Project FeederWatch vs Hello Birdie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project FeederWatch
Easily report bird sightings from your feeder for scientific research. Track your statistics, access past counts, and learn about local feeder birds. Contribute to a large database that aids conservation efforts.
- Report winter bird sightings
- Track sighting statistics
- Access past count archives
- Contribute to bird population database
- Discover best food and feeder types
- Identify and learn about feeder birds
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Do you feed birds? You can report what you see for science. Project FeederWatch, a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada, monitors winter feeder-bird populations in North America. The FeederWatch Mobile App is a new way for Project FeederWatch members to contribute their bird counts. Sign in to: •Report birds that visit your count site in winter (US and Canada only) •Track your sighting statistics in real time •Access your archive of past counts from all years •Contribute to North America’s largest database on feeder birds •Find out what food and feeder types work best for the birds overwintering near you •Identify and learn about feeder birds FeederWatch Mobile automatically syncs with the web version for seamless multi-platform support. Your data become immediately available for scientific research, education, and conservation. Thank you for helping birds!
Hello Birdie
This app connects to a smart bird feeder to let you see and share photos and videos of visiting birds. It uses AI to identify species and allows you to share your camera feed with others.
- Connects to smart bird feeder
- Bird visitor notifications
- AI bird identification
- Photo and video sharing
- Live camera feed sharing
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The Hello Birdie App is the companion to the Hello Birdie Smart Bird Feeder! This app makes it easy to see & share birds that visit your Hello Birdie. with artificial intelligence as well, so you can learn about the birds you see! KEY FEATURES - Connects to the Hello Birdie Feeder - Get notified about feathered visitors - Identify birds using AI recognition - Send photos & videos to friends and family - Share your camera with other Hello Birdie App users
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hello Birdie at every 3 weeks against Project FeederWatch's every 2 months. Hello Birdie also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.2 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Project FeederWatch against 2.9 for Hello Birdie. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 24 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Project FeederWatch's written reviews are positive against 31% of Hello Birdie's.
Project FeederWatch ships an update every 2 months, Hello Birdie every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Project FeederWatch | Hello Birdie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (68 ratings) — better | 2.9 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 31.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cornell University | Limitless Innovations, Inc |
Customer experience
Project FeederWatch
Hello Birdie
In-app purchases
Project FeederWatch
No in-app purchases
Hello Birdie
No in-app purchases
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