ABA Community vs Pi9eon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Connect with fellow birders
- Engage in themed groups
- Participate in forums
- Get birding advice
- Access exclusive opportunities
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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.
Pi9eon
Transform your photos into physical postcards sent directly through iMessage. Simply select a photo, add a message, and pay with Apple Pay. The recipient claims their address, and the postcard is mailed within days.
- Create postcards from camera roll
- Send via iMessage
- Integrated Apple Pay checkout
- Recipient address claim link
- Physical postcard printing and mailing
- No account required
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Pi9eon turns your camera roll into real postcards — printed, stamped, and mailed straight from your iMessage. No accounts, no chasing down addresses, no lines at the post office. Just tap Apple Pay and send something that sticks. Instructions: 1) Open up your iMessage conversation with the person you'd like to send a postcard 2) Click the (+) next to the text box to open your iMessage Apps 3) Open Pi9eon 4) Add your photo and your message to the postcard 5) Checkout with ApplePay. A hold for $1.99 will be placed, but only charged once your recipient adds their address 6) Send the claim link for your recipient to add their address 7) We handle the rest! Their postcard will arrive in 7-10 days. Perfect for: • Trips, birthdays, and “wish you were here” moments • Friends who actually check their mail • Turning casual photos into something real • Silly pet pics • Physical • Pics for grandma • Literally anything $1.99 per postcard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pi9eon at 5.0 against ABA Community's 3.4. Pi9eon also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). ABA Community's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pi9eon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of ABA Community's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pi9eon's.
ABA Community ships an update every 2 months, Pi9eon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABA Community | Pi9eon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION, INC | Sanford A Glickman |
Customer experience
ABA Community
Pi9eon
In-app purchases
ABA Community
No in-app purchases
Pi9eon
No in-app purchases
