PaleoMap vs Thyla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaleoMap
Discover a vast collection of paleobiology records and specimens from around the globe. This educational app provides access to over 170,000 entries, drawing data from the iDigBio collection. Explore Earth's ancient life through an extensive digital database.
- Explore 170,000+ paleobiology records
- Access specimen data worldwide
- Based on iDigBio collection
- Educational exploration tool
- Supports iPhone, iPad, iPod
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Explore over 170,000 paleobiology records and specimens around the world! Based on the iDigBio collection.
Thyla
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Featuring *every* native mammal, bird, fish, insect & invertebrate dwelling Tassie! - Understand our amazing native wildlife thats all around you by seeing it organised in different ways! + Track the critters you've seen and upload of the photo of wildlife you've come across in our state to share with everyone! This is just a little hobby project ive been working on for fun. I have ambition to feed data back into iNat and more in time!
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Verdict
PaleoMap and Thyla are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
PaleoMap ships an update every 2 months, Thyla every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaleoMap | Thyla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Zhu | William Fischer |
In-app purchases
PaleoMap
No in-app purchases
Thyla
No in-app purchases
Questions
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