Comparison

DB Alerts 2 vs BirdID

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

Head to head

About

DB Alerts 2

Features

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Waarnemingen van zeldzame vogels in Nederland en België Gebruik deze iPhone app voor het raadplegen van waarnemingen op Dutch Bird Alerts en Belgian Bird Alerts. Abonnees kunnen ook nieuwe waarnemingen van zeldzame vogels doorgeven vanuit het veld.

About

BirdID

Features

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BirdID — Jouw digitale vogeldossier Beheer je hele vogeldossier op één plek! • Vogeldossier: leg ring-, chip- en CITES-nummers vast met foto's en documenten • Gewichtstracking: monitor de groei van je vogels met grafieken • Kweekmodule: beheer paren, eieren, broedstart en kuikens • Medisch dossier: dierenartsbezoeken, medicatie en behandelingen • Stambomen: genereer professionele PDF-stambomen • QR-codes: snel toegang tot vogelinformatie via QR-stickers • Papvoeding: registreer voedingen voor kuikens • Mede-eigenaarschap: deel beheer met partners of familie • Organisaties: beheer collecties van stichtingen en opvangcentra • Marktplaats: koop en verkoop vogels veilig • Documenten Hub: bewaar overdrachtsverklaringen, CITES en chipregistraties Voor: hobbykwekers, professionele kwekers, vogelopvang, stichtingen en iedereen die zijn vogels serieus neemt. Maak gratis een account aan via www.birdid.nl en start direct met je administratie

Screenshots

DB Alerts 24 screens

BirdID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BirdID at every 4 days against DB Alerts 2's every 6 months. DB Alerts 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

DB Alerts 2 ships an update every 6 months, BirdID every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

DB Alerts 2 versus BirdID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	DB Alerts 2	BirdID
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Every 4 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	31 MB	24 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Jeroen van Vianen	Roy Schuurman

In-app purchases

None

DB Alerts 2

No in-app purchases

None

BirdID

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DB Alerts 2 free?

DB Alerts 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BirdID free?

BirdID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do DB Alerts 2 or BirdID have ads?

Neither DB Alerts 2 nor BirdID shows ads.

Which is updated more often, DB Alerts 2 or BirdID?

DB Alerts 2 ships an update every 6 months, and BirdID every 4 days. Most recently, DB Alerts 2 was updated on October 17, 2026 and BirdID on October 24, 2026.