Bïndo Birding vs The Plett App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bïndo Birding
This app helps users log bird sightings offline, create custom lists, and participate in community challenges. It supports bird atlasing and allows users to explore local sightings on a map. Enhance your birding experience with social features and detailed tracking.
- Offline bird sighting logging
- Quick, trip, and custom lists
- SABAP2 atlassing support
- Community feed and interaction
- Explore map of local sightings
- Private and collaborative lists
- Built-in bird guide
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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!
The Plett App
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The Plett App is your complete guide to Plettenberg Bay, on South Africa's Garden Route. DISCOVER LOCAL BUSINESSES Browse hundreds of local businesses across 16 categories — restaurants, accommodation, home services, medical, professional services, shopping, education and more. Find exactly who you need in seconds. RESTAURANTS, PUBS & BARS Find the perfect table. Filter by cuisine, from seafood and fine dining to coffee shops and takeaways. LODGES & ACCOMMODATION Planning a visit? Hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, backpackers, self-catering and camping, all in one place. ASK PLETT Our AI-powered local guide. Ask for a dentist, a plumber, the best seafood or today's low tide, and get a straight answer. WEATHER & TIDES Live tide predictions for Plettenberg Bay with a five-day forecast. Essential for beach days, fishing and Robberg walks. SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS See what local businesses are offering right now. EVENTS & LIVE MUSIC Never miss what's happening in Plett. VISITORS TO PLETT New to town? Where to stay, where to eat and what to do, gathered in one place. COMMUNITY HUB Local heroes, emergency numbers and community social media links. PHOTO OF THE WEEK Enter our weekly competition celebrating Plett's natural beauty. Submit your best shots and vote for your favourites. THE GOOD OLD DAYS Share and browse photographs of Plett as it used to be. FOR BUSINESS OWNERS Claim or list your business and get found by people searching for exactly what you offer. Add your logo, photos, description, trading hours, specials and social links. Start with a free trial, then an affordable monthly fee. Cancel any time. Whether you live in Plett or you're planning your Garden Route trip, The Plett App puts the whole town in your pocket. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://synergistech.co.za/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
Bïndo Birding and The Plett App are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Bïndo Birding sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and The Plett App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bïndo Birding ships an update every 10 days, The Plett App every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bïndo Birding | The Plett App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bindo Group (PTY) LTD | Synergistech |
In-app purchases
Bïndo Birding
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual$34.991 Year
The Plett App
- Pro · 1 Listing1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Pro · 2 Listings1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- Pro · 3 Listings1 Month trial$19.991 Month
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- Pro · 4 Listings1 Month trial$24.991 Month
- Pro · 5 Listings1 Month trial$29.991 Month
Questions
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