BirdNET vs Test SPL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BirdNET
Identify bird species by their sounds using AI. Record audio with your device and discover the birds around you. Contribute to conservation research by submitting your recordings.
- AI-powered bird sound recognition
- Identify common North American and European species
- Record audio with internal microphone
- View probable bird species identification
- Contribute to conservation research
- Learn about local birds
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How can computers learn to recognize birds from sounds? The BirdNET research project uses artificial intelligence and neural networks to train computers to identify nearly 3,000 of the most common species of North America and Europe. You can record a file using the internal microphone of your iOS device and see if BirdNET correctly identifies the probable bird species present in your recording. Get to know the birds around you and help us to collect observations by submitting your recordings. BirdNET is a joint project of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Chemnitz University of Technology.
Test SPL
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Test SPL - profesjonalna aplikacja do przygotowania na egzamin teoretyczny licencji pilota szybowcowego. Pytania egzaminacyjne po polsku, baza pytań i symulacje zgodne z formatem EASA i wymaganiami ULC. GLOWNE FUNKCJE: - Pełna baza pytań egzaminacyjnych SPL - Symulacje egzaminu teoretycznego na czas - Tryb treningowy bez limitu czasu - Wyjaśnienia każdego pytania z AI (QuizLab IA) - Statystyki postępów i analiza błędów - Praca offline po pobraniu ZAGADNIENIA EGZAMINACYJNE: - Prawo lotnicze - Meteorologia szybowcowa - Nawigacja i planowanie lotu bez napędu - Aerodynamika szybowca - Techniki szybowania (termika, zbocze, fala) - Wiedza ogólna o szybowcu - Procedury operacyjne na lotnisku szybowcowym - Czynniki ludzkie - Łączność radiowa SKUTECZNE PRZYGOTOWANIE: Aplikacja Test SPL pomaga przygotować się do oficjalnego egzaminu teoretycznego ULC na licencję pilota szybowcowego. Realistyczne symulacje, nieograniczone próby i kompletna baza pytań w stylu prawdziwego egzaminu. UNIKALNA AI - QuizLab IA: Nasza sztuczna inteligencja wyjaśnia logikę za każdą odpowiedzią. Naprawdę rozumiesz materiał, nie tylko zapamiętujesz. DLACZEGO QUIZVDS: - Online od 2013 roku - Ponad 77.000 pytań w 8 językach - 11 szkół lotniczych jako partnerów - 4,7/5 na Trustpilot - Stale aktualizowana baza pytań
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BirdNET at Free against Test SPL's $9.99. BirdNET also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Test SPL's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On 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
BirdNET is free to download; Test SPL costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BirdNET ships an update every 3 months, Test SPL every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BirdNET | Test SPL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (215 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 215 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Kahl | mattia guatta |
Bugs and requests
BirdNET
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when trying to access observation history
- Recordings disappearing after app updates
- Inability to start a new recording without exiting the app
- Microphone not working on certain devices
- Incorrect or missing bird species in regional databases
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to manually select frequency ranges for analysis
- Option to delete individual observations or recordings
- Import/export functionality for recordings and observations
- Improved handling of background noise and interference
- More detailed feedback when multiple birds are detected
Test SPL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BirdNET
No in-app purchases
Test SPL
No in-app purchases
