Nature's Notebook vs WiBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nature's Notebook
Record observations of plant and animal life cycles, such as flowering and migration. Mark observation sites, create species lists, and log seasonal changes in nature.
- Record plant and animal life cycle events
- Mark observation sites
- Create species lists
- Log seasonal observations
- Citizen science program
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Nature's Notebook is a program for observing and recording plant and animal life cycle events, like flowering and bird migration. Use this app to mark your sites, create a list of plants and animals, and going into the field to record observations throughout the seasons. Find out more at www.usanpn.org/nn/guidelines.
WiBee
Contribute to scientific research by completing short surveys about local bee populations. Help catalog species and their frequency to uncover insights into native bee health and distribution.
- Catalog bee species
- Record bee frequency
- Contribute to scientific research
- Short survey format
- Native bee focus
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Take a short survey on a nice day to catalog bee species and their frequency in small areas, helping scientists discover insights on native bee populations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WiBee at 4.3 against Nature's Notebook's 3.1. WiBee also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 40%). Nature's Notebook's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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.
WiBee holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Nature's Notebook's written reviews are positive against 67% of WiBee's.
Nature's Notebook ships an update every 3 weeks, WiBee every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Nature's Notebook | WiBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (26 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Phenology Network | Daniel Imhoff |
Customer experience
Nature's Notebook
WiBee
In-app purchases
Nature's Notebook
No in-app purchases
WiBee
No in-app purchases
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