Comparison

ABA Community vs chilli

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

Head to head
About

ABA Community

Connect with fellow bird enthusiasts in a dedicated online community. Engage in themed groups, participate in forums, and get expert advice on bird identification, gear, and travel. Access exclusive opportunities as an ABA member.

Highlights
  • Connect with fellow birders
  • Engage in themed groups
  • Participate in forums
  • Get birding advice
  • Access exclusive opportunities
Features
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Inspired by the printed ABA Member Directory that served as a way for members to connect with fellow birders and trip guides many years ago, ABA Community is a safe online network accessed through your ABA membership. To use ABA Community you must be an ABA Member. What can you do at ABA Community: - Connect and interact with fellow birders. - Engage in groups focused on different birding themes. - Read and contribute to forums on specific topics. - Get advice on bird identification, birding gear, travel, and bird sightings. - Access special opportunities and presentations only available on ABA Community. After installing, go to https://www.aba.org/community/community-app/ to activate.

About

chilli

This app empowers users to take collective climate action by signing petitions, sending personalized emails to decision-makers, and submitting public comments. It connects creators and communities to organize movements and directly fund activists working on climate change issues.

Highlights
  • Sign petitions
  • Send personalized emails to decision-makers
  • Submit coordinated public comments
  • Launch and join climate campaigns
  • Directly fund activists
  • Organize collective action
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chilli is a creator-powered climate action app. Activists launch coordinated campaigns, their communities take action together, and supporters directly fund the work. You can join instantly or start your own campaign around an issue you care about. Inside the app, actions are strategically designed to target corporations, regulators, and lawmakers. You can send personalized emails directly to named decision-makers, submit coordinated public comments during active regulatory consultations, and join collective waves of visible pressure that make it clear an issue will not be ignored. Social media spreads awareness but chilli turns audiences into organized movements. Traditional petition platforms collect signatures. chilli connects creators and communities to deliver synchronized, decision-maker-facing action. When thousands act at the same time, inboxes fill, public comment portals surge and offices respond. More than 500,000 actions have already been taken through chilli, including 8,000+ actions sent directly to bank CEOs and insurance executives pressuring them to cut financing for Arctic oil drilling, making it the most targeted anti-drilling financial pressure campaign on any platform. Campaigns are live right now, spanning global climate fights and local community wins. From stopping new fossil fuel projects and protecting forests, to pushing for composting programs, bike lanes, clean energy investment, or climate education in your city. chilli is free to join. You can also support activists through direct contributions inside the app, helping frontline organizers and independent campaigners sustain long-term work because movements don’t just run on engagement, they also need resources. Open the app, choose a campaign, and take action in minutes. No expertise required. No long commitments. Just organized climate action that scales when we act together. Download chilli. Organize. Apply pressure. Fund the future.

Screenshots

ABA Community4 screens
chilli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: chilli at 4.9 against ABA Community's 3.4. chilli also leads on ratings volume (629 vs 9) and review sentiment (82% vs 63%). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

chilli holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: chilli has 629 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of ABA Community's written reviews are positive against 82% of chilli's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABA Community ships an update every 2 months, chilli every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ABA Community versus chilli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABA Communitychilli
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings)4.9 (629 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9629 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION, INCREGROOP

Customer experience

ABA Community

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

chilli

All ratings610 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative11.6%

Bugs and requests

ABA Community

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

chilli

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and onboarding issues
  • Streak counter resets
  • Unresponsive contact features
  • Compatibility problems with newer OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options
  • Improved community features
  • Better integration with other platforms
  • Expanded local action opportunities

In-app purchases

None

ABA Community

No in-app purchases

None

chilli

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABA Community free?
ABA Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is chilli free?
chilli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABA Community or chilli?
chilli is rated higher. ABA Community averages 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while chilli averages 4.9 from 629 ratings.
Do ABA Community or chilli have ads?
Neither ABA Community nor chilli shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABA Community or chilli?
ABA Community ships an update every 2 months, and chilli every 4 weeks. Most recently, ABA Community was updated on September 20, 2026 and chilli on September 9, 2026.

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