Comparison

Learn Bird Watching vs Bird Identifier

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

Head to head
About

Learn Bird Watching

Learn to identify birds by sound and sight with a game-based system. This app offers audio and visual courses created by experts to improve your birding skills, suitable for beginners and advanced enthusiasts alike.

Highlights
  • Game-based learning system
  • Identify birds by sound
  • Identify birds by sight
  • Expert-created courses
  • Suitable for all skill levels
  • Master birding by ear
Features
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BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA Learn birds the fun way! Learn to identify the birds that you're seeing and hearing. Take birding and birdwatching to a new level! Larkwire is a complete, game-based system for learning. Great for beginners and still challenging for advanced birders. Audio courses teach you to identify bird sounds and visual courses teach plumage. All courses are created by world class experts in field identification. This is the app used by professionals to master birding by ear. ***** "Best thing I’ve ever bought on the App Store." (Shopetastic review, 04/16/2020) ***** "Uniformly excellent" (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) ***** "A Rosetta Stone for birdsong." (Birding Magazine) ***** "This is a really cool tool!" (BirdChick) ***** "Really fun!" (Wildlife South) ********************************************** "Larkwire is already helping immensely with my ability to bird in the field. And my 7-year-old daughter is asking for 'that bird song game on the computer.'—I guess you have THREE of us hooked!" (Courtenay Schurman, Mountaineering Trainer) ********************************************** ********************************************** "It's like having a personal teacher who can pinpoint my weaknesses and make me work on them as I play. By far the best value for your money when you think about buying an avian audio guide." (Alain Clavette, aka @Acadian_Birder) ********************************************** ********************************************** "A fantastic tool for learning and reviewing birdsong. ... What I can vouch for, as a teacher, is the solid learning theory behind the software—this program is sure to improve the speed and accuracy with which you identify birds by ear." (David Pugh, Calgary Birder) ********************************************** SUPPORT For questions or support, email: support@larkwire.com EULA - Apple standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bird Identifier

Identify bird species using your camera with advanced AI. Explore nature, learn about wildlife through a rich database, and discover new species with high accuracy. Upgrade for unlimited scans and extensive plant information.

Highlights
  • AI-powered bird identification
  • Identify over 40,000 species
  • Image recognition technology
  • Rich database and encyclopedia
  • Unlimited scans with premium
  • Plant information with premium
Features
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Heard a bird singing or spotted one at your feeder? Record its song or snap a photo, and Bird Scanner tells you what it is in seconds. Bird Scanner is a bird identifier for backyard birders, hikers, families and anyone who has ever asked "what bird is this?". Identify birds by sound or by photo, then learn everything about them. BIRD SOUND IDENTIFIER • Record a bird call, song or chirp for up to 15 seconds • Listen back, then identify it, or record again • See the best match and other birds heard in the recording • Recognizes the songs and calls of thousands of bird species BIRD PHOTO IDENTIFIER • Point your camera at a bird, or pick a photo from your library • Get the common name, scientific name and family in seconds • See whether it's a male, female or young bird when the photo shows it • Compare with reference photos to confirm your sighting HEAR REAL BIRD SONGS AND CALLS • Play real recordings of each species' song and calls • Read what the song sounds like, written for beginners • Play back your own recording next to them WHERE AND WHEN TO SEE IT • Range map showing where the species has been seen • Season chart: sightings by month in your country and worldwide • Migration: resident, partial migrant or long-distance migrant ATTRACT BIRDS TO YOUR BACKYARD • Diet: seeds, berries, insects and more • Which feeders it visits: tube, platform, suet, nectar, bird bath • Where it nests and what habitat it likes • Practical birding tips to find and watch each species LEARN MORE ABOUT BIRDS • How to identify it: adult, male, female, immature and in flight • Key facts: length, wingspan, weight and life expectancy • Similar species and how to tell them apart • Conservation status, behavior, classification, fun facts and answers to common questions YOUR BIRD WATCHING JOURNAL • Every bird you identify is saved privately on your iPhone • Build your bird list and revisit your sightings anytime • Share your finds with friends and family From cardinals, blue jays, robins and hummingbirds to owls, hawks, herons and kingfishers, Bird Scanner helps you put a name to the birds around you. Results come from AI and can be wrong, especially for distant, blurry or noisy recordings. Compare with the reference photos and recordings before recording a sighting. BIRD SCANNER PREMIUM Bird Scanner needs a Premium subscription. It unlocks unlimited identifications by photo and sound and every detail on each species. The price, billing period and any free trial are shown before you subscribe. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase • The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period • If a free trial is offered, any unused part of it ends when you buy a subscription • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings Privacy Policy: https://boxmath.co/privacy_policy.html Terms and Conditions: https://boxmath.co/terms_and_conditions.html

Screenshots

Learn Bird Watching4 screens
Bird Identifier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Learn Bird Watching at 91% against Bird Identifier's 25%. Learn Bird Watching also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Learn Bird Watching sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and Bird Identifier sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Bird Watching holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Bird Watching has 1.3K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Learn Bird Watching's written reviews are positive against 25% of Bird Identifier's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Bird Watching ships an update every 9 days, Bird Identifier every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Learn Bird Watching versus Bird Identifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Bird WatchingBird Identifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better3.9 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better54
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLarkwireRLAM FZCO

Customer experience

Learn Bird Watching

All ratings1,284 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.6%

Bird Identifier

All ratings54 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Learn Bird Watching

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to download sample content
  • Repeating the same bird songs in succession
  • Inconsistent progress tracking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add bird song playback when selecting bird images
  • Implement voice recognition for answering questions
  • Include spectrograms for better visual learning
  • Expand coverage to birds in other regions

Bird Identifier

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Learn Bird Watching

Subscriptions3
  • Single Course Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • All Courses Annual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • All Courses Annual (Family)7 Days trial$64.991 Year
One-time7
  • Bird Songs Core West (N. Am)$9.99
  • Bird Songs Core East (N. Am)$9.99
  • Waterbirds Core (N. Am)$9.99
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  • Bird Songs Pro East (N. Am)$24.99
  • Bird Songs Pro West (N. Am)$24.99
  • Waterbirds songs/calls (N. Am)$24.99
  • Breeding Plumage East (N.Am.)$24.99
4 purchases

Bird Identifier

Subscriptions4
  • Bird Identifier Premium Weekly$2.497 Days
  • Bird Identifier Premium 1 week$4.997 Days
  • Bird Scanner premium - 1 month$11.991 Month
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  • Bird Identifier Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Learn Bird Watching free?
Learn Bird Watching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bird Identifier free?
Bird Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Bird Watching or Bird Identifier?
Learn Bird Watching is rated higher. Learn Bird Watching averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Bird Identifier averages 3.9 from 54 ratings.
Do Learn Bird Watching or Bird Identifier have ads?
Neither Learn Bird Watching nor Bird Identifier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Bird Watching or Bird Identifier?
Learn Bird Watching ships an update every 9 days, and Bird Identifier every 4 months. Most recently, Learn Bird Watching was updated on October 21, 2026 and Bird Identifier on October 24, 2026.

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