Comparison

ABA Community vs Potentially

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

Potentially

Features
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Potentially is how your group actually decides things - by passing notes, not arguing in the group chat. Fold a note, toss it on the desk, and your clique pulls it open to answer. Where are we going tonight? Who's actually coming? Pizza or tacos? Everyone marks the same page - in their own pen - and it comes back covered in everyone's handwriting, not a sterile bar chart. PASS A NOTE - Write a question, add choices, send it to your clique - Notes arrive folded on your desk - pull them open to read - Pick one, or pick several and star your favorite KEEP IT FUN (AND FAIR) - Blind notes stay sealed until you add your answer - no peeking, no bandwagon - Or go Live and watch the answers roll in - Set a deadline and Potentially stamps the winner when time's up - then hands you a Google Calendar invite for the plan FIND A TIME - Share your availability with a clique - busy times only, never what you're doing - Potentially suggests the best slots: everyone free, or the most who can make it - Vote with stars, settle it, and put the winner on everyone's calendar in one tap - Works with the calendars already on your phone - Google, iCloud, Outlook NEVER MISS A NOTE (NEW) - Get a notification the moment someone passes a note to your clique - Tap the banner and the note opens, ready to answer - Too chatty? Mute any clique's pings with one tap MAKE IT YOURS - Your own pen color and signature doodle on every answer - Private cliques with invite links you can send anywhere - Messages, WhatsApp, wherever - A hand-drawn desk where unanswered notes sit until you deal with them No ads. No noise. Just your people, passing notes.

Screenshots

ABA Community4 screens
Potentially3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Potentially at daily against ABA Community's every 2 months. ABA Community's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABA Community ships an update every 2 months, Potentially daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ABA Community versus Potentially: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABA CommunityPotentially
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAMERICAN BIRDING ASSOCIATION, INCDANIEL ELLIOT NEWSOME

In-app purchases

None

ABA Community

No in-app purchases

None

Potentially

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABA Community free?
ABA Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Potentially free?
Potentially is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ABA Community or Potentially have ads?
Neither ABA Community nor Potentially shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABA Community or Potentially?
ABA Community ships an update every 2 months, and Potentially daily. Most recently, ABA Community was updated on October 7, 2026 and Potentially on October 6, 2026.

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