Microforest vs Biome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microforest
This app provides mobile solutions for outdoor forestry work. Access maps, stand data, and business information from your device, even offline. It supports navigation, data collection, and transaction management for forestry professionals.
- Navigation and GPS tracking
- Map editing with notes and drawings
- Stand register access
- Data collection and assessments
- Operational transactions
- Business reports
- Offline support
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The Microforest app introduces mobility solutions for the outdoor workplace, allowing you to access forestry maps, stand register data and business data on-the-go, anytime. Some of the key features of the secure Microforest App for iPhone and iPad: *Navigation and GPS tracking *Map editing, pins, notes and spatial drawing *Stand register *Data collection and assessments *Operational transactions *Business reports *Offline support for stand register, mapping and in-field transactions. To use the Microforest app with your own forestry resource/business data, you must be using the Microforest Plantation Manager as your back-end system. You can evaluate the app with our demonstration plantation system as back-end, using a guest logon.
Biome
This app uses your phone's Lidar and AI to quickly measure tree diameter, height, and identify species. It's designed for efficient data collection in forestry and carbon projects, eliminating the need for manual tools and notes. Supports offline use for remote fieldwork.
- Lidar-based DBH and height measurement
- AI-powered tree species identification
- GPS-stamped plot data
- Offline mode for remote fieldwork
- Export raw measurements for carbon MRV
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Biome is a mobile app that turns your phone into a powerful field tool for measuring trees. Use Lidar and AI to measure diameter at breast height (DBH), tree height, and identify species. No tape, no clinometer, no manual notes! Designed for smallholders, researchers, and carbon project developers, Biome helps you collect accurate, verifiable field data 10× faster. Features: • Lidar-based DBH and height measurement • Tree segmentation using AI (TreeSeg) • GPS-stamped plot data • Offline mode for remote fieldwork • Export raw measurements for carbon MRV workflows Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Tested and validated in real reforestation projects. *Requires device with LIDAR sensor (e.g. iPhone 12 Pro+)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Microforest at every 10 days against Biome's every 2 months. Microforest also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 5.0 for Microforest against 5.0 for Biome. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Microforest ships an update every 10 days, Biome every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Microforest | Biome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microforest | Earthshot Labs |
Customer experience
Microforest
Biome
In-app purchases
Microforest
No in-app purchases
Biome
No in-app purchases
