Comparison

Ultimate Predator Calls vs Patterns

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

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About

Ultimate Predator Calls

This app provides a collection of custom predator calls designed by a hunter to attract animals. It features unique sound sets, customizable backgrounds, and options for looping calls or playing them remotely via Bluetooth. Dark mode is included for low-light conditions.

Highlights
  • 14 unique custom call sets
  • Designed by a hunter
  • Play calls individually or in a loop
  • Bluetooth speaker support
  • Dark mode for low light
  • Customizable background images
Features
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Ultimate Predator Calls can help you call predators and other animals to your location. The App features fourteen unique custom call Sets. • 14 Unique and original calling Sets • App designed by a hunter for hunters • 5 Background Images from the field • Play Set in a loop or individually (with upgrade) • Play via device speaker or remote bluetooth • Dark mode for low light operation • Full screen option if your device supports it These calls are not generic sound bites like those found on other apps. These quality sounds are custom made, hand recorded sets from predator hunting enthusiast and author Douglas Boze. Why these select sounds? They have worked for Douglas in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Washington. We are pretty confident they will work for you too! When upgraded through an in-app purchase, you will have access to all 25+ minutes of high quality audio recordings, with the ability to loop any individual Set indefinitely. Pick your favorite background image to customize the App from 5 pre-selected images taken in the field. The App supports the use of a bluetooth speaker (if you have one) to play the Sets at a distance from your location in addition to using the speakers on your phone directly. Supports a 'dark mode' that will reduce the brightness of the screen, reducing any light pollution that might otherwise be a problem in a low light situation.

About

Patterns

Log and analyze trail camera sightings by focusing on animal behavior and patterns rather than just images. Automatically integrates weather data to help understand wildlife movement. Create profiles for specific animals and generate reports on hunt areas and cameras.

Highlights
  • Log trail cam sightings with location, date, time, and direction
  • Automatic weather data integration
  • Create profiles for specific animals
  • Generate reports on hunt areas and cameras
  • Track doe:buck ratios
  • Save important sighting images
Features
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Patterns is a trail cam log that helps you store and track all of your trail cam sightings. Once you've got a collection of sightings tracked, you can use those to report on behavior and pattern specific animals. Most trail cam apps and software require you to upload all of your cam images; some will even scan them and try to identify what's on the cam, so you don't have to. One problem is, they don't work with video, and video can offer a lot more detail about what's in front of your cam. They're also expensive because they often charge by the number of images you have tracked. Another problem is you end up with thousands of images that you don't care about. Patterns is different. We don't focus on the image or the video – we focus on what it tells you. When you track something in patterns, you're tracking which cam it was on, the date and time, what it was, and the direction it was moving. We'll automatically pull weather using nearby weather stations, sunrise and sunset times, and moon phase. You can still save images of sightings, but it's not really important – there's no reason to keep thousands of trail cam images, just the good ones. Hunt Areas: When you add a cam, you choose which hunt area the cam is on. This could be a club, private, or public land (depending on your state regulations). You can add as many hunt areas and cams as you want. Weather: Patterns will pull weather data local to the cam and the date and time of the sighting. This weather info can help you pattern your hunt areas and generally helps you understand how game interact with weather patterns. Profiles: Once you've identified a specific animal you want to track, you can give it a name and connect it to new and past sightings. Then, when you view that profile, you can see a timeline of that animal's sightings and pattern its behavior. Reports: Profiles are great, but you can also report on specific hunt areas to see doe:buck ratios or report on individual cams to see when bucks are moving. Reports offer a lot of flexibility. We're just getting started. The more you pattern, the more ideas you'll have for using the collected info you've logged in your patterns cam journal. Patterns has been a game-changer for us – it has made it simple and easy to get more value from the trail cams we set up for scouting and hunting. It's also been exciting to log other game and begin to understand how wildlife move and interact in the areas we hunt and roam. We hope you find it as useful as we have!

Screenshots

Ultimate Predator Calls4 screens
Patterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patterns at 5.0 against Ultimate Predator Calls's 4.2. Ultimate Predator Calls's advantage is ratings volume (230 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. Ultimate Predator Calls sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Patterns sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patterns holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Predator Calls has 230 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ultimate Predator Calls versus Patterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Predator CallsPatterns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (230 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings230 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilver Mustang Studios LLC37 South, LLC

Customer experience

Ultimate Predator Calls

All ratings230 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Patterns

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

Bugs and requests

Ultimate Predator Calls

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App shuts off when phone goes to sleep
  • Ads/pop-ups interfere with call playback
  • Calls stop playing abruptly due to ads

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more predator calls
  • Add bird calls
  • Add coon calls
  • Add fawn distress calls
  • Add crow calls
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  • Make the app fully functional without in-app purchases

Patterns

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ultimate Predator Calls

One-time2
  • bundle of coins$0.99
  • UltimatePredatorCalls Upgrade$4.99
2 purchases

Patterns

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$18.991 Year

Questions

Is Ultimate Predator Calls free?
Ultimate Predator Calls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Patterns free?
Patterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Predator Calls or Patterns?
Patterns is rated higher. Ultimate Predator Calls averages 4.2 out of 5 from 230 ratings, while Patterns averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ultimate Predator Calls or Patterns have ads?
Neither Ultimate Predator Calls nor Patterns shows ads.

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