Bay Area Bird Experience vs Bird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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. *
Bird
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
| Parameter | Bay Area Bird Experience | Bird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michelle Thurber | Coding Minds, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Bay Area Bird Experience
No in-app purchases
Bird
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bay Area Bird Experience free?
Is Bird free?
Do Bay Area Bird Experience or Bird have ads?
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