ObsIdentify vs LearningPeaks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ObsIdentify
Instantly identify plants, animals, and mushrooms from photos taken in Europe or the Dutch Caribbean. Track your discoveries, earn rewards, and contribute to scientific research by sharing your observations.
- One-click species recognition
- Collect wildlife observations
- Tips for finding new species
- Earn badges and join challenges
- Create and share observations with groups
- Contribute to biological research
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Recognize nature in one click! Take a photo in Europe or the Dutch Caribbean and find out which species it is. Collect all your wildlife observations in the app. You'll be rewarded with tips to find new species, earn badges, and be invited to join challenges. Create groups with colleagues, family or friends, to share your stunning nature observations. Your observations, and those of others, contribute to biological research and knowledge about nature. Every observation counts! ObsIdentify only recognizes wild animals, plants and mushrooms in Europe and the Dutch Caribbean. Please do not use the app for selfies, people, pets, house or garden plants. The image recognition in ObsIdentify is made possible by millions of observations from thousands of users of Waarneming.nl, Waarnemingen.be and Observation.org. ObsIdentify is a product of the Observation International Foundation, in collaboration with Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands) and Natuurpunt (Belgium).
LearningPeaks
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Met LearningPeaks wordt leren een natuurlijk onderdeel van je dag, dankzij onze unieke aanpak die ontwikkelen vanzelfsprekend maakt. Of je nu je carrière wilt boosten of jezelf wilt verbeteren - onze intelligente leeromgeving past zich aan jouw tempo en levensstijl aan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ObsIdentify at every 3 weeks against LearningPeaks's every 11 months. LearningPeaks's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
ObsIdentify ships an update every 3 weeks, LearningPeaks every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ObsIdentify | LearningPeaks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Observation International | Trackler B.V. |
In-app purchases
ObsIdentify
No in-app purchases
LearningPeaks
No in-app purchases
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