BirdClock vs まきどき
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BirdClock
This analog clock app uses bird sounds to tell the time. Customize your time signals with 19 different bird voices and enjoy ambient forest sounds. Bring the tranquility of nature into your space.
- Analog clock display
- Bird voice time announcements
- 19 types of bird voices
- Customizable time signals
- Ambient forest sounds
- Chorus of birds
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BirdClock is an analog clock application that tells you time using voice of birds. This application contains 19 kinds of voices of birds and you can customize time signals as you like. And you can enjoy chorus of birds and sound of stream while this application is running. Please enjoy the sounds of forest in your room.
まきどき
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"When should I sow these seeds?" Makidoki shows when to sow, plant and harvest vegetables, matched to your region in Japan. - Sowing, planting and harvest timing for 198 vegetables, by prefecture - "My vegetables": only the crops you grow, sorted automatically so what you can harvest or sow now comes first - Shift the timing 10 days earlier or later to fit your variety or field - Record the days you sowed, planted and harvested, and see them on a calendar - Set a future sowing date and get a reminder at 7 a.m. that day - Write notes on the calendar - Add your own vegetables This app shows ads. You can remove them with a one-time purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: まきどき at Free against BirdClock's $0.99. まきどき also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 14 months). BirdClock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On 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
まきどき is free to download; BirdClock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BirdClock ships an update every 14 months, まきどき daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BirdClock | まきどき |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tahito Aoki | kousuke wada |
In-app purchases
BirdClock
No in-app purchases
まきどき
No in-app purchases
