Bird Journal vs Grey Elvish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Grey Elvish
This app serves as a comprehensive English to Elvish dictionary, featuring over 3000 entries. It provides detailed information on word meanings, forms, and spelling in an easy-to-use format. The dictionary uses clear indicators for definitions, word senses, and related terms.
- Over 3000 entries
- Word meanings and forms
- Spelling information
- Alphabetical order
- Easy-to-use format
- Related and inflected words
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The Grey Elvish-English Dictionary is based on well established content listed in alphabetical order. Includes over 3000 entries and gives information about words' meanings, forms, spelling, e.t.c. presented in a convenient, easy to use format. Boldface colon in this dictionary is used to introduce a definition. Boldface Arabic numerals separate the senses of a word or affix that has more than one sense. Bullet refers to related and inflected words (word forms). Speak Friend and Enter. ______________________________________________ "...a key that opens up the door to outstanding intellectual experience" Ph.D. Professor Dmitry V. Chizhik ______________________________________________ Please come back here to rate the app if you enjoyed it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grey Elvish at 4.2 against Bird Journal's 3.0. Grey Elvish also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Bird Journal's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (16 vs 5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Bird Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grey Elvish asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grey Elvish holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Bird Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grey Elvish's.
Bird Journal ships an update weekly, Grey Elvish monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bird Journal | Grey Elvish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (16 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluebird Technology Limited | Felix Usov |
Customer experience
Bird Journal
Grey Elvish
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
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- 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
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- 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
Grey Elvish
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bird Journal
- One Year Premium Subscription$34.99
Grey Elvish
No in-app purchases
