TickReport vs DETICKT IT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
DETICKT IT
Identify ticks with a photo and receive a comprehensive risk assessment for tick-borne diseases. The app uses your location to determine the risk from common tick species.
- Tick identification via photo
- Comprehensive risk assessment
- Location-based disease risk
- Identification of common tick species
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DETICKT IT is an app that allows users to take a photo of a tick they find and then it gives a comprehensive risk assessment of the most prevalent tick-borne diseases. The app uses the user's location to create a location-based risk from the most common species of tick that are identified.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TickReport at every 3 months against DETICKT IT's every 9 months. TickReport also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
DETICKT IT holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of TickReport's written reviews are positive against 80% of DETICKT IT's.
TickReport ships an update every 3 months, DETICKT IT every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TickReport | DETICKT IT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stenquist Ventures LLC | Antonia Kolb |
Customer experience
TickReport
DETICKT IT
In-app purchases
TickReport
No in-app purchases
DETICKT IT
No in-app purchases
