Comparison

Bïndo Birding vs Thina

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

Head to head
About

Bïndo Birding

Log bird sightings anywhere, even offline, and build custom lists for your garden or trips. Connect with other birders, share your finds, and explore community sightings on a map. Supports SABAP2 atlassing and offers features like Bird Call ID with membership.

Highlights
  • Offline bird logging
  • Customizable bird lists
  • GPS-stamped sightings with photos
  • SABAP2 atlassing support
  • Social feed of birding activity
  • Interactive explore map
  • Private and collaborative lists
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 • Add Sighting opens on Regional: the birds most often recorded around you, even offline • GPS-stamped sightings with photos (upload several at once) and calls • Add notes to a sighting: the story behind the bird • Not sure what you saw? Log an Unknown Bird and ask your followers "What bird is this?" • Lifers tracked automatically across your whole history, with milestones to celebrate ATLAS WITH CONFIDENCE Full support for SABAP2 atlassing: run timed cards on one pentad or several, follow the protocol, and submit straight from your phone. Every ended card shows where it stands. 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 • Search the whole app for birds, birders, lists, areas and places • 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. Search for a park, reserve or town, filter by species and time, then tap a pin and dive in. AREAS AND LEADERBOARDS Leaderboards for every area: day, week, month, year and all time. Areas are grouped by where you're standing, what's nearby and everything else. Draw a Private Area of your own for your garden or your patch and track every bird inside it. Seasonal events and challenges keep it interesting. MADE FOR THE FIELD • Works fully offline and syncs when you're back in signal • Your own recent sightings stay on your phone, ready with no signal • Sync on WiFi only, if you'd rather save data • Battery-friendly adaptive GPS • A clean, full-screen design that gets out of your way • The Bïndo Guide, built in 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. BÏNDO MEMBERSHIP Logging sightings, keeping lists, atlassing, your life list and the Explore map stay free for everyone. Bïndo Membership adds: • Bird Call ID: identify birds by their call • Voice Add: log hands-free and keep your eyes on the bird • Next: the birds you're most likely to see next • Nearby and list targets, plus Your Radar and Recent Highlights on every area • The Bird Trait Filter and species distribution maps • More of the map: Latest Species, extra filters, longer timeframes, full zoom and the community's photos • Your full history and full birder profiles • Photo and call life lists • Pinned lists at the top of your Feed • More and larger Private Areas, starred areas, and leaderboards narrowed to the birders you follow • Unlimited private challenges and collaborative lists • Bïndo Web: import, export, bulk photo upload and trip planning on a bigger screen Try Bïndo Membership free for 14 days. No card needed, and nothing is charged. Membership is an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.bindo.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.bindo.app/privacy-policy Grab your bins. Happy birding!

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Thina

Features
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Want to volunteer but not sure where to start? Thina makes it easy to find real events, join instantly, and track your impact – all from your phone. Volunteering shouldn’t be complicated. Whether you’ve got 30 minutes or a whole day, Thina helps you take the first step toward doing good – without the admin, spreadsheets, or endless searching. Here’s what you can do on Thina: 1.⁠ ⁠Discover opportunities near you Events are location-based. Use the map view to see what’s happening nearby or scroll the list of options around you. 2.⁠ ⁠Filter by type of activity Whether you want to help in person, donate goods, or offer your skills remotely – you can choose what suits you. •⁠ ⁠Physical volunteering •⁠ ⁠⁠Skills-based (in-person or remote) •⁠ ⁠⁠Donation drives •⁠ ⁠⁠Training sessions 3. Join the chat and get all the info Once you sign up, you’re added to a group chat to coordinate plans, ask questions, and stay in the loop. 4.⁠ ⁠Meet new causes and communities Visit the Community page to explore nonprofit organisations doing work you care about – even ones you didn’t know existed. 5. Track your hours and milestones Your profile shows how many hours you’ve volunteered, how many events you’ve joined, and how many points you’ve earned along the way. 6. Share events in one tap Easily send volunteer opportunities to your friends or groups via WhatsApp. 7.⁠ ⁠What’s coming soon: •⁠ ⁠A rewards system so you can spend your points on real-world perks •⁠ ⁠⁠A tool for schools to manage learner volunteer hours •⁠ ⁠⁠A dashboard for corporates to track team volunteering and social impact Thina was built by people who struggled to find ways to give back. We wanted a simpler way to do good – and now we’re sharing it with you. Whether you’re volunteering for school, part of a company team, or simply want to make a difference – Thina is for you. With Love, The Thina Team "Doing more for those with less"

Screenshots

Bïndo Birding4 screens
Thina4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thina at none against Bïndo Birding's 2. Bïndo Birding's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Bïndo Birding sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Thina asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bïndo Birding ships an update every 10 days, Thina every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bïndo Birding versus Thina: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBïndo BirdingThina
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB58 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperBindo Group (PTY) LTDThina Outreach

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bïndo Birding

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$34.991 Year
None

Thina

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bïndo Birding free?
Bïndo Birding is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thina free?
Thina is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bïndo Birding or Thina have ads?
Neither Bïndo Birding nor Thina shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bïndo Birding or Thina?
Bïndo Birding ships an update every 10 days, and Thina every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bïndo Birding was updated on November 12, 2026 and Thina on October 30, 2026.

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