Comparison

Bay Area Bird Experience vs Bird

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

Head to head
About

Bay Area Bird Experience

Explore the birds of the San Francisco Bay Area through interactive walks in various habitats. Learn about individual species with detailed info pages, sound recordings, and poems. Test your knowledge with quizzes of varying difficulty.

Highlights
  • Interactive bird walks in 6 habitats
  • Detailed bird info pages
  • Original photos and sound recordings
  • Poetry and birding tips
  • Multiple difficulty level quizzes
  • Offline access
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Take a bird walk in one of six different San Francisco Bay Area habitats, experiencing the sights and sounds of the birds you find there. Or, explore bird info pages with original photos, sound recordings, and poems that help each bird come to life. When you're ready, take quizzes of different difficulty levels to test your knowledge. Features: - Bird walks for six different habitats (neighborhood, bay, woods, lake, fields, hills) - A birder's notebook that keeps track of the birds you've seen on a given bird walk - 58 bird info pages with photos, sound recordings (if applicable), a poem, and a quick birding tip for each bird - Quizzes of four difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, and sound-only - All of the above accessible without Internet connection * The Bay Area Bird Experience mobile application was designed and programmed by Michelle Thurber. All photos, sound recordings, poems, stories, and quick birding tips are the copyright of Michelle Thurber. *

About

Bird

Features
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BirdDex — your pocket bird field guide Spot a bird you don't recognize? BirdDex uses AI to help you identify the birds around you — from a photo, a recorded call, or just a name. Learn about the species you meet, track your own sightings, and build a personal BirdDex of every bird you've discovered. Whether you're a curious beginner on your first walk or a seasoned birder adding to your life list, BirdDex makes every outing a small adventure.

Screenshots

Bay Area Bird Experience4 screens
Bird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bird at Free against Bay Area Bird Experience's $0.99. Bird also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bird is free to download; Bay Area Bird Experience costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bay Area Bird Experience versus Bird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBay Area Bird ExperienceBird
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 31 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichelle ThurberCoding Minds, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Bay Area Bird Experience

No in-app purchases

None

Bird

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bay Area Bird Experience free?
Bay Area Bird Experience costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bird free?
Bird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bay Area Bird Experience or Bird have ads?
Neither Bay Area Bird Experience nor Bird shows ads.

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