MonarchWeb vs Monarch Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MonarchWeb
This platform supports standardized biological monitoring of monarch butterflies across North America. It was developed by analyzing existing scientific protocols and citizen science platforms.
- Standardized biological monitoring
- Trinational platform
- Monarch butterfly tracking
- Citizen science integration
- Scientific protocol analysis
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Trinational platform for standardized biological monitoring of the monarch butterfly in North America. For the creation of the platform, an analysis of various scientific protocols and citizen science platforms was carried out, as well as existing platforms to monitor monarch butterflies in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Monarch Watch
Contribute to citizen science by tracking monarch butterflies. Log tagging, recovery, and calendar data with automatic image capture and field data import. Save data offline for later submission.
- Monarch tagging data submission
- Recovery and calendar data logging
- Automatic tag image capture
- Streamlined data entry
- Offline data saving
- Educational materials
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Participate in Monarch Watch community science projects and submit your monarch tagging, recovery and calendar data! Capture images of tags and automatically import codes for streamlined data entry. Easily import location, date, weather and other information then instantly submit data in the field. If no network connection is available, data may be saved and submitted later. All data from tagging, recovery, and calendar projects are saved on your device, giving you a record of what you have submitted. Detailed tagging instruction is provided as well as other educational materials and activities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Monarch Watch at monthly against MonarchWeb's every 14 months. Monarch Watch also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). MonarchWeb's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MonarchWeb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monarch Watch has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MonarchWeb ships an update every 14 months, Monarch Watch monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MonarchWeb | Monarch Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raul Padilla | The University of Kansas |
Customer experience
MonarchWeb
Monarch Watch
In-app purchases
MonarchWeb
No in-app purchases
Monarch Watch
No in-app purchases
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