Comparison

Bird Code Lookup vs Peakmate

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

Head to head
About

Bird Code Lookup

Features
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Bird codes, also known as banding codes or alpha codes, are four-letter and six-letter abbreviations for bird names used by birders, bird banders and ornithologists, and birdwatchers in North and Central America. For example, the four-code for Wood Duck is β€œWODU”. The six-letter code is β€œAIXSPO” which is derived from the Wood Duck’s Scientific Name of β€œAix sponsa”. These Bird Codes are commonly used as short-hand to write a bird names (often incorrectly). When entering or reading field notes, Bird Codes can speed and simplify matters but can take years to learn and can be confusing. The Bird Code Lookup App converts: β€’ Four Letter Codes into Common Bird Names β€’ Common Bird Names into Four Letter Codes (via a quick search) β€’ Six Letter Codes into Scientific Bird Names β€’ Scientific Bird Names into Six Letter Codes (via a quick search) Contains the 2,431 Bird Species (including hybrids) in the 2024 AOU Supplement.

About

Peakmate

Features
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Peakmate is a calm, private way to stay on top of your asthma - built around the two numbers that matter most: your peak flow (PEF) and your reliever use. Log a reading in seconds and Peakmate turns it into your personal green / yellow / red zone, based on the personal best you and your doctor choose. See your trend at a glance, keep a one-tap reliever count, and walk into every appointment with a clear, doctor-ready report. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK - Peak flow, with automatic personal-best zones - Reliever (SABA) use, with a gentle heads-up when weekly use climbs - Symptoms, triggers, medications and flares - The Asthma Control Test (ACT) and childhood cACT over time - Weather, air quality (AQI) and pollen - correlated with your own readings using honest statistics, with sample sizes and confidence intervals FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Add a profile for each person. Parents can log for their children, each with their own zones and report. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data lives on your device and your own private iCloud. No servers, no ads, no data sold. Add a Face ID lock in one tap. You can optionally write your peak flow and reliever entries to Apple Health. FREE & PRO Core logging, zones and a basic report are free forever. Pro unlocks the full trigger / air-quality / pollen analysis, complete multi-page reports, Doctor View, ACT trends, avoidance experiments and full backups - offered as a yearly subscription or a one-time purchase. Peakmate is a tracking tool, not a medical device. It records and shows your own numbers and statistical patterns; it does not diagnose, predict, or provide medical advice, and it does not create an asthma action plan. Always follow the plan you set with your doctor, and seek urgent care for a severe asthma attack. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://privacy.ketaisoft.com/peakmate/privacy.html

Screenshots

Bird Code Lookup4 screens
Peakmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bird Code Lookup at none against Peakmate's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Peakmate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Bird Code Lookup asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Bird Code Lookup versus Peakmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBird Code LookupPeakmate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size212 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPVI Maine LLCQingdao Ketai Software Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Bird Code Lookup

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Peakmate

Subscriptions1
  • Peakmate Pro$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Peakmate Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Bird Code Lookup free?
Bird Code Lookup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Peakmate free?
Peakmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bird Code Lookup or Peakmate have ads?
Neither Bird Code Lookup nor Peakmate shows ads.

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