BirdRing vs iTrektellen
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.
iTrektellen
This application allows users to submit counts to Trektellen.org. It requires a Trektellen account and is designed for submitting data, not for viewing it. Free accounts are available for those conducting regular counts on public migration sites.
- Submit counts to Trektellen.org
- Requires Trektellen account
- Designed for data submission
- Free account option available
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With this app you can submit counts to Trektellen.org. This app is not build to view counts and it not usable without an Trektellen account. If you do regular counts on a public migration site you can get your free account via the contact page on the Trektellen website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BirdRing at every 4 weeks against iTrektellen's every 4 months. iTrektellen's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 18.6). On price, 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, iTrektellen every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BirdRing | iTrektellen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mario Huizinga | Sovon Vogelonderzoek Nederland |
In-app purchases
BirdRing
No in-app purchases
iTrektellen
No in-app purchases
