Bolete Filter vs Mushroom Observer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bolete Filter
This app helps users identify Bolete mushrooms by filtering species based on characteristics and location. It provides detailed information and photos for each mushroom, aiding beginners in their identification journey.
- Filter by mushroom characteristics
- Filter by location
- Search known species
- Detailed species information
- Photos of each species
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A helpful tool to help narrow the options when beginning to identify Bolete mushrooms. Allows you to filter by mushroom characteristics and location, search through the known species, and provides detailed information about and photos of each species.
Mushroom Observer
Document fungi discoveries directly from your mobile device. Record detailed observations and contribute to a community-driven database of fungal life. Ideal for naturalists and researchers documenting specimens in the field.
- Record fungi observations
- Document field discoveries
- Contribute to a database
- Mobile specimen recording
- Fungal life documentation
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Record observations of fungi found in the field on the Mushroom Observer mobile app.
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Verdict
Bolete Filter and Mushroom Observer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Bolete Filter | Mushroom Observer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jack Kenney | Mushroom Observer, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bolete Filter
Mushroom Observer
In-app purchases
Bolete Filter
No in-app purchases
Mushroom Observer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bolete Filter free?
Is Mushroom Observer free?
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