Comparison

BirdAlertPRO vs MyChamplainValley

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

Head to head
About

BirdAlertPRO

This app provides daily bird and wildlife sightings across the UK and Ireland. It offers detailed directions, map pins, and breaking news on rare species. Users can set custom alerts for specific wildlife and view a daily updated photo gallery.

Highlights
  • NearMe bird sightings
  • Detailed map pins for locations
  • Submit wildlife news
  • Rare species breaking news
  • Customizable rare bird alerts
  • Wildlife and bird photo gallery
Features
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The must-have news service from RBA for every birder based in UK and Ireland, that guides you to hundreds of migrant bird sightings and other exciting wildlife every day, each with detailed directions, map pins and much more, provided by our unrivalled expert news team - since 1991. Whether you want fast accurate breaking news of rare or mega species, or wish to take advantage of tens of thousands of uncommon bird reports and other wildlife locally across the UK and Ireland, then BirdAlertPRO is the sightings guide for you. Get notified: Set up Rare Bird Alerts and other notifications tailored to your specific interest. Birds, butterflies, dragonflies, whales, dolphins, all are featured. The users’ photo gallery is updated daily. Packed full of new features to ensure you are the best informed… • NEW - NearMe: just one tap to see what birds are nearby your current location - based on your definition of the ‘nearby distance’ • NEW - Map Pins: pins on maps for each bird's location, down to a few metres, plus, when available, additional pins for • where to view the bird from • where to park • where the foot access to the site is via • NEW - Submit your news: is now much easier, more efficient and more accurate - by dropping pins on maps • NEW - Headlines: a completely new feature - for a quick overview of all the days’ bird action, with just one entry per species, ordered by rarity, and expandable for anything that grabs your interest • NEW - Saved Searches: save your frequently used searches for extra-quick access • NEW - Alert sounds: set unique sounds for different types of news alerts • NEW - Quick searches: easily find the news that most interests you, helped along by the RBA colour coding of each message to indicate rarity level • NEW - How far is that? a distance indicator on every news item shows how far away it is from your current position • NEW - Sunrise/sunset time shown for every site in the news - to help plan your day • NEW - Just one-tap to get Google directions directly from every news item, ensuring that you can get on your way as efficiently as possible • NEW - QuickSubmit: you can now ‘update’ any sighting with just three-taps • NEW - Thumbnail photos (optional) for each species on the news page • NEW - Alert me to this! Instantly create a notification filter directly from any news item to get updates on that specific bird • NEW - Alert filters with improved options such as a visible radius setting, which, combined with rarity level, or specific species or type of wildlife, enable you to be alerted immediately when any news of interest to you is transmitted • NEW - the ability to set-up alerts for rare butterflies, dragonflies, cetaceans and other wildlife in addition to birds • MyNews - a redesigned inbox for your personalised alerts

About

MyChamplainValley

Stay informed with local news and real-time updates from your community. Get breaking news alerts, detailed weather forecasts, and in-depth reports from trusted local journalists. Access saved stories and interactive weather maps for planning your day.

Highlights
  • Top local news stories
  • Breaking news alerts
  • Local weather warnings
  • Regional forecast
  • Interactive radar map
  • Save stories for later
Features
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News has never been more local than in the palm of your hand. The Local 22 Local 44 mobile app brings you all the top stories from our daily broadcasts, as well as stories developing in real time. Get breaking news alerts, local weather warnings, and your regional forecast from the SkyTracker Weather Team. From “This Day In History” to our cold case investigations, myChamplainValley.com is your source for local news that matters to Vermont, New York’s North Country, and the Upper Valley in New Hampshire. FEATURES: • Watch video of your trusted reporters on the scene, and read revealing articles on what's going on in your community. • Plan your day and week with detailed weather reports, live alerts of severe conditions, and an interactive radar map. • Optional alerts on breaking news keep you in the know. • On the go? Save stories for later to access at your convenience.

Screenshots

BirdAlertPRO4 screens
MyChamplainValley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BirdAlertPRO at none against MyChamplainValley's shown. BirdAlertPRO also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (88% vs 80%). MyChamplainValley's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

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

BirdAlertPRO ships an update monthly, MyChamplainValley every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BirdAlertPRO versus MyChamplainValley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdAlertPROMyChamplainValley
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (377 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—377 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB75 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRare Bird AlertNexstar Broadcasting

Customer experience

BirdAlertPRO

Written reviews67 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral1.5%
Negative10.4%

MyChamplainValley

All ratings377 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

BirdAlertPRO

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Keeps telling to log in when already logged in
  • Crashes almost every day
  • App crashes when clicking on an alert
  • Cannot log in without registering on the web page
  • App down on iOS 9
Show 7 more
  • Won't open in iOS 9
  • Messages do not want to load due to server errors
  • Odd unexplained crashes
  • Location maps info through Google is not always exact
  • App crashes frequently
  • Can't swipe through photos of a specific species
  • GPS directions not as accurate as it could be

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select one county for alerts
  • Sort news by county
  • Better iPad compatibility
  • Swipe through photos of a species
  • More accurate GPS directions using grid refs

MyChamplainValley

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BirdAlertPRO

No in-app purchases

None

MyChamplainValley

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BirdAlertPRO free?
BirdAlertPRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyChamplainValley free?
MyChamplainValley is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BirdAlertPRO or MyChamplainValley have ads?
MyChamplainValley shows ads; BirdAlertPRO does not.
Which is updated more often, BirdAlertPRO or MyChamplainValley?
BirdAlertPRO ships an update monthly, and MyChamplainValley every 6 weeks. Most recently, BirdAlertPRO was updated on September 26, 2026 and MyChamplainValley on September 5, 2026.

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