BirdRing vs Avimap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BirdRing
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BirdRing is intended for bird observers that read colour rings, bands and metal rings for scientific purposes. With BirdRing you can easily save your observation. BirdRing will help you with Location, Date, Time and determining the correct ring code. You can email observations to yourself in Excel (csv) format. Optionally, the app can upload observations of geese to your account on www.geese.org, submit.cr-birding.org and www.griel.nl. You can view the life history of the observed bird in the app.
Avimap
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Met deze app kun je tellingen invoeren. Denk hierbij o.a. aan de Sovon-projecten: - Watervogeltellingen (en ganzen- & zwanentellingen) - Broedvogeltellingen (BMP, MUS, MAS en kolonievogels) - Slaapplaatstellingen - PTT - LiveAtlas - Tijdstiptellingen voor de Jaarrondtuintelling Starten Om de app te gebruiken heb je een account bij Sovon nodig. Registreer je via sovon.nl Koppel vervolgens een gebied aan je account via sovon.nl/vacant. Voor LiveAtlas hoeft dit laatste niet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Avimap at 3 against BirdRing's 1. Avimap also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BirdRing ships an update every 4 weeks, Avimap monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BirdRing | Avimap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Huizinga | Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland |
In-app purchases
BirdRing
No in-app purchases
Avimap
No in-app purchases
