Tuis vs BirdLasser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tuis
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Tuis is ’n praktiese, inspirerende gids vir die huis en tuin wat lesers in staat stel om hulle blyplekke mooi te maak, en die waarde daarvan te laat toeneem – binne én buite. Die tydskrif maak die lewe makliker vir mense wat ’n huis wil koop, bou of opknap, of lus is vir tuinmaak, kosmaak of mooimaak. Tuis wys nie net mooi goed nie – ons verduidelik ook wat waarde sal toevoeg tot jou eiendom, en hoekom. Die tydskrif bied bekostigbare en toeganklike keuses aan lesers, hulp met selfdoenprojekte, en raad vir opknapwerk. Dis vir gewone mense – mans én vroue – met gewone lewens, gewone loopbane en gewone huise; mense wat graag hulle eiendomme wil verbeter, en dit moet doen op ’n begroting. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. One year subscription - $16.49 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.
BirdLasser
Easily record bird sightings with GPS precision, even offline. Manage your trips and lifelist with automatic cloud backups. Share your discoveries with friends and contribute to conservation efforts.
- Record bird sightings with GPS
- Offline sighting capture
- Automatic cloud backup
- Manage trip cards and lifelist
- Share sightings with community
- Contribute to conservation projects
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BirdLasser is a fun, easy way to record your bird sightings and share with friends, your community and contribute to conservation. • Spot - Capture bird sightings painlessly with GPS precision, even when offline. • Plot - Effortlessly view and manage your trip cards. Automatically backup your trips and lifelist to the cloud. • Play a Part - Share your sightings with friends and seamlessly contribute to conservation causes. If you enjoy using BirdLasser, please take a minute to leave a nice review on the App Store; it really helps. Testimonials from our BirdLasser Facebook page: “We've been to Ngwenya Lodge for the first time and decided to try atlassing with the iPhone app for the first time - what a pleasure! Thank you to the team for the hard work, it was a pleasure to use!” “... just loaded - impressive features so far! That voice recognition you've been looking for is one of the features.... This app could convert a whole bunch of birders to atlassers.” “I am dying for this app....what will the cost be?” BirdLasser: “Hi John, no cost - free, gratis!” Rapidly capture sightings We endeavour to make it as quick and simple as possible to log your sightings. Whether in your garden, the Kruger Park or on the open seas, we will seamlessly tag your sightings with date, time and location. Share with the community Share that special sighting with your fellow birders in real-time via email, Facebook or Twitter, or post a trip report. Conservation causes Your passion for birds and birding has the additional benefit to contribute to a greater good. BirdLasser makes it simple share your sighting details with conservation programs such as the African BirdMAP Atlas Projects. Atlassers can enable boundary change notifications to make it even simpler. Note, that this feature uses the GPS in the background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Download BirdLasser now to Spot. Plot. Play a Part!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BirdLasser at none against Tuis's 10. BirdLasser also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tuis sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $23.99 per year. BirdLasser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tuis ships an update every 6 months, BirdLasser every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tuis | BirdLasser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | Lejint Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Tuis
- Tuis$23.991 Year
- Tuis August 2013$2.99
- Tuis September 2013$2.99
- Tuis December 2013$2.99
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- Tuis May 2015$2.99
- Tuis February 2016$2.99
- Tuis March 2016$2.99
- Tuis April 2016$2.99
- Tuis May 2016$2.99
- Tuis June 2016$2.99
BirdLasser
No in-app purchases









