tree forest. The forest are in north america, west america, Europe, Russia and north of China. Only a picture of the leaf is needed to identify the tree. Please, take a picture only of one leaf for better results.   The trees that can be detected are: 

   Abies concolor, Abies nordmanniana, Acer campestre, Acer ginnala, Acer griseum, Acer negundo, Acer palmatum, Acer pensylvanicum, Acer platanoides, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum, Acer saccharum, Aesculus flava, Aesculus glabra, esculus hippocastamon, aAesculus pavi, Ailanthus altissima, Albizia julibrissin, Amelanchier arborea, Amelanchier canadensis, Amelanchier laevis, Asimina triloba, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula jacqemontii, Betula lenta, Betula nigra, Betula populifolia, Broussonettia papyrifera, Carpinus betulus, Carpinus caroliniana, Carya cordiformis, Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa, Castanea dentata, Catalpa bignonioides, Catalpa speciosa, Cedrus atlantica, Cedrus deodara, Cedrus libani, Celtis occidentalis, Celtis tenuifolia, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Cercis canadensis, Chamaecyparis pisifera, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Chionanthus retusus, Chionanthus virginicus, Cladrastis lutea, Cornus florida, Cornus kousa, Cornus mas, Corylus colurna, Crataegus crus, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus phaenopyrum, Crataegus pruinosa, Crataegus viridis, Cryptomeria japonica, Diospyros virginiana, Eucommia ulmoides, Evodia danielli, Fagus grandifolia, Ficus carica, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ginkgo biloba, Gleditsia Triacanthos, Gymnocladus Dioicus, Halesia Tetraptera, iIlex opaca, Juglans cinerea, Juglans nigra, jJuniperus virginiana, Koelreuteria paniculata, Larix decidua, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Maclura pomifera, Magnolia acuminata, Magnolia denudata, Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia macrophylla, Magnolia soulangiana, Magnolia stellata, Magnolia tripetala, Magnolia virginiana, Malus angustifolia, Malus Baccata, Malus coronaria, Malus floribunda, Malus hupehensis, Malus pumila, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Morus alba, Morus rubra, Nyssa sylvatica, Ostrya virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Paulownia tomentosa, Phellodendron amurense, Picea abies, Picea orientalis, Picea pungens, Pinus bungeana, Pinus cembra, Pinus densiflora, Pinus echinata, Pinus flexilis, Pinus koraiensis, Pinus nigra, pinus_parviflora, Pinus peucea, Pinus pungens, Pinus resinosa, Pinus rigida, Pinus strobus, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus taeda, Pinus thunbergii, Pinus virginiana, Pinus wallichiana, Platanus acerifolia, Platanus occidentalis, . . . Please, check inside the app the remaining tree species. Enjoy your identification! Download now! Dataset extract from the work of: Neeraj Kumar, Peter N. Belhumeur, Arijit Biswas, David W. Jacobs, W. John Kress, Ida Lopez, João V. B. Soares, "Leafsnap: A Computer Vision System for Automatic Plant Species Identification," Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), October 2012.

Screenshots

WCUTrees4 screens
Tree Identification with AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WCUTrees at Free against Tree Identification with AI's $2.99. WCUTrees also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Tree Identification with AI's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

WCUTrees is free to download; Tree Identification with AI costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WCUTrees holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WCUTrees ships an update every 12 months, Tree Identification with AI every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WCUTrees versus Tree Identification with AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWCUTreesTree Identification with AI
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerchris wardJorge Gregorio Martin Bello

Customer experience

WCUTrees

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tree Identification with AI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%

In-app purchases

None

WCUTrees

No in-app purchases

None

Tree Identification with AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WCUTrees free?
WCUTrees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tree Identification with AI free?
Tree Identification with AI costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WCUTrees or Tree Identification with AI?
WCUTrees is rated higher. WCUTrees averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Tree Identification with AI averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do WCUTrees or Tree Identification with AI have ads?
Neither WCUTrees nor Tree Identification with AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WCUTrees or Tree Identification with AI?
WCUTrees ships an update every 12 months, and Tree Identification with AI every 11 days. Most recently, WCUTrees was updated on October 6, 2026 and Tree Identification with AI on October 2, 2026.

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