Animal Sounds and Noises vs FrogID
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Animal Sounds and Noises
Explore the animal kingdom with over a hundred real animal photos and authentic sounds. Simply tap a photo to hear the animal's distinct noise. This app is designed for fun and learning about wildlife.
- Over 100 real animal photos
- Authentic animal sound effects
- Interactive soundboard
- Farm, forest, desert, and ocean themes
- Simple tap-to-play interface
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Discover the sounds of the animal kingdom! From farmyards to forests and deserts to oceans, explore over a hundred real animal photos paired with authentic sounds. Each soundboard is designed to be simple and fun — just tap photo to hear the roar, chirp, croak or howl. Perfect for kids, parents, teachers and animal lovers of all ages. Great for classrooms, road trips or anytime you want to bring the wild closer to home. Rawr!
FrogID
This app allows users to identify Australian frog species by recording their calls. It contributes to a national citizen science initiative, helping experts track frog populations and monitor waterway health.
- Record frog calls
- Identify frog species
- Citizen science project
- Submit records for verification
- Track frog populations
- Monitor waterway health
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FrogID is Australia’s first national citizen science frog identification initiative – a project led by the Australian Museum in partnership with Australia’s leading natural history museums and IBM. Use the App to create a profile, record frog calls and match your calls to the frog calls on the app. Then upload your records to the Australian Museum frog experts for species verification. With your help we can put more frog species on the map and track changes to their species and habitats over time, and therefore monitor our waterway's health.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Animal Sounds and Noises at 4.2 against FrogID's 3.6. Animal Sounds and Noises also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 52%). FrogID's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Animal Sounds and Noises sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FrogID asks for nothing beyond the download.
Animal Sounds and Noises holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Animal Sounds and Noises's written reviews are positive against 52% of FrogID's.
Animal Sounds and Noises ships an update every 6 months, FrogID every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Animal Sounds and Noises | FrogID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (46 ratings) — better | 3.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews — better | 51.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iGreenEarth | Australian Museum |
Customer experience
Animal Sounds and Noises
FrogID
Bugs and requests
Animal Sounds and Noises
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FrogID
Reported bugs
43 issues- App crashes constantly
- Database updating hangs
- Recording issues (cutting out, no results)
- App freezes
- App logs off frequently
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- Photo upload fails or disappears
- Password issues
- Cannot record with Bluetooth
- App crashes on opening/explore screen
- Lost recordings
- App not loading
- Microphone not working
- Notes section behind keyboard
- Submit icon frozen
- Null frogs error
- App closes itself
- Cannot submit recordings
- App crashes when accessing Profile
- Recording page issues
- Cannot send recordings
- Submit status 'not submitted'
- App crashes frequently
- No way to match new frogs
- App closes down when accessing Profile
- Cannot record without audio
- App hangs and hangs
- Verification is very slow
- App is deaf unless frog is close
- Assumptions on species based on habitat
- Upload doesn't work
- No way to know if recording submitted
- Frustrating bugs
- No feedback on submissions
- App keeps logging off
- Photos too small
- Cannot identify rare species
- App is useless if not working
- No expert or community verification
- Primitive app, needs work
- Limited to Australia
- Long wait for confirmation
- No photo search
- Discouraging lack of feedback
Requested features
12 requests- Add photo search functionality
- Include other countries (e.g., US, Minnesota)
- Allow photo submission without audio
- Add a short list function
- Add a call playlist function
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- Show user status (e.g., Tadpole)
- Add a stats page showing population changes
- Allow uploading audio from video/audio clips
- Option to upload photo for identification
- Filter based on location
- Add dark mode
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Animal Sounds and Noises
- Remove Ads$2.99
FrogID
No in-app purchases
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