Coton vs eBird

Coton is also on iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id509851679 /!\ Only available in English and French! Coton is a beautiful cloud identification app for your iPhone and iPod Touch. Identify clouds by browsing stunning pictures and detailed descriptions of all the different types of clouds you may spot. Coton relies on the International Cloud Atlas classification, the authoritative book from the World Meteorological Organization. Learn about cloud types and their corresponding weather forecast including chances of rain and storm. Try to figure out the weather of the day, just by looking at the sky! Coton includes: - 33 cloud index cards for the main cloud genera, species, varieties and special clouds - a gallery containing more than 120 awesome pictures - an illustrated guide which simply explains what is a cloud and how clouds are classified - a chart of the 10 cloud genera - a setting allowing you to switch between metric and imperial measurement system The only thing you'll have to do is looking up... Enjoy your spottings! Just remember: "It is rare that a cloud gets the shape of a cloud." Ylipe

eBird Mobile makes it easy to record the birds you see in the field, and seamlessly link these observations with eBird--a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. This free resource makes it easy to keep track of what you see, while making your data openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation. eBird Mobile is the only app that passes information directly from the iOS device to your eBird account on the web. Features - Enter bird observations from any location around the world. - Full global taxonomy based on The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. - Common names available in local languages (e.g., Portuguese names in Brazil or in Portugal). - Checklists customized for your location and time of year, showing most likely species based on eBird data. - Rare species flagged during data entry and on the checklist. - "Record as you go" functionality for incremental list keeping and counting while birding. - GPS enabled location plotting to ensure accuracy. - Map tools that enable selecting from hundreds of thousands of eBird "Hotspots." - Full offline functionality, enabling use in places with limited or no Internet connection. - Trip and Day list functionality that makes it easy to keep track of your species list on a particular outing. - Support for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. - Entire app translated to German, Mandarin, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, and Dutch.