BirdRing vs Lotek Ecotopia
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.
Lotek Ecotopia
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Easily access your study data using Lotek Cellular Web Services. Our web service app allows you to access your data on the go directly from your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lotek Ecotopia at fortnightly against BirdRing's monthly. Lotek Ecotopia also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BirdRing ships an update monthly, Lotek Ecotopia fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | BirdRing | Lotek Ecotopia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Huizinga | Lotek |
In-app purchases
BirdRing
No in-app purchases
Lotek Ecotopia
No in-app purchases
