Comparison

Learn Bird Watching vs Frog Spot

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

Frog Spot

Identify frog species instantly by recording their calls. Explore detailed profiles, visualize sound patterns, and contribute to amphibian monitoring. This guide is perfect for nature lovers and researchers alike.

Highlights
  • Instant frog call identification
  • Custom spectrogram visualization
  • Live call activity map
  • Detailed species profiles
  • Frog ecology knowledge hub
  • Personal field journal logging
  • Contribute to amphibian monitoring
Features
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Frog Spot is the definitive guide to frogs near you. Record a frog call and identify the species in seconds with Frog Spot’s powerful call identifier. Whether you're a nature enthusiast, a researcher, or just curious, this app makes exploring frog species easy and enjoyable. Features: • Instant call identification that lets you record a frog and receive a species match in seconds. • Custom spectrograms that visualize the unique sound patterns of every recording. • A live call map that shows where frog activity is most likely based on location. • Detailed species profiles with range maps, identification tips, behavior notes, and reference calls. • A comprehensive knowledge hub covering frog ecology, conservation, behavior, and anatomy. • Logging of identifications and recordings to build your personal field journal in the Explorer Dashboard. • Contributing recordings to help improve amphibian identification and monitoring. Designed for educators, citizen scientists, field researchers, and nature enthusiasts. Currently supports species identification across the Eastern and Western United States, with additional regions coming soon. Download Frog Spot and start discovering the frogs around you. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Learn Bird Watching4 screens
Frog Spot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn Bird Watching at 4.8 against Frog Spot's 2.7. Learn Bird Watching also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 54%) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 15). 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 Frog Spot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Bird Watching has 1.3K ratings behind it against 15, 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 54% of Frog Spot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Bird Watching ships an update every 9 days, Frog Spot monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn Bird Watching versus Frog Spot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Bird WatchingFrog Spot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better2.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLarkwireEpoch Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Learn Bird Watching

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

Frog Spot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

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

Frog Spot

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
2 purchases

Frog Spot

Subscriptions1
  • Frog Spot Unlimited$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Frog Spot Infinite$19.99

Questions

Is Learn Bird Watching free?
Learn Bird Watching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frog Spot free?
Frog Spot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Bird Watching or Frog Spot?
Learn Bird Watching is rated higher. Learn Bird Watching averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Frog Spot averages 2.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Learn Bird Watching or Frog Spot have ads?
Neither Learn Bird Watching nor Frog Spot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Bird Watching or Frog Spot?
Learn Bird Watching ships an update every 9 days, and Frog Spot monthly. Most recently, Learn Bird Watching was updated on October 26, 2026 and Frog Spot on October 24, 2026.

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