Aves Vox vs pippyg
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aves Vox
Access a vast library of bird calls directly from your device without a web browser. Download recordings instantly and organize them with custom lists and favorites. Explore species information in over 20 languages.
- Access Xeno-Canto.org recordings
- Instant download of bird calls
- Species database in 20+ languages
- Create custom species lists
- Mark recordings as favorites
- Preview recordings without saving
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Aves Vox means sound of birds in Latin and this is exactly what this app is all about. This app of bird calls presents to you the links to all recordings from www.xeno-canto.org without using a web browser and you can automatically download them to your device instantly. The species databases include +20 languages, and all species that exists at www.xeno-canto.org. • You can choose the languages you prefer to use for searching species. • Mark specific recordings as favourites, hide them to not showing them again, and only preview a recording without saving it to your unit. • You can create own species lists, download predefined regional species lists. Since this new version of Aves Vox will make the other one obsolete within 2019, more features will arrive during the summer of 2019, to achieve the same functionality as in the old version. Keep in mind! Using Aves Vox or any other playback equipment can be stressful to birds and can negatively affect their breeding success. You have the responsibility to use Aves Vox in a responsible manner without affecting the diversity of birds or their habits. I hope you will enjoy Aves Vox and wish you happy bird watching! This app of bird calls presents to you the links to all recordings from www.xeno-canto.org without using a web browser.
pippyg
Configure your bat recording devices remotely using your phone. Set device IDs, wake/sleep times, and location data. The app uses your phone's microphone to transmit settings to the recorder.
- Configure real-time clock
- Set device ID
- Define deployment latitude and longitude
- Set wake and sleep times
- Configure PIPPYG bat recorder
- Configure π•pistrelle bat detector
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This tool gives you a convenient and reliable method to set the real-time clock, device ID, deployment latitude and longitude, and wake and sleep times for the PIPPYG bat recorder bat detector, in the field, using just your phone and the PIPPYG's onboard microphone. To use the app, set up the configuration you want in terms of Device ID and sleep/wake times, turn your phone volume up to between 1/4 and 1/3 full volume and place your phone's speaker about 4 - 6 inches your PIPPYG's microphone. Now press the Configure / Deploy. SInce the PIPPYG red LED responds to sound after power-up, it flash when your phone makes the "triple chirp" sound. If the LED flashes just when it is responding to the sound, the PIPPYG did not successfully decode the data packete encoded into the chirp, so you need to try again - try changing the phone volume (typically quieter is better), adjust and the distance from the microphone, or positioning the phone more carefully relaive to the PIPPYG - it helps if you point the phone's bottom speakers right at the microphone hole, from a few inches away. If the PIPPYG's red LED flashes 8 times in rapid succession, you have successfully programmed your device, and it will enter a wake/sleep cycle, recording bats (or birds) when it is awake. Note that this app works with both self-build PIPPYG units and with commercially-produced Apodemus PIPPYG and PIPPYG2 devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aves Vox at 4.7 against pippyg's 3.7. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Aves Vox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Aves Vox ships an update every 3 months, pippyg every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Aves Vox | pippyg |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Allan Niklasson | Phil Atkin |
Customer experience
Aves Vox
pippyg
In-app purchases
Aves Vox
No in-app purchases
pippyg
No in-app purchases








