Comparison

MyGeneration Solar vs Bïndo Birding

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

Head to head
About

MyGeneration Solar

Features
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Mobile Application for MyGeneration Solar customers. Customers can register for push notifications, see their loadshedding schedules as well as historical messages sent to them.

About

Bïndo Birding

Record bird sightings anywhere, even offline, and share them with friends. Explore an interactive map, document observations with photos, and connect with a community of birders.

Highlights
  • Offline sighting tracking
  • Interactive sighting map
  • Photo documentation
  • Social feed and groups
  • Leaderboards and challenges
  • Conservation atlassing tools
Features
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Bïndo is the bird listing app built for Southern African birding: fast in the field, rich at home, and made to be shared. LOG EVERY BIRD, ANYWHERE Bïndo is offline-first: log sightings deep in the bush with no signal, and everything syncs when you're back in range. Start a quicklist in seconds, run a full trip list on holiday, or keep a custom list for your garden, your patch, or your year. • Quick, trip, custom and collaborative lists • GPS-stamped sightings with photos (upload several at once) • Add notes to a sighting: the story behind the bird • Not sure what you saw? Log an Unknown Bird and resolve it later • Lifers tracked automatically across your whole history ATLAS WITH CONFIDENCE Full support for atlassing: run timed cards, follow the protocol, and submit straight from your phone. A COMMUNITY OF BIRDERS Follow friends and local legends, and see their birding come alive in your feed: lifers, rare finds, trip lists, photos and the stories behind them. • Comment on sightings and join the conversation • Likes, follows and birder profiles • Find birders with people search and activity status • Groups, private challenges and collaborative lists for clubs, trips and mates EXPLORE THE MAP See what's being seen right now. The Explore map shows community sightings, lists and photos. Filter by species, time and place, then tap a pin and dive in. FIND YOUR NEXT BIRD • Nearby species suggestions based on where you're standing • Filter birds by traits to narrow down an ID • A beautiful gallery of your birding photos • The bird guide at your fingertips COMPETE (GENTLY) Areas and leaderboards for your region: day, week, month, year and all-time. Your row sticks while you scroll, and you can filter to just the birders you follow. Seasonal events and challenges keep it interesting. MADE FOR THE FIELD • Works fully offline and syncs when you're back in signal • Battery-friendly adaptive GPS • A clean, full-screen design that gets out of your way Whether you're a lister chasing a big year, an atlasser doing the real work, or you simply want to remember every bird you've seen, Bïndo keeps your birding in one place and makes it better with friends. Grab your bins. The flock is waiting.

Screenshots

MyGeneration Solar4 screens
Bïndo Birding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bïndo Birding at fortnightly against MyGeneration Solar's every 2 months. Bïndo Birding also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyGeneration Solar ships an update every 2 months, Bïndo Birding fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyGeneration Solar versus Bïndo Birding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyGeneration SolarBïndo Birding
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB88 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSolrBoost Pty LtdBindo Group (PTY) LTD

In-app purchases

None

MyGeneration Solar

No in-app purchases

None

Bïndo Birding

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyGeneration Solar free?
MyGeneration Solar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bïndo Birding free?
Bïndo Birding is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MyGeneration Solar or Bïndo Birding have ads?
Neither MyGeneration Solar nor Bïndo Birding shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyGeneration Solar or Bïndo Birding?
MyGeneration Solar ships an update every 2 months, and Bïndo Birding fortnightly. Most recently, MyGeneration Solar was updated on September 25, 2026 and Bïndo Birding on September 14, 2026.

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