Comparison

Bird Journal vs elho smart

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

Head to head
About

Bird Journal

Record, explore, and share your bird and wildlife observations. This app allows for detailed data entry, including photos and habitat information, with a vast global species library. Access your records across devices and contribute to conservation efforts.

Highlights
  • Record observations with custom data entry
  • Explore records with reports, graphs, and maps
  • Share records and contribute to conservation
  • Access data on any device
  • Secure cloud storage for data
  • Import existing records from other apps
Features
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Bird Journal is the best way to record, explore and share your bird & wildlife observations and experiences. It has thousands of users across the world, and now brings its full power to iPhone and iPad in one beautifully native app. Start keeping a record of your bird & wildlife observations now with a free account. RECORD ANYTHING Enter bird & wildlife observations, photos, habitat and more with customisable data entry. Bird Journal's growing library contains hundreds of checklists and taxonomies, with over 100,000 species and subspecies worldwide. EXPLORE YOUR RECORDS Enjoy looking back through your data with beautiful entry reports, species lists, graphs*, maps*, reports* & a redesigned photo gallery. Search instantly by date, species, location & more. POWERFUL TOOLS, NOW ON MOBILE Import and export your records, replace species across your data, and build your own custom checklists, taxonomies and synonym packs — all for the first time on your phone or tablet. SHARE YOUR RECORDS Export, print and share records, species lists and photos straight to friends and other apps. eBird and BirdTrack systems are fully supported, so you can conveniently contribute to conservation efforts. ACCESS ANYWHERE Access and enter your records on any supported device or computer. Data is stored on each device, meaning you always have access even when on the move, in the field or abroad. REMEMBER FOREVER Never lose your data. Everything added to Bird Journal is safely and securely stored in Bird Journal's cloud. If you lose your device or your computer malfunctions, simply sign back in to your account to carry on from where you left off. BRING YOUR DATA Get started quickly by importing existing records from any other system or app. eBird, BirdTrack & Wildlife Recorder records can be imported directly. * Requires an upgrade to a Bird Journal Premium account.

About

elho smart

Control smart flowerpots with customizable LED lights. Choose from 16 million colors and various white tones to create the perfect ambiance for your home or garden. Automate lighting with timers and save favorite scenes for instant mood setting.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED lighting
  • 16 million color options
  • Adjustable white tones
  • Create and save custom scenes
  • Automated timers
  • Remote control from anywhere
Features
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Light up your home and garden with the elho pure smart flowerpot. Discover the endless possibilities to combine beautiful greenery with 16 million different colours, or a variety of white tones. EASILY CONTROL YOUR LIGHTS Install your flowerpot in a few easy steps and control the smart LED light from your fingertips. Create the perfect ambiance for every moment by changing the colour and light intensity. You can also combine different elho Pure smart LED pots and easily control your lights from anywhere. FAVOURITE COLOURS Instantly transform your garden or interior into your favourite colour, with one tap. Create your own moods and save the preset, so you can always select your preferred scene right away. TIMERS Simply automate your smart LED pot to match your daily routines. Turn your light on when the sun goes down, or activate your favourite scene at a specific time of the day.

Screenshots

Bird Journal4 screens
elho smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bird Journal at 77% against elho smart's 0%. Bird Journal also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). elho smart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Bird Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. elho smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bird Journal ships an update weekly, elho smart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bird Journal versus elho smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBird Journalelho smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluebird Technology Limitedelho

Customer experience

Bird Journal

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative19.2%

elho smart

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Bird Journal

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes when going for Brazil or USA
  • App not matching birds for UK
  • Cannot add recent sightings of Boobys etc.
  • App no longer runs reliably on iOS
  • App is buggy and unclear
Show 4 more
  • Cannot sign in
  • Data lost on phone replacement
  • Sync issues between mobile and desktop
  • Orientation issues on iPad

Requested features

52 requests
  • Add Avilist taxonomy support
  • Update to current species naming conventions
  • Filter species by name or family
  • Species pages to list sightings
  • Way to jump to early dates in entries
Show 47 more
  • Manually enter coordinates for new locations
  • Auto-populate location and weather
  • Attach photos in the app
  • Share information with groups of friends
  • Add mammals to the update version
  • Add checklists for other wildlife (dragonflies, butterflies)
  • Add missing counties to lists
  • Add a pull-down box for sites when adding sightings
  • Geotag and move sightings after seeing them
  • World list and other wildlife lists
  • Life List section
  • Custom species entry
  • Location filtering for own locations
  • Improved species list customization
  • Improved list management on mobile
  • More intuitive export function
  • More detailed statistics on mobile
  • County species lists enhancements
  • Add dragonflies, butterflies checklists
  • Add mammals to the app
  • Add world list and other wildlife lists
  • Add Life List section
  • Add custom species entry
  • Add location filtering for own locations
  • Improve species list customization
  • Improve list management on mobile
  • Improve export function
  • Add more detailed statistics on mobile
  • Enhance county species lists
  • Add photo attachments to the app
  • Add ability to share trips with other users
  • Add ability to share entries with another user
  • Add ability to share a trip
  • Add mammals to the update version
  • Add checklists for other wildlife (dragonflies, butterflies)
  • Add missing counties to lists
  • Add a pull-down box for sites when adding sightings
  • Geotag and move sightings after seeing them
  • World list and other wildlife lists
  • Life List section
  • Custom species entry
  • Location filtering for own locations
  • Improved species list customization
  • Improved list management on mobile
  • Improved export function
  • Add more detailed statistics on mobile
  • Enhance county species lists

elho smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bird Journal

One-time1
  • One Year Premium Subscription$34.99
None

elho smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bird Journal free?
Bird Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is elho smart free?
elho smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bird Journal or elho smart have ads?
Neither Bird Journal nor elho smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bird Journal or elho smart?
Bird Journal ships an update weekly, and elho smart every 2 months. Most recently, Bird Journal was updated on November 1, 2026 and elho smart on November 2, 2026.

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