Comparison

Bïndo Birding vs FM Solar

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

Head to head
About

Bïndo Birding

Record bird sightings anywhere, even offline, and share them with friends. Explore an interactive map, document observations with photos, and connect with a community of birders.

Highlights
  • Offline sighting tracking
  • Interactive sighting map
  • Photo documentation
  • Social feed and groups
  • Leaderboards and challenges
  • Conservation atlassing tools
Features
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Bïndo is the bird listing app built for Southern African birding: fast in the field, rich at home, and made to be shared. LOG EVERY BIRD, ANYWHERE Bïndo is offline-first: log sightings deep in the bush with no signal, and everything syncs when you're back in range. Start a quicklist in seconds, run a full trip list on holiday, or keep a custom list for your garden, your patch, or your year. • Quick, trip, custom and collaborative lists • GPS-stamped sightings with photos (upload several at once) • Add notes to a sighting: the story behind the bird • Not sure what you saw? Log an Unknown Bird and resolve it later • Lifers tracked automatically across your whole history ATLAS WITH CONFIDENCE Full support for atlassing: run timed cards, follow the protocol, and submit straight from your phone. A COMMUNITY OF BIRDERS Follow friends and local legends, and see their birding come alive in your feed: lifers, rare finds, trip lists, photos and the stories behind them. • Comment on sightings and join the conversation • Likes, follows and birder profiles • Find birders with people search and activity status • Groups, private challenges and collaborative lists for clubs, trips and mates EXPLORE THE MAP See what's being seen right now. The Explore map shows community sightings, lists and photos. Filter by species, time and place, then tap a pin and dive in. FIND YOUR NEXT BIRD • Nearby species suggestions based on where you're standing • Filter birds by traits to narrow down an ID • A beautiful gallery of your birding photos • The bird guide at your fingertips COMPETE (GENTLY) Areas and leaderboards for your region: day, week, month, year and all-time. Your row sticks while you scroll, and you can filter to just the birders you follow. Seasonal events and challenges keep it interesting. MADE FOR THE FIELD • Works fully offline and syncs when you're back in signal • Battery-friendly adaptive GPS • A clean, full-screen design that gets out of your way Whether you're a lister chasing a big year, an atlasser doing the real work, or you simply want to remember every bird you've seen, Bïndo keeps your birding in one place and makes it better with friends. Grab your bins. The flock is waiting.

About

FM Solar

Features
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Mobile Application for FM Solar customers. Customers can register for push notifications, see their loadshedding schedules as well as historical messages sent to them.

Screenshots

Bïndo Birding4 screens
FM Solar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bïndo Birding at every 2 weeks against FM Solar's every 5 months. Bïndo Birding also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 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

Bïndo Birding ships an update every 2 weeks, FM Solar every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bïndo Birding versus FM Solar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBïndo BirdingFM Solar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBindo Group (PTY) LTDSolrBoost Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Bïndo Birding

No in-app purchases

None

FM Solar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bïndo Birding free?
Bïndo Birding is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FM Solar free?
FM Solar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bïndo Birding or FM Solar have ads?
Neither Bïndo Birding nor FM Solar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bïndo Birding or FM Solar?
Bïndo Birding ships an update every 2 weeks, and FM Solar every 5 months. Most recently, Bïndo Birding was updated on October 2, 2026 and FM Solar on September 25, 2026.

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