Comparison

ObsIdentify vs QVI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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).

About

QVI

Features
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QVI ist deine Lern-App für das Qualifikationsverfahren (QV) in der Schweiz. Üb mit über 1'400 echten QV-Prüfungen und Übungssets für 210 Lehrberufe – mit Lösung und Erklärung zu jeder Frage. ECHTE QV-PRÜFUNGEN • Über 1'400 Original-Prüfungen aus 100 Lehrberufen • Dazu Übungssets: über 1'800 Sets mit mehr als 35'000 Fragen für 210 Lehrberufe, von Kauffrau/Kaufmann bis Elektroinstallateur/in • Zu jeder Frage die Lösung und eine kurze Erklärung MIT PLAN LERNEN • Lade deine Unterlagen hoch: Fotos, PDF oder Notizen • QVI erkennt die Themen und macht dir einen Tagesplan bis zur Prüfung • Zusammenfassungen, Quiz und eine Kurzprüfung mit Note DRANBLEIBEN • QV-Countdown und Widget für den Homescreen • Streak, XP und Streak-Schutz • QVI begleitet dich jeden Tag — — — QVI Premium (Abo) QVI Premium ist als automatisch verlängerndes Abo erhältlich: • Jährlich – CHF 34.95 (7 Tage kostenlos testen) • Wöchentlich – CHF 8.95 Die Zahlung wird bei Kaufbestätigung deinem Apple-ID-Konto belastet. Das Abo verlängert sich automatisch, sofern es nicht mindestens 24 Stunden vor Ablauf gekündigt wird. Verwalten oder kündigen kannst du es in den Einstellungen deines Apple-ID-Kontos. Nutzungsbedingungen (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Datenschutzerklärung: https://qvi-website.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

ObsIdentify4 screens
QVI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ObsIdentify at none against QVI's 2. QVI's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. QVI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. ObsIdentify asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ObsIdentify ships an update every 3 weeks, QVI weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ObsIdentify versus QVI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsIdentifyQVI
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObservation InternationalFinn Luca Peter

In-app purchases

None

ObsIdentify

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

QVI

Subscriptions2
  • QVI Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
  • QVI Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ObsIdentify free?
ObsIdentify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QVI free?
QVI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ObsIdentify or QVI have ads?
Neither ObsIdentify nor QVI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ObsIdentify or QVI?
ObsIdentify ships an update every 3 weeks, and QVI weekly. Most recently, ObsIdentify was updated on October 29, 2026 and QVI on October 24, 2026.

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