Comparison

Birdfy vs SomosBeds

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

Head to head
About

Birdfy

Monitor your backyard for feathered visitors with real-time live streaming and automatic video capture of bird activity. Organize your recordings by species, share your discoveries with a global community, and even track the entire nesting and hatching process.

Highlights
  • Real-time bird visitor tracking
  • Automatic video capture of bird moments
  • Categorized video clips by bird species
  • Community sharing of bird observations
  • Nesting and hatching process tracking
  • AI-powered bird and animal identification
Features
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The Bird Side of Life 1. Live Stream: Real-time Bird Visitor Tracking - View the device's live feed anytime, anywhere to track birds or animals visiting your backyard. 2. Moment Auto-Capture: Automatically Record Wonderful Moments - The device automatically records short video clips when it detects birds or other creatures, saving key moments without manual operation. You can view these directly within the app. 3. Categorized Collection: Manage Wonderful Clips by Bird Species - Sort videos by bird species based on recognition results or your manual selection, allowing you to easily find, manage, and browse your collected video content. 4. Community Sharing: Explore Other Users' Fascinating Observations - Share or browse wonderful content of bird visits with users worldwide. Enjoy an immersive video stream experience that supports Browse by bird species, expanding your birdwatching horizons. 5. Bird Nesting & Hatching Process Tracking (for Birdhouse Devices) - Automatically identify and record the complete process of birds from nest building, laying eggs, hatching, to fledging. The process is automatically archived by stages, allowing you to browse the entire lifecycle on a timeline. Finally, a merged video is generated, fully presenting the precious process of nesting and raising young. 6. Cloud Services (Optional Paid Premium Features) - AI Recognition Cloud Service: When enabled, it supports more intelligent video analysis and content organization, including: * Accurate Identification: 6000+ bird/animal identification, accurately recognizing species like birds, squirrels, and other visiting animals in your device's footage. * Highlights: Automatically generates daily highlights, selecting the most exciting moments of the day. * Monthly/Annual Recap: The system organizes and generates monthly and annual highlight video compilations for easy review and saving. * Birdfy Data: Records bird visit times, frequency, and species, generating data reports. * Smart Moment List Filtering: Supports quick filtering of interesting bird videos by recognition results, improving Browse efficiency. - MVR Cloud Service * Standard recording is 20 seconds. Subscribing provides longer moment recording times (30 seconds+) and longer moment preservation times. - Collection Cloud Service * Standard users have only 5GB of collection memory. Subscribing increases collection memory to 20GB+.

About

SomosBeds

Control your adjustable bed from your smartphone. This app connects to various SomosBeds models, offering seamless control over all bed functions like elevation and massage settings. Setup is quick via Bluetooth or QR code.

Highlights
  • Connect via Bluetooth or QR code
  • Smart remote interface adapts to bed model
  • Control head and foot elevation
  • Access preset positions
  • Manage massage settings
Features
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Transform your smartphone into the ultimate remote control for your SomosBeds adjustable beds. With the SomosBeds app, you can seamlessly connect to and control various bed models, including Signature, Elite, Ultra, Signature Split Head, and Ultra Split Head. Key Features: -Effortless Connection: Pair your device using Bluetooth or scan a QR code for instant setup. -Smart Remote Layout: The app automatically adjusts its interface to match the features of your specific bed model, ensuring a tailored control experience. -Comprehensive Control: Access all adjustable bed functions right from your phone, including head and foot elevation, preset positions, massage settings, and more.

Screenshots

Birdfy4 screens
SomosBeds3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SomosBeds at 100% against Birdfy's 49%. SomosBeds also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). Birdfy's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birdfy sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $2.39 per month. SomosBeds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birdfy holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birdfy has 3.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Birdfy's written reviews are positive against 100% of SomosBeds's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Birdfy versus SomosBeds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdfySomosBeds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (3.8K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size282 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNETVUE, INC.Ergomotion, Inc.

Customer experience

Birdfy

All ratings3,773 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews801 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral7.9%
Negative43.2%

SomosBeds

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Birdfy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to delete devices
  • Unreliable live view and video uploads
  • Unexpected app logout and account deletion

Requested features

5 requests
  • Batch editing for misidentified birds
  • Favorites/frequently spotted section
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Motion detection sensitivity adjustments

SomosBeds

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Birdfy

Subscriptions15
  • Collection Storage Basic mo.$2.391 Month
  • MVR - Basic - Monthly$2.391 Month
  • MVR - Plus - Monthly$3.591 Month
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  • Collection Storage Plus mo.$4.691 Month
  • Hummingbird Recognition mo.$4.691 Month
  • Bird Recognition Basic mo.$5.891 Month
  • Collection Storage Pro mo.$7.091 Month
  • MVR - Pro - Monthly$7.091 Month
  • Collection Storage Basic ann.$23.491 Year
  • MVR - Basic - Annual$23.491 Year
  • MVR - Plus - Annual$35.491 Year
  • Hummingbird Recognition ann.$45.991 Year
  • Collection Storage Plus ann.$46.951 Year
  • Bird Recognition Basic ann.$57.991 Year
  • Collection Storage Pro ann.$70.991 Year
One-time2
  • Hummingbird Reco. Lifetime$85.99
  • Bird Recognition Lifetime Plan$99.99
None

SomosBeds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birdfy free?
Birdfy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SomosBeds free?
SomosBeds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Birdfy or SomosBeds?
Birdfy is rated higher. Birdfy averages 4.1 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while SomosBeds averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Birdfy or SomosBeds have ads?
Neither Birdfy nor SomosBeds shows ads.

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