SAPL vs Galapagos Wildlife Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAPL
Easily find new books, manage your loans, and check library details. This app helps you stay connected with your local library's services.
- Discover new titles
- Place holds
- Renew checked out items
- Check library hours
- Find library locations
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Discover new titles, place holds, renew your checked out items, check library hours and locations
Galapagos Wildlife Guide
Explore the diverse wildlife of the Galapagos with this comprehensive guide. It features over 200 illustrations and detailed accounts of nearly 250 species, including birds, mammals, marine life, and reptiles. Track your sightings and learn about visitor sites.
- Over 200 species illustrations
- Accounts of 250+ bird, mammal, marine, and reptile species
- Custom checklist creation
- Record sightings
- Information on 40+ visitor sites
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A comprehensive guide to all species visitors are likely to encounter in the Galapagos, this app includes over 200 illustrations and provides accounts of nearly 250 bird, mammal, marine and reptile species found in the archipelago. Users have the ability to create custom checklists and record sightings and are able to read up on over 40 of the archipelago's visitor sites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SAPL at Free against Galapagos Wildlife Guide's $14.99. Galapagos Wildlife Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, 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
SAPL is free to download; Galapagos Wildlife Guide costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SAPL ships an update every 3 months, Galapagos Wildlife Guide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAPL | Galapagos Wildlife Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | St. Albert Public Library | Siemon Joubert |
Customer experience
SAPL
Galapagos Wildlife Guide
In-app purchases
SAPL
No in-app purchases
Galapagos Wildlife Guide
No in-app purchases
