Comparison

Firefinch vs SpotIt Game Parks

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

SpotIt Game Parks

Features
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Turn every game drive into your own safari logbook. See an animal, tap it, and SpotIt quietly saves the moment — where and when you saw it — so your trip grows into a living map of everything you've found. Choose your park and it's yours offline: the full species checklist, the roads, the camps and gates and waterholes, and a map that works with no signal at all. Each park keeps its own sightings, trips and achievements, so a week in Kruger and a week in Etosha stay separate stories. **Parks included** *(56 parks, 14 countries)* - - **South Africa:** Kruger, plus the Greater Kruger reserves Sabi Sand, Timbavati, Klaserie, Balule and MalaMala; Pilanesberg, Addo Elephant, Hluhluwe–iMfolozi, Marakele, Mapungubwe, Karoo, Mokala, Mountain Zebra, West Coast, iSimangaliso, Ithala, Madikwe, Dinokeng, Rietvlei, Kgalagadi - **Namibia:** Etosha - **Zimbabwe:** Hwange - **Eswatini:** Hlane Royal - **Botswana:** Chobe - **Zambia:** South Luangwa, Lower Zambezi - **Uganda:** Queen Elizabeth - **Kenya:** Masai Mara, Tsavo East, Amboseli, Lake Nakuru, Nairobi National Park - **Tanzania:** Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire - **United Kingdom:** Richmond Park, Epping Forest, Knepp Wildland, New Forest, Exmoor, Cairngorms - **Germany:** Bavarian Forest, Müritz, Berchtesgaden, Eifel, Harz - **France:** Vanoise, Mercantour, Camargue, Cévennes, Pyrénées - **United States:** Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Great Smoky, Mountains, Everglades, Theodore Roosevelt, Custer State Park - **Australia:** Kakadu, Wilsons Promontory, Flinders Chase (Kangaroo Island), Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair, Maria Island, Cape Range (Ningaloo) Wherever animals roam free — a Kruger game drive, a Highland hike, a bison jam in the Black Hills — the same logbook works, on foot or behind the wheel. From the Big 5 to the little things most people drive straight past, browse or search the checklist, tick animals off as you go (again and again — every sighting counts), and watch your history, map pins and achievements build up. Made for the bush: - Works completely offline — no signal needed out in the park - Every sighting pinned to the exact spot on an offline park map - A searchable checklist of each park's wildlife, famous and obscure - Collect sets — Big 5, cats, predators and more - An exploration map that fills in as you roam - Park know-how at hand — camps, gates, waterholes and picnic spots - Switch parks any time; nothing is ever mixed together

Screenshots

Firefinch4 screens
SpotIt Game Parks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpotIt Game Parks at none against Firefinch's 5. SpotIt Game Parks also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Firefinch's advantage is chart position (#145 vs unranked). 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. SpotIt Game Parks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Firefinch ships an update every 9 days, SpotIt Game Parks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Firefinch versus SpotIt Game Parks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirefinchSpotIt Game Parks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#145 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3.2 GB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlofskaapTyrone Allen

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

SpotIt Game Parks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Firefinch free?
Firefinch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpotIt Game Parks free?
SpotIt Game Parks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Firefinch or SpotIt Game Parks have ads?
Neither Firefinch nor SpotIt Game Parks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Firefinch or SpotIt Game Parks?
Firefinch ships an update every 9 days, and SpotIt Game Parks every 3 days. Most recently, Firefinch was updated on October 30, 2026 and SpotIt Game Parks on October 31, 2026.

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