BigShorts vs NatureDex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BigShorts
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BigShorts is a new age UGC platform dedicated to the storytellers across the world. Create and post Mini Dramas (Videos not longer than 15 Mins), Snip (Short-Form Vertical Content), Shot (Share beautiful Photos) & Ssup (Share Moments). BigShorts aims to create an ecosystem where creators meet fans, grow their social profile and earn from it.
NatureDex
Identify plants, animals, and fungi using AI-powered image recognition. Share your discoveries with detailed notes and location data, and explore what others are finding in a social feed. Engage with a community through comments, likes, and challenges.
- AI-enabled plant, animal, and fungi identification
- Share discoveries with notes and location
- Social feed of user captures
- Follow users, like, and comment
- Complete challenges and earn badges
- Organize captures into collections
- Map view of local discoveries
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NatureDex is an app for exploring and sharing your ecosystem! - Identify plants, animals, and fungi with an AI-enabled camera - Share what you discover, including a description, field notes, privacy-first location, and more - Check out what people are capturing on your For You Feed - Follow other users and like or comment on their posts - Complete challenges to get award badges to display on your profile - View local and global leaderboards to see how you're doing on challenges and streaks - Organize your captures into private or public collections like "Around the Neighborhood" or "In my Garden" - Use map views to see what people have captured around you And so much more! NatureDex is also new -- Sign up today to secure your favorite username and help guide the development of the app. Thanks for trying it out!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NatureDex at every 6 days against BigShorts's every 3 weeks. NatureDex also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BigShorts ships an update every 3 weeks, NatureDex every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BigShorts | NatureDex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PLUS NINE ONE MEDIA TECH | Co AI, Inc. |
In-app purchases
BigShorts
No in-app purchases
NatureDex
No in-app purchases
