Comparison

Firefinch vs Rangerly

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

Head to head
About

Firefinch

Discover Southern African birds with this beautifully designed app. Explore detailed information, photos, sounds, and maps for nearly 1000 species. Stay updated with expert articles and community events on your birding adventures.

Highlights
  • Bird species identification
  • Illustrations and photos
  • Bird sounds
  • Distribution maps
  • Seasonal statistics
  • Expert articles
  • Birding event information
Features
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Firefinch is a beautifully designed, fun and easy-to-use birding app that will ignite an appreciation of birds and a celebration of the wild landscapes of Southern Africa. Explore illustrations, photos, sounds, maps, seasonal stats and helpful tips for almost 1000 bird species. And stay up to date with regular articles by expert birders, birding hotspot write-ups and info on the latest sightings and birding events. Join author and artist Faansie Peacock and the Firefinch community and embark on your birding adventure...whether you’re a fledgling or top twitcher.

About

Rangerly

Features
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Rangerly is an audio guide for self-drive safaris. A warm, knowledgeable ranger's voice riding along in your passenger seat, telling you stories about the wildlife and landscape you're actually looking at. HOW IT WORKS Immersive audio stories, told by a ranger who knows the bush. It works fully offline, so download before you go, no signal needed in the park. Listen when you want, pause when you want. STARTING IN KRUGER: ELEPHANTS FIRST This is an early version. We're starting with a set of elephant stories in Kruger National Park, and building out from there, with more animals and more parks on the way. If you're heading out on a self-drive safari, download Rangerly before you go and take a ranger along for the ride.

Screenshots

Firefinch4 screens
Rangerly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rangerly at none against Firefinch's 5. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Firefinch sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Rangerly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Firefinch versus Rangerly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirefinchRangerly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3.2 GB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlofskaapRangerly

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Firefinch

Subscriptions5
  • Winter Monthly Special 2023$3.991 Month
  • Full Monthly Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Winter Annual Special 2023$39.991 Year
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  • Safari Expert discount1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Full Annual Plan14 Days trial$52.001 Year
None

Rangerly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Firefinch free?
Firefinch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rangerly free?
Rangerly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Firefinch or Rangerly have ads?
Neither Firefinch nor Rangerly shows ads.

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