Comparison

De Het vs ObsIdentify

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

Head to head
About

De Het

Master Dutch noun articles with a comprehensive dictionary and learning tools. Quickly find articles, save favorites, and learn rules to improve your Dutch language skills.

Highlights
  • Instant article lookup
  • Extensive Dutch noun dictionary
  • Save favorite nouns
  • Learn article rules
  • Interactive article guessing game
Features
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De or het? Look up any of more than 73,000 Dutch nouns and see its article right away, together with a translation into your language and a Dutch definition. Then train the articles in a quick game that keeps bringing back the words you got wrong. Whether you are taking Dutch classes, preparing for an exam or just want to sound more natural, De Het helps you get it right. SEARCH Type the first few letters of a noun and see its article immediately. The built-in dictionary works offline. TRANSLATION Translate any word into more than 50 languages. Translation runs on your device, so once the language data is downloaded it works without an internet connection. DEFINITION Read what a word means in the Dutch Wiktionary without leaving the app. SAVED WORDS Save the words you find tricky and keep them together in one list. Look them up again at any time, or play a game with just your saved words. GAME Guess the articles of nouns shown one by one in random order. Choose the level (Beginner, Advanced or Expert), the number of words and the speed. Words you get wrong come back in your next game, and with one tap you can practice just your mistakes, so your time goes to the words you have not mastered yet. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Send a word as a link to friends or classmates and let them guess its article. RULES The articles of Dutch nouns may seem random, but they are not completely so. Learn handy rules and guidelines for telling de words from het words. AND MORE • Color-coded articles: de in blue, het in red (optional) • Light and dark theme in the color of your choice • App in English, Dutch, German and French • Free, with ads you can switch off in Settings

About

ObsIdentify

Instantly identify plants, animals, and mushrooms from photos taken in Europe or the Dutch Caribbean. Track your discoveries, earn rewards, and contribute to scientific research by sharing your observations.

Highlights
  • One-click species recognition
  • Collect wildlife observations
  • Tips for finding new species
  • Earn badges and join challenges
  • Create and share observations with groups
  • Contribute to biological research
Features
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Recognize nature in one click! Take a photo in Europe or the Dutch Caribbean and find out which species it is. Collect all your wildlife observations in the app. You'll be rewarded with tips to find new species, earn badges, and be invited to join challenges. Create groups with colleagues, family or friends, to share your stunning nature observations. Your observations, and those of others, contribute to biological research and knowledge about nature. Every observation counts! ObsIdentify only recognizes wild animals, plants and mushrooms in Europe and the Dutch Caribbean. Please do not use the app for selfies, people, pets, house or garden plants. The image recognition in ObsIdentify is made possible by millions of observations from thousands of users of Waarneming.nl, Waarnemingen.be and Observation.org. ObsIdentify is a product of the Observation International Foundation, in collaboration with Naturalis Biodiversity Center (The Netherlands) and Natuurpunt (Belgium).

Screenshots

De Het4 screens
ObsIdentify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: De Het at 4.7 against ObsIdentify's 2.0. De Het also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 58%) and ratings volume (45 vs 5). ObsIdentify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. De Het sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ObsIdentify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

De Het holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: De Het has 45 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of De Het's written reviews are positive against 58% of ObsIdentify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

De Het ships an update every 6 months, ObsIdentify every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
De Het versus ObsIdentify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDe HetObsIdentify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (45 ratings) — better2.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB45 MB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperLubos MikusiakObservation International

Customer experience

De Het

All ratings45 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

ObsIdentify

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative32.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

De Het

One-time1
  • Game with Favorites$0.99
None

ObsIdentify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is De Het free?
De Het is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ObsIdentify free?
ObsIdentify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, De Het or ObsIdentify?
De Het is rated higher. De Het averages 4.7 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while ObsIdentify averages 2.0 from 5 ratings.
Do De Het or ObsIdentify have ads?
De Het shows ads; ObsIdentify does not.
Which is updated more often, De Het or ObsIdentify?
De Het ships an update every 6 months, and ObsIdentify every 3 weeks. Most recently, De Het was updated on November 1, 2026 and ObsIdentify on November 3, 2026.

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